Cholera An outbreak of cholera hits a refugee camp in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo where thousands have fled fighting between M23 rebels and government troops.
General Motors American automaker General Motors strikes a $559 million marketing deal with English football club Manchester United.
UN World Food Programme (WFP) Two gunmen kill a Sudanese employee of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in the southern border state of South Kordofan, Sudan.
Suicide bombing A suicide bombing in the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu kills at least five soldiers.
Turkey Clashes between Turkish government troops and Kurdish rebels at a Turkish border post in the southeastern province of Hakkâri kill at least 19 people, including 11 fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party.
Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting A gunman opens fire at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six people; the perpetrator later dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Mexican drug war Cartel members armed with AK-47 assault rifles gun down and kill five teenage boys in Escobedo, Nuevo León.
General Muhammed Ahmed Faris General Muhammed Ahmed Faris, a military aviator who became the first Syrian in space, defects to Turkey.