NASA NASA announces new plans to launch another Curiosity-like robotic science rover to Mars in 2020.
Egyptian President One hundred thousand people protest outside the President of Egypt's palace over proposed constitutional changes.
United States Senate The United States Senate fails to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, with the motion failing to win the two-thirds majority.
Commonwealth of Nations All members of the Commonwealth of Nations which have the British Monarch as their head of state agree to a bill that will change the rules on royal succession rules which currently favour a male heir.
Japanese police Japanese police raid the headquarters of the Central Nippon Expressway Company, which operates the Sasago Tunnel that had collapsed over the weekend.
International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee suspends India's national Olympic committee because of government interference in its election process. India's athletes will be barred from competing in Olympic events under their national flag, although the IOC could allow them to do so under the Olympic flag.
US Navy The US Navy denies Iranian state media reports that a ScanEagle drone has been shot down over the Persian Gulf.
Fighter jet A Chinese fighter jet Chengdu J-7 crashes in the city of Shantou, Guangdong province, China, sparking a fire that injures at least four people.
Typhoon Bopha Typhoon Bopha makes landfall on the Philippines island of Mindanao with reports of floods and landslides. Authorities confirm at least 81 deaths amid widespread property damage.
European Union In a setback to the movement toward banking union in the EU, Germany's finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble says he will not allow a unitary system of supervision without changes in the underlying treaties.
Northern Ireland In Northern Ireland, 15 police officers are injured during rioting at Belfast City Hall following a vote to change Belfast City Council's policy on flying the union flag.
Syrian civil war NATO sends Patriot missiles to Turkey to help it protect its citizens in case the Civil War spills over the border.
A mortar attack destroys a school in the small city of Bteeha, on the road to Homs north of the capital. According to the state news agency SANA at least 29 are killed, while activists report 9 deaths.