Flooding in Alberta 75,000 people are evacuated from their homes during flooding in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
2013 North India floods 2013 North India floods: Nearly 14,000 people are believed to be missing in Uttarakhand state, with another 60,000 stranded and 150 killed.
India A three-story building collapses in the Indian town of Mumbra in Maharashtra state, with at least two deaths and many people reported trapped.
2013 Riga Castle fire Latvian President Andris Bērziņš describes the fire as a "national disaster" during a morning visit to inspect the damage.
Latvian authorities say the overnight fire has extensively damaged Riga Castle, the medieval fortress that houses the Baltic nation's National History Museum, and presidential residence.
Central bank The People's Bank of China intervenes to alleviate a cash crunch as it continues to act to reduce over-leveraging in the People's Republic of China.
Law firm A gunman opens fire at a law firm and a Walmart in Greenville, North Carolina, U.S., injuring four people. The gunman is later shot by the police and brought into custody after being wounded.
Jews A Jewish Israeli man is shot dead near Jerusalem's Western Wall after a guard mistakes him for a Palestinian militant after hearing him shout "Allahu Akbar".
Suicide bomber A suicide bomber kills 15 and injures 20 in a Shi'ite mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar.