Bahraini security forces fire stun grenades at demonstrators as protests against Sunday's Formula 1 Grand Prix continue. (BBC)
Members of the Force India team due to be involved in the race are involved in a firebomb scare. (Al Jazeera)
At least 33 people are killed and dozens more are injured in bombings in Baghdad, Kirkuk and Samarra in Iraq's worst violence in weeks. (Al Jazeera)
Arts and culture
Ma Jian, author of the banned novel Beijing Coma, daubs red paint over his face at the London Book Fair and calls Chinese publishers "the mouthpiece of the Chinese communist party." (The Guardian)
Irish comedian Dylan Moran becomes the first professional English-speaking comedian ever to perform in Russia. The routine references Russia's new law banning "homosexual propaganda" and jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. (BBC)
An agent at the centre of the U.S. prostitution scandal in Colombia denied one of his escorts $770 from an agreed fee of $800, according to The New York Times, thus prompting the row that revealed the scandal to the public. (BBC)
India test launches its long-range Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile. (Times of India)
In golf, 13-year-old Chinese Guan Tian-lang becomes the youngest player to compete on the PGA European Tour when he bogeys at the Volvo China Open. (BBC)
In cycling, Italian Riccardo Riccò is given a 12-year ban, effectively ending his career. (BBC) (IOL)