Breastfeeding A study published in The Archives of Diseases in Childhood states that breastfeeding, in addition to its numerous more well-known physical and psychosocial benefits, may increase the infant's future upward mobility.
Hellenic Parliament The Hellenic Parliament passes a bill that will cut thousands of public sector jobs.
Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India has ordered acid sales to be regulated by local and national governments. Acid is mainly used for attacks on people, especially women.
Russian people Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is convicted of embezzlement from a state-owned timber company.
New Zealand police New Zealand police decide not to proceed with manslaughter charges against the managers of the Pike River Mine over the deaths of 29 workers in the 2010 Pike River Mine disaster.
Romania Romanian investigators find the remains of paint, canvas and nails in the oven of a woman whose son is charged with stealing seven paintings by Picasso, Monet and Matisse from the Kunsthal gallery in October 2012.
Fukushima nuclear power plant Steam begins to rise at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant with utility company Tepco saying that it is possibly because of rain and that the levels of radioactivity in the surrounding areas have remained unchanged.
San Jacinto Mountains A massive wildfire burns over 19,000 acres of forest on and around the San Jacinto Mountains and engulfs numerous buildings including seven homes, prompting the evacuation of Idyllwild-Pine Cove, California.
Indian Indian paramilitary forces shoot dead seven protesters outside a Border Security Force station in Kashmir with dozens injured.
Afghanistan Eight Afghan labourers are killed on their way to work at a U.S. military base in Logar Province.