Saudi Arabia Saudi king Abdullah appoints Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud as deputy Defense Minister.
Tunisia Tunisia's constituent assembly is suspended until the Islamist-led Government and secular opposition begin talks to resolve a Political crisis.
Capital punishment in Vietnam The first execution by lethal injection is officially implemented in Viet Nam when 27-year-old Nguyễn Anh Tuấn is executed in Hanoi.
Nidal Malik Hasan The trial of Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a former United States Army Medical Corps officer and the Gunman during the Fort Hood shooting, begins.
Switzerland A hot Air Balloon carrying an American family crashes killing one person and injures four in the Swiss town of Montbovon.
Argentina A gas explosion in an apartment block kills five people and injures a dozen in the Argentine city of Rosario.
Tunisia Tunisian police shoot dead an Islamist Militant on the outskirt of the capital Tunis in a raid.
State Department The United States Department of State evacuates staff from the United States Embassy in Yemen due to an al-Qaida threat.
Danish police Danish police evacuate part of central Copenhagen after a parked car is found with wires attached to it.
2013 India–Pakistan border incidents 2013 India–Pakistan border incidents: Five Indian Army soldiers are killed in an attack near the Pakistan border in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.