NASA NASA loses direct contact with the International Space Station due to an equipment failure. Communications are restored three hours later.
Nepal Nepal's major political parties agree to form an interim government led by the Supreme Court Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi, pending a new Constituent Assembly election to write a new constitution.
2013 Bulgarian protests 2013 Bulgarian protests: At least 10 people are injured in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, as tens of thousands turn up for rallies in 10 cities, a day after Prime Minister Boyko Borisov sacked his Finance Minister Simeon Djankov. The government revokes the license of Czech company ČEZ due to high electricity prices, which helped fuel the 9-day protests.
Prime minister Prime Minister of Tunisia Hamadi Jebali resigns after failing to reach an agreement on forming a new technocratic government.
Armenia Official partial returns from the Armenian presidential election indicate that incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan will be reelected in a landslide with the leading Opposition candidate Raffi Hovannisian raising concerns about irregularities.
Christine Milne Christine Milne, the leader of The Australian Greens, announces that the party has ended its agreement with the Australian Labor Party which led to the formation of the minority government led by Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
City Hall The City Hall of the Canadian city of Montreal is shut down as the Quebec police conduct anti-corruption raids.
South Africa A memorial service is held for South African Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot dead at the home of athlete Oscar Pistorius last week. Pistorius faced murder hearings.
Shooting spree A one-man carjacking and shooting spree in Orange County, California, United States, results in the death of 4 people including the alleged gunman.
North Korea North Korea threatens the "final destruction" of South Korea during a United Nations conference on disarmament.
People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China rejects an attempt by the Philippines to seek international arbitration over conflicting claims to the South China Sea.
The New York Times "The New York Times" publishes allegations that a Chinese People's Liberation Army unit called PLA Unit 61398 may be the source of hacking attacks on the West.
Malaysia The governments of Singapore and Malaysia announce plans to build a high-speed rail link between the city-state of Singapore and Kuala Lumpur by 2020.
European sovereign-debt crisis European sovereign-debt crisis: Workers for the Spanish flag carrier airline Iberia strike over plans to axe 3,807 jobs.
Country Club Plaza Two people are missing and at least 14 injured after a car struck a gas main causing an explosion at the Country Club Plaza in the American city of Kansas City, Missouri.
Yemeni Air Force A Yemeni Air Force plane crashes in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, killing 12 people and injuring 11 others.
Pakistan Pakistani police arrest 170 suspected militants following the February 2013 Quetta bombing that killed 84 people and injured another 190.
Waza Seven French tourists are kidnapped by gunmen near Waza National Park in northern Cameroon, near the border with Nigeria. President of France François Hollande states that the Islamist group Boko Haram may be responsible.