National Institute of Anthropology and History Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History announces the discovery of nearly 5,000 cave paintings near Burgos, Tamaulipas.
Bryophyte 400-year-old bryophyte specimens left behind by retreating glaciers in Canada are brought back to life in the laboratory.
Abdullah King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia upgrades the National Guard to a ministry position and appoints his son Mutaib bin Abdullah as the first minister.
Nursing home Nurse Roger Dean pleads guilty to eleven counts of murder in relation to a fire at a nursing home in the Sydney suburb of Quakers Hill.
Liberty Reserve Digital currency Liberty Reserve is shut down and its founder arrested on money laundering charges in Costa Rica.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals announces it will purchase Bausch & Lomb for US$8.7 billion.
European Union The European Union lifts its ban against arming Syrian rebels as full consensus among its 27 member states to extend the current embargo could not be reached.
Shi’ite At least 75 people are killed and over 200 injured in a wave of bombings in Shi'ite neighbourhoods across Baghdad as sectarian violence in Iraq continues to increase.
Philippines police Seven Philippine police officers are killed by a New People's Army land mine in the municipality of Allacapan, Cagayan.