Argentinian Argentinian football star Lionel Messi and his father are summoned to appear before a Spanish court on tax charges in September.
South Island New Zealand's South Island is lashed by wild weather. Dunedin and Christchurch have roads cut off and flights cancelled as conditions worsen. Heavy snow and flooding is reported in parts of Canterbury, Otago and Southland.
Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec Two people have died in an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada.
2013 Southeast Asian haze 2013 Southeast Asian haze: Haze from Indonesian forest fires in Sumatra increase air pollution in Singapore and Malaysia to hazardous levels.
2013 North India floods 2013 North India floods: Bad weather hampers rescue efforts in Uttarakhand state where nearly 150 people have died.
Hurricane Ingrid 2013 Atlantic hurricane season: Tropical Storm Barry is due to make landfall in the Mexican state of Veracruz bringing heavy rain and the risk of flooding.
Riga Castle fire Riga Castle fire: A major fire breaks out at the Riga Castle, the Latvian presidential palace.
Dow Jones Industrial Average The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 record their worst day of 2013, with the Dow Jones dropping 353 points (2.3 percent) and S&P 500 dropping 2.5 percent.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict: The Committee on the Rights of the Child accuses Israeli soldiers of torturing Palestinian children and using them as human shields.