South Africa Former South African president Nelson Mandela is readmitted to a Pretoria hospital in a serious condition with a recurring lung infection.
Peter Shumlin With governor Peter Shumlin signing the law, Vermont becomes the 17th state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cannabis.
Boundless Informant The existence of Boundless Informant, an NSA tool used by the U.S. government to watch every country on planet Earth, is revealed.
Barack Obama US president Barack Obama and Chinese president Xi Jinping finish up their two day summit by discussing cyber espionage.
Princess Madeleine of Sweden Princess Madeleine of Sweden marries British-born American businessman Christopher O'Neill in a lavish ceremony.
Ras Kamboni Movement Clashes between the Ras Kamboni Movement and pro-government militia leave at least 18 dead in the Somali port of Kismayu.
Mali The government of Mali opens talks with Tuareg separatists in the hopes of reaching a ceasefire agreement.
Maiduguri At least 21 people are killed in Maiduguri, Nigeria, as the government continues its crack down on Boko Haram militants.
Benghazi Clashes between protestors and militia members in Benghazi, Libya, leads to at least 27 deaths and 117 injuries.
War In a separate unrelated incident, an Italian soldier is killed and three are wounded when a child throws a grenade at a NATO convoy in west Afghanistan's Farah Province.
In Afghanistan, a man wearing an Afghan military uniform attacks and kills three American soldiers, in what appears to be an insider attack on U.S. International Security Assistance Force soldiers, based in east Afghanistan's Paktika Province.