Barbaturex morrisoni A newly discovered prehistoric lizard, "Barbaturex morrisoni", is named after Doors singer Jim Morrison who called himself "The Lizard King".
Hula painted frog Researchers describe the recently rediscovered Hula painted frog, long thought to be extinct, as a "living fossil".
House of Lords Members of the House of Lords vote in favour of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, paving the way for gay marriage in the United Kingdom.
Swaziland Swaziland, Africa's last absolute monarchy, announces that it will hold elections in September.
Queen Elizabeth II Thousands commemorate the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation at Westminster Abbey.
Indigenous A group of approximately 300 indigenous manifestants march toward the Brazilian capital of Brasilia to protest the death of Oziel Gabriel.
Malleswaram A woman in Malleswaram, India is freed from an apparent four-year house confinement by her parents.
South Africa South African athlete Oscar Pistorius appears in court charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Lawyers gather outside Britain's Ministry of Justice to demonstrate against £220 million of proposed legal aid cuts and removal of the right of defendants to choose their own solicitor.
American troops The trial of U.S. serviceman Bradley Manning for leaking classified material to WikiLeaks continues in Fort Meade, Maryland. Former computer hacker Adrian Lamo, who turned Manning in to his persecutors, gives evidence at the court martial.
Pope Francis Pope Francis, on June 3, meets with Patriarch Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni of Cilicia, the leader of the Armenian Catholic Church. The Armenian Patriarch was selected by the Armenian Synod in 1999, leads about 350,000 Armenian Catholics worldwide.
Paris A Swiss diplomat is arrested in Paris on drunk driving charges after leading police on a high speed chase through the city.
Great Barrier Reef More than 150 scientists urge the Australian Government to slow development near the Great Barrier Reef.
May 31 tornado It is determined that the May 31 tornado that hit El Reno, Oklahoma, US, was the widest ever on record and a rare EF5.
Angela Merkel German chancellor Angela Merkel pledges 100 million euros of aid to flood victims as the death toll from ongoing flooding hits 11.
Trade deficit The United States trade deficit widens 8.5% during April as growth in imports outpaces growth in exports.
Ohio State University Ohio State University president E. Gordon Gee announces his retirement effective July 1 amidst controversy over insulting remarks he made in December 2012.
Krystian Zimerman Krystian Zimerman, one of the world's leading concert pianists, angrily exits a concert in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, over a dispute with YouTube which he says is "destroying music".
Syrian civil war French foreign minister Laurent Fabius claims that the nerve agent sarin has been used on several occasions.
A United Nations human rights team says there are "reasonable grounds" to believe that chemical weapons have been used in Syria.
United States The United States expands its military presence in Jordan, sending a Patriot missile battery and an undeclared number of F-16 fighters to the area.
War Two British soldiers are court martialed for "sexually and racially abusing civilians" during their time in Afghanistan.
Three corpses are dug up near a former U.S. military base in Narkh bringing the number of corpses whose deaths locals blame on the presence of United States personnel to 10; people flood the streets of Maidan Shar calling for the U.S. to leave.
Anti-government protests Support for the protests in Turkey spread across Europe with demonstrators gathering outside the EU Parliament in Brussels, and France.
Turkish public servants go on a two-day strike in support of the protests as a second fatality is reported.