Hot air balloon A hot air balloon crashes near Carterton, New Zealand, killing all eleven onboard. The accident was reportedly caused by a collision with a power line.
Iran Iran praises the United States Navy after American sailors rescued Iranian fishermen from armed pirates in the Arabian Sea.
Two days of attacks At least 37 people are killed in two days of attacks in northeastern Nigeria, after radical Islamic group Boko Haram issues an ultimatum for all Christians to leave the north.