White blood cell A new study finds that the white blood cell levels in men decrease faster during aging than in women, possibly providing one clue as to why women have longer average lifespans.
White City Scientists release pictures of what they believe the lost city of la Ciudad Blanca in La Mosquitia, Honduras.
NASA NASA's Kepler telescope suffers a critical hardware failure, possibly putting an end to its planet hunting mission.
Nature In a study published in "Nature", University of Oregon researchers describe the first creation of human embryonic stem cells by cloning.
United Kingdom In the United Kingdom House of Commons, an amendment to last Wednesday's Queen's Speech expressing regret that it did not contain legislation for a referendum on EU membership is defeated 277–131.
U.S. Steven Miller, the acting commissioner of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, resigns amidst pressure from the fallout surrounding the agency's targeting of Tea Party groups.
United Nations General Assembly The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning the Syrian government for human rights violations.
U.S. According to the U.S. ATF, no evidence has yet been found that a bomb blast was responsible for the April West Fertilizer Company explosion that killed fifteen people in West, Texas.
The jury in the U.S. state of Arizona that convicted Jodi Arias of first-degree murder last week quickly decide that she should either face the death penalty or life in prison without parole during the penalty phase of trial.
Granbury, Texas A tornado hits Granbury, Texas, United States, killing several people and injuring at least 100.
Myanmar Authorities in Myanmar and Bangladesh prepare for the arrival of Cyclone Mahasen, which has already killed at least seven people and displaced nearly 4,000 in Sri Lanka.
Bank of England The Bank of England upgrades its forecast for the UK economy, and says that inflation will fall faster than previously predicted.
Eurozone The Eurozone records its sixth straight quarter of recession with France, Italy and Spain all recording negative growth and Germany growing weakly.
Coca-Cola A man who found what he believes to be the secret recipe for Coca-Cola at an estate sale sells the instructions on eBay for $15 million.
Pinewood Studios Plans for a £200m fifteen year expansion of Britain's Pinewood Studios are turned down by the local authority that oversees the area where the studios are situated.
American American graphic designer Richard Swanson dies after being struck by a pickup truck in Oregon while attempting to dribble a soccer ball all the way to Brazil to raise money for charity.
Democratic Republic of the Congo A rebel attack on army positions in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo town of Beni leaves at least 31 people dead, including 23 Mai Mai and three FARDC troops.
Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal) Thirty-five people, including three police officers, are killed in bomb attacks in Shi'ite sections of Baghdad and parts of northern Iraq.
Gunmen using silenced weapons attack at least nine alcohol stores in western Baghdad, killing twelve people.