U.S. The U.S. International Trade Commission sides with Apple against a claim by Google that Apple's popular iPhones violate a Google patent.
Germany In Germany, a Hamburg court fines Google €145,000 for violating privacy laws with its Street View service.
Ralph Lauren Clothing retailer Ralph Lauren agrees to pay $1.6 million for claims of bribery to public officials in Argentina from 2005 to 2009.
European Union The European Union lifts all sanctions and trade embargoes on Myanmar excluding arms trade and other trade of equipment that could be used for internal repression, citing the improvement of political freedoms.
The European Union lifts an oil trade embargo it imposed on Syria during the early stages of the civil war to help the finances of the opposition.
News Corp. News Corporation agrees to pay $139 million to American shareholders due to the phone hacking scandal.
Comedy Central Comedy Central decides to not renew "Futurama", meaning that the show may end on September 4, 2013.
Nigeria The Nigerian Red Cross claims that 185 people have been killed in Borno State in the north of country over the past few days as a result of fighting between militants and government state forces. The local military claim the numbers are inflated.
Afghanistan 11 people are kidnapped in Afghanistan after the helicopter they were in was forced to land. The Taliban takes responsibility for the abductions.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrest and charge two men with plotting to disrupt a Toronto area train service in a plot claimed to be backed by al-Qaeda elements.