2013 protests in Brazil 2013 protests in Brazil: Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, experiences a sharp drop in popularity. Only 30 percent of people asked by the Datafolha's opinion poll considered Rousseff's administration "great" or "good".
F. W. de Klerk Former South African president F. W. de Klerk cuts short his European trip because of former president Nelson Mandela's ill-health.
Riot police Riot police clash with protesters in Soweto, South Africa, shortly before a visit by United States President Barack Obama.
U.S. Vice President Vice President of the United States Joe Biden asks Ecuador to reject an asylum request by Edward Snowden.
2013 North India floods 2013 North India floods: An Uttarakhand lawmaker claims the actual death toll from the floods is 10,000, ten times the official estimate.
Syrian civil war Syrian government troops launch a major offensive on rebel-held areas in the city of Homs, following the regime’s success in seizing the city of Qusayr with Hezbollah backing.
Three German Gruenhelme e.V. aid workers have been missing since May 19 in the town of Harem in northern Syria and are believed to have been kidnapped.
Insurgency in the North Caucasus One policeman is killed and 14 are wounded in a clash with the North Caucasian rebels in Chechnya, Russia.
Soldiers Eight Royal Thai Army soldiers are killed during an ambush in Krong Pinang District in Yala Province located in Southern Thailand.