Turkey says six of its soldiers were killed and fifteen wounded in an attack by Kurdish rebels near the Iraqi border. Turkey also says that one rebel was killed during the attack, and that others were being pursued by the military. (BBC)
Cuba's Ricardo Alarcón says the island is prepared to release further political prisoners after the 52 it announced earlier this month; he says they are free to remain in Cuba if they so wish. (BBC)(France24)
The United States announces it is to deploy troops along the US-Mexico border in August in what it sees as as an effort to improve its security. (BBC)
Police in Krasnodar investigate allegations of animal cruelty after a terrified donkey is forced to parasail off a beach as part of an advertising stunt in a film that has shocked Russians nationwide. (BBC)(IOL)(iAfrica)(Sky News)(Daily Mail)
French prosecutors request that they be allowed question Labour Minister Éric Wœrth as part of an investigation into the country's political scandal. (BBC)(Reuters)
Two prisoners flee a jail guarded by a dummy. (BBC)
