15th most wanted fugitive The US' 15th most wanted fugitive, Vincent Walters, is apprehended in Cancún, Mexico.
The Philippines The Philippines states that a Chinese warship entered its territory in the South China Sea.
United States Shipper International Port Corp, with permission from the United States, delivers the first shipment of humanitarian aid to Cuba, the first time in 50 years.
Container ship A fire onboard the German container ship "MSC Flaminia" forces the crew to abandon ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Wedge Island A surfer is killed by a shark off near Wedge Island, about 160km (100 miles) north of Perth in Australia.
Japan About a quarter of a million people are asked to leave the southern Japanese island of Kyushu after flooding caused by days of heavy rain leaves 20 people dead.
Italy Italian and French rescue crews recover the bodies of two climbers on Mont Blanc in the Alps, two days following an avalanche that swept away nine climbers.
Musical The musical "Chicago" is to close after a run of 15 years on London's West End, the longest run for a revival in British theatre.
Insurgency in the North Caucasus North Caucasus insurgency: The Russian military kill 8 militants, including two regional commanders, in Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria.
Suicide bomber A suicide bomber kills 22 people and injures 22 at a wedding reception in northern Afghanistan, including prominent lawmaker Ahmad Khan Samangani who was the father of the bride.
Arab Spring Fresh anti-government protests take place in Bahrain, sparking confrontations with riot police.
United Nations observers say the assault on the village of Tremseh targeted army defectors and opposition activists.
Hundreds of Syrian soldiers, along with helicopter gunships, attack Khirbet Ghazaleh in the Daraa province.
A suicide bomber blows up his car in a central Syrian town, Mhardeh, killing three civilians and one security officer.