Marilyn Tavenner Marilyn Tavenner, the Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, becomes the first Obama administration official to apologise for the troubled roll out of the healthcare.gov website as part of the Affordable Care Act or "Obamacare" system.
Greenwood County A man shoots and kills five people and then commits suicide at a house in Greenwood County, South Carolina, U.S.
Boeremag The leader of the Boeremag and 23 others are sentenced to 35 years in jail in South Africa for conspiring to kill former president Nelson Mandela.
Kenya Two Kenyan soldiers are jailed for looting during the attack on the Westgate shopping centre attack in September.
Egypt Three judges in Egypt chairing the trial of the leaders Muslim Brotherhood step down, citing reasons of conscience.
Dust storm At least three people are dead after a dust storm causes an accident on Interstate 10 near Picacho Peak, Arizona, United States.
NASDAQ Composite The Nasdaq Composite and NASDAQ-100 stock indices froze for an hour before resuming at around 1 PM EST.
2013 Tiananmen Square incident 2013 Tiananmen Square incident: Police in China name two suspects from Xinjiang linked to an apparent suicide attack car crash outside the Forbidden City on Tiananmen Square in the capital Beijing.