United States Senator United States Senator Ted Cruz of Texas announces that he wants to renounce his Canadian citizenship, fueling speculation about a presidential run in 2016.
Egypt Egyptian authorities arrest Muhammad Badie, the Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, in Cairo. Mahmoud Ezzat, deputy leader of the Brotherhood, becomes temporarily the new Supreme Guide.
Alan Rusbridger Alan Rusbridger, the editor of "The Guardian", reveals that the British authorities forced the newspaper to destroy computer hard disk drives containing material leaked by Edward Snowden.
AK-47 Six gunshots are fired from an AK-47 at an elementary school in Decatur, Georgia, U.S. No one was injured, and premises were evacuated. Suspected gunman, a 20-year-old man arrested.
Pakistan A Pakistani court indicts former President Pervez Musharraf for his alleged involvement in the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Murder Three male youths are implicated in the murder of Australian baseball player Chris Lane in Duncan, Oklahoma.
Turkey Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accuses American and Israeli influence of being the ouster of Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi; which are denied by both.
Whakaari The Whakaari - White Island volcano in the Bay of Plenty off New Zealand's North Island erupts.