Government The government of Spain announces that it will block the holding of a referendum in Catalonia.
Abhisit Vejjajiva Former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is charged with murder for his role in the 2010 Thai political protests.
Nelson Mandela The body of Nelson Mandela is lain-in-state in the federal government district of Pretoria.
Republican Republican Speaker John Boehner forcibly responds to attacks by previously-supportive conservative groups, due to their opposition to a bipartisan budget.
United States Sanctions are being considered by the United States against Ukraine after the recent violent dispersal of protests.
Tassaduq Hussain Jillani Tassaduq Hussain Jillani takes the oath as the new chief justice of Pakistan.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration The United States Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the federal bus safety regulator, shuts down 52 busline companies in a major nationwide crackdown on unsafe outfits.
Bangladesh Bangladesh hangs Abdul Kader Mullah, a leader of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, for committing atrocities in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.
United Nations The United Nations says that the legalization of marijuana in Uruguay is a violation of international law.
United States The United States announces that it will enforce sanctions on more than two dozen companies who assisted Iran with its nuclear program.
International Space Station An ammonia cooling pump on the International Space Station malfunctions, requiring suspension of some non-critical systems.
Iceland Four former Icelandic bank bosses are jailed over concealing illegal activities within the bank Kaupthing.
Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch and the Committee to Protect Journalists criticize the administration of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III for his failure to protect journalists after the deaths of at least 12 in 2013.
Al Qaeda An air strike intended to target an al Qaeda convoy in Al-Bayda province in central Yemen mistakenly attacks a wedding procession, killing 15 civilians.