Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates announces mandatory military service for males aged 18-30.
Norway Residents of the historic Norwegian village of Lærdalsøyri are evacuated due to a fire that has destroyed at least 10 homes.
Israeli The Israeli Air Force carries out an air strike seriously injuring one Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative in the Gaza Strip and wounding two others.
Victory Monument A blast at an anti-government protest at Victory Monument in Bangkok injures 28 protesters, seven of them seriously.