Prime minister Prime Minister of Tunisia Hamadi Jebali announces that plans for a new government of technocrats has failed.
Venezuelan president President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez returns home after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba.
Armenia Voters in Armenia go to the polls for a presidential election with incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan expected to win. Independent observers including the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe have expressed concern about the conduct of the elections.
Killing herself The perpetrator and his girlfriend's father are dead in a murder-suicide near Fairdealing, Missouri, United States, and two others are injured.
Robber 2013 Belgium diamond heist: Armed robbers steal a haul of diamonds worth $50 million during a raid at Brussels Airport in Belgium.
Nestlé Food giant Nestlé removes its beef pasta meals from supermarkets in France, Spain, and Italy, after tests confirmed that the product contained horse meat.
Indonesia At least 15 people are killed in Indonesia after flooding and multiple landslides ravage the North Sulawesi province.
Ruth Stage Artist Ruth Stage, who uses the ancient egg tempera painting technique, wins the 2013 Lynn Painter-Stainers art prize for her work "The Isabella Plantation".