South African President South African President Jacob Zuma cancels his scheduled trip to Mozambique after a visit to the critically ill former president Nelson Mandela in a Pretoria hospital.
Australian prime minister Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd wins leadership of the Australian Labor Party against incumbent Julia Gillard.
Mongolia Voters in Mongolia go to the polls for a presidential election and incumbent President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj wins with 50.23% of the vote.
New England Patriots Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is formally charged with murder in the US state of Massachusetts more than a week after the body of former semi-professional American football player Odin Lloyd is found near his home.
Same-sex marriage The court also dismisses an appeals case on the 2008 Proposition 8 ballot measure, allowing same-sex marriage to continue in the state of California.
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
India At least 20 people die as an Indian military helicopter trying to rescue victims of the floods in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand crashes, killing all on board.
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights estimates that 100,000 people have died in the fighting.
Nine people are killed and several others injured At least nine people are killed and several others injured as a bomb targeted at Sindh High Court judge Justice Maqbool Baqar explodes in the Pakistani city of Karachi.