Fundamental Physics Prize The $3 million special Fundamental Physics Prize is awarded to Stephen Hawking, a British theoretical physicist. Seven scientists who led the Large Hadron Collider and discovered Higgs-like particle share another $3 million special prize which was founded by a Russian physicist and internet entrepreneur Yuri Milner.
Michigan Michigan's state government passes right to work legislation, making Michigan the 24th state and the most highly unionized state in the US to have such laws. Thousands of union employees protest outside the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing.
Prime Minister of Mali The Prime Minister of Mali Cheick Modibo Diarra resigns himself and his government on television after his arrest hours earlier by leaders of the recent Malian coup d'état.
European Parliament The European Parliament adopts a uniform patent system for members of the European Union.
McKeeva Bush McKeeva Bush, the Premier of the Cayman Islands, is arrested for fraud and importation of explosives as part of a corruption investigation.
Opens fire A gunman opens fire in the Clackamas Town Center mall in the U.S. state of Oregon. Three people, including the suspected shooter, are killed and another is injured.
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit overturns an Illinois law banning the carrying of concealed weapons.
Life imprisonment Jack McCullough receives a life sentence for the murder of Maria Ridulph in 1957, more than 55 years ago.
Australian Australia's 2Day FM says it will donate advertising profits to a fund for the family of King Edward VII's Hospital nurse Jacintha Saldanha.
United Kingdom British-based bank HSBC will pay U.S. authorities $1.9 billion in a settlement over money laundering for drug cartels and countries under sanctions, the largest ever such penalty.
British government The UK government sets out proposals to legalise gay marriages in England and Wales. The Church of England and Church in Wales will be banned from conducting wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples, but other religious organisations will be allowed to conduct gay weddings if they wish.
United States Schools in the United States plan to drop literature classics such as "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "The Catcher in the Rye" from their curriculum; children there will instead learn from "informational texts" such as "Recommended Levels of Insulation" by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the "Invasive Plant Inventory" by California's Invasive Plant Council in order to be better prepared for workplace reading material.
Indian Indian sitar virtuoso and classical composer Ravi Shankar dies in the U.S. city of San Diego at the age of 92.
Russia Russian soprano opera singer Galina Vishnevskaya, wife of Mstislav Rostropovich, dies in Moscow at the age of 86.
Ulster Unionist Party Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt calls for an end to street protests over Belfast City Council's decision to restrict the flying of the union flag after loyalists threw a petrol bomb into a police vehicle in which a female officer was sitting at the time.
Abdul Fatah al-Sisi Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, calls for talks on national unity as thousands of rival protesters are on the streets of Cairo and the International Monetary Fund delays a loan.
Soldiers A Yemeni Army offensive against al-Qaeda is reported as killing at least 24 people including 17 soldiers.
Syrian civil war Barack Obama, the President of the United States, recognises Syria's rebel opposition as the "legitimate representatives" of the Syrian people.
At least 125 people are killed and up to 200 injured in bombings in the Alawite village of Aqrab, Syria.