Several people are injured in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir during protests marking the anniversary of the arrival of Indian forces in the region in 1947. (AFP)(Hindustan Times)
Clashes between pro-government forces and al-Shabaab militants in southern Somalia kill 17 people. (Press TV)
Israeli Police send seven hundred officers to the Arab town of Umm al-Fahm ahead of a march by right wing activists on the twentieth anniversary of the murder of RabbiMeir Kahane and use tear gas to stop violent clashes between the activists and Arabs. (CNN)
Three labour activists are sentenced to up to nine years in prison in Vietnam for distributing anti-government leaflets and going on strike. (Straits Times)