- Armed conflicts and attacks
- Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
- Australia sends combat aircraft and special forces to the Middle East to help in the fight against Islamic State. (The Australian)
- Disasters and accidents
- At least 70 people are still missing after the ferry MV Maharika II sinks off the Philippines island of Leyte. (AFP via Channel News Asia)
- 2014 India – Pakistan floods
- India suspends rescue operations due to heavy rain in Jammu and Kashmir state where over 100,000 still await rescue. (Zee News)
- Law and crime
- North Korea holds a trial for American tourist Matthew Miller who was detained in April and sentences him to six years hard labor.(AP), (CNN)
- Politics and elections
