Shooting A shooting at the Columbia Mall in the U.S. state of Maryland results in three people being killed.
Vial A vial containing drops of late Pope John Paul II's blood is stolen from the Church of San Pietro della Ienca in Abruzzo, Italy.
Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal) Seventeen people are killed in car-bomb and mortar attacks on a Shi'ite Muslim village in Iraq.
Civil conflict in the Philippines The Philippines and the Bangsamoro agree to a peace deal that would help end the 45-year conflict.