Large Hadron Collider The Large Hadron Collider completes the first proton run and stops today for renovation until 2015.
NASA NASA's twin GRAIL spacecraft crash into a mile-high cliff near the Lunar North Pole to close out a successful mission to map the Moon's gravity field with unprecedented precision.
Ephraim Mirvis Ephraim Mirvis is announced as the next Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, replacing Dr. Jonathan Sacks who will step down from the role in 2013.
US politics Daniel Inouye, the senior Senator from Hawaii and the President pro tempore, dies in Honolulu at the age of 88.
Nikki Haley, the Governor of South Carolina, appoints Tim Scott to replace outgoing US Senator Jim DeMint.
President The President of Romania nominates current Prime Minister Victor Ponta of the Social Liberal Union to form a new government after the parliamentary election held earlier this month.
Rajya Sabha The upper house of the Indian parliament Rajya Sabha passes a bill providing reservations for Scheduled castes and Scheduled tribes in government job promotions.
Reproductive Health Bill Both chambers will go to a bicameral conference immediately to consolidate the two bills.
North Korea North Korea commemorates the one-year anniversary of the death of former Leader Kim Jong-il.
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting Funerals begin for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in the American town of Newtown, Connecticut.
Libyan Parliament The Parliament of Libya orders the closure of Libya's southern borders with Chad, Sudan, Algeria and Niger while declaring seven southern regions restricted military areas to stop the flow of illegal immigrants and goods.
Gas explosion At least 4 people are killed and 8 others injured as a gas explosion ripped through a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Benin At least 18 people drown after an overloaded boat sinks north of Benin's commercial capital Cotonou.
Cyclone Evan Cyclone Evan hits Fiji with winds as high as 230 km-h, amid reports of flooding and structural damage at resorts and private homes. More than 8,000 people spend the storm in emergency shelters, including many foreign tourists.
Gérard Depardieu Famous actor Gérard Depardieu decides to give up his French citizenship and move to Belgium for a permanent residence to avoid taxes.
Syrian civil war An Italian and two other foreign citizens are kidnapped from a steel plant in Tartous.