Four Russian citizens are arrested and accused of espionage in Diyala, Iraq. They are allegedly beaten while in Iraqi custody.
News Corp. News Corporation lobbyist Fred Michel tells the Leveson Inquiry there was nothing inappropriate in his relationship with Adam Smith, a special adviser to UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt. Smith later tells the hearing Hunt sent a memorandum to Prime Minister David Cameron in which he said he was in favour of News Corp's bid to take control of BSkyB before he was given a key role in the process.
Metropolitan Police Service London's Metropolitan Police is to send a team of detectives to Libya to continue the investigation into the 1984 murder of PC Yvonne Fletcher.
National Hurricane Center The United States National Hurricane Center advises that Hurricane Bud has formed off the Pacific Ocean coast of Mexico and has reached category two strength.
The economy Revised figures indicate the UK economy shrank by 0.3% in the first three months of 2012, more than initially thought.
Elton John Elton John checks into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, due to a respiratory infection, according to the singer's publicist.
United States A United States drone attack kills ten people in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan.