Soyuz TMA-06M Soyuz TMA-06M: Three astronauts return safely to Earth from the International Space Station aboard a Russian capsule.
Vatican City Giving his first audience at the Vatican, Pope Francis tells journalists he wants "a poor Church, for the poor".
Zimbabwe Voters in Zimbabwe go to the polls to vote on a new constitution with both major parties Zanu-PF and Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai supporting the new constitution.
Drive-by shooting Seven people are shot and wounded at a family gathering in an apparent gang-related drive-by shooting in Galt, California, United States.
Rape A group of eight men allegedly rape a 39-year-old Swiss tourist and assault her husband in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
American The United States will spend $1 billion to deploy additional ground-based missile interceptors on the West Coast as part of efforts to enhance the nation's ability to defend itself from attack by North Korea.
A United States helicopter crashes near Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, killing one coalition service member and injuring another.
Tour bus A tour bus carrying the Seton Hill University women's lacrosse team veers off the Pennsylvania Turnpike and strikes a tree near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States, killing the team's head coach, her unborn child, and the bus driver.
Pakistani troops At least 24 Pakistan Army soldiers are killed and 5 are injured after their bus crashes into a ravine in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Collapse 2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis: A deal is reached between Cyprus and the EC–ECB–IMF troika. The terms of the €10 billion "bailout" package cause widespread anger among Cypriots who queue from early morning to withdraw their savings as it emerges that up to 10% of each citizen's deposits are to be wiped out to raise billions.
Lance Corporal British Lance Corporal James Ashworth, who died in southern Afghanistan in 2012 while protecting his colleagues from a grenade blast, is to be awarded the Victoria Cross.