Capital punishment in the United States A controversy regarding capital punishment in the United States erupts after the execution of Ohio killer Denis McGuire took 25 minutes.
Australian Australia apologizes to Indonesia for breaching its territorial waters while conducting operations against people smugglers in Operation Sovereign Borders.
Barack Obama President Barack Obama announces a sprawling reform that would begin the process of change in the National Security Agency.
Muslim A stampede at the home of Muslim religious leader Mohammed Burhanuddin in the Indian city of Mumbai results in 18 deaths.
California California Governor Jerry Brown declares a drought emergency and asks residents of the state to voluntarily conserve water.
Glendora Police in Glendora, California arrest three men suspected of starting the Colby Fire burning in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Wildfire Bushfires in the Australian state of Victoria claim at least one life with towns in the Grampians National Park region evacuated.
Pelvis A fragment of pelvis bone unearthed in Winchester in 1999 may belong to King Alfred the Great or his son Edward the Elder.
Yoweri Museveni President Yoweri Museveni refuses to sign a Ugandan bill that would criminalize homosexuality saying that they should instead be rehabilitated.
Zara Phillips Zara Phillips, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, gives birth to a daughter (later named Mia Tindall).
Japanese One of the last Japanese soldiers to surrender from World War II, Hiroo Onoda, who surrendered in the Philippines in 1974, dies at the age of 91.
Muslim Brotherhood Two people were shot dead as clashes between Muslim Brotherhood supporters and police flared up across Egypt.
Peshawar At least three people are killed and fifteen are injured after an explosion in a passenger train travelling from Peshawar to Karachi.