Nigel Evans Nigel Evans, a deputy speaker of the United Kingdom House of Commons, is arrested for allegedly raping two men.
NHS England The National Health Service in England says it is investigating seven "potentially serious" incidents involving its recently-established non-emergency medical helpline, NHS 111.
Belgium A train carrying toxic flammable chemicals derails and causes a major fire near the Belgian town of Wetteren, killing two and wounding forty-nine.
China Hundreds of protestors gather in Chinese cities to rally against planned large-scale industrial projects.
American American author Harper Lee files a lawsuit claiming that a literary agent tricked her into relinquishing the copyright on her book, "To Kill a Mockingbird".
Syrian civil war Activists claim that 77 people are massacred in the Syrian city of Baniyas by government forces; the government claims it was fighting against "terrorist groups."
Israeli forces, in a second attack in as many days, bomb a weapons shipment of sophisticated missiles suspected as being transported from Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
War in Afghanistan Five US soldiers are killed when a bomb detonates in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Additionally, three more are killed in separate incidents.