Robert G. Edwards Robert G. Edwards, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winner for in vitro fertilisation, dies at the age of 87.
Parliament The Parliament of the United Kingdom gather for a special session to debate the legacy of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Chamber of Deputies The Chamber of Deputies (Congress) of Uruguay votes to legalize same-sex marriage.
Pakistan In Pakistan, a gunman kills one police officer and injures another who were guarding health workers fighting polio.
Firefighter A man who took four firefighters hostage in Suwanee, Georgia, United States, is killed in a gun battle with police.
Liu Zhijun Liu Zhijun, the leader of the construction of the Chinese bullet train system and Minister of Railways, is arrested on corruption charges for allegedly taking bribes and abusing his power as Minister of Railways.
United States The United States, Canada, and Jordan boycott a meeting of the UN General Assembly organized by a former Serbian foreign minister, Vuk Jeremić.
Arabian camel An Arabian camel gifted to President of France François Hollande for liberating Mali is killed and stewed by a family in Timbuktu, in whose care Hollande had left it.
2013 Korean crisis South Korea announces that North Korea was behind the wave of cyber attacks against several companies last month.
South Korea and the United States raise their military watch alert to "vital threat" (level 2) ahead of an expected North Korean missile launch.
North Korea shuts down tourism from China as nuclear tensions mount, but business travel is allowed to continue.
Costa Cruises Costa Cruises is fined US$1.3 million in lieu of criminal charges relating to the "Costa Concordia" cruise ship disaster last year.
Worldwide sales Worldwide sales of personal computers fall 14% during the first quarter of 2013, the largest drop on record since tracking began in 1994.