Suspected Boko Haram militants kill three doctors in the northeastern Nigerian region of Yobe. Their nationality is disputed, with reports suggesting they are South Korean, North Korean or Chinese. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
2013 Kumbh Mela stampede: A stampede of people at the Allahabad railway station, India, coming back from bathing in the Ganges River during the Kumbh Mela festival, kills 36 and injures 39 many others. (Reuters) (BBC) (CNN) (The Hindu)[permanent dead link] (Hindustan Times)
Cruise shipCarnival Triumph suffers a fire in the aftengine room. The fire is automatically extinguished, but it results in a loss of power and propulsion. There are no casualties or injuries to passengers or crew. (ABC News) (USA Today)
Prime Minister of TunisiaHamadi Jebali says he will resign if a new "technocratic" government cannot be formed in a few days. Amid protests one policeman dies and tens of protesters are injured. (BBC) (Tunisia Live)
Science and technology
Boeing conducts the first test flight of the Dreamliner since it was taken out of service for battery problems. (USA Today) (Slash Gear) (UPI)