Malawian general election, 2014 Opposition candidate Peter Mutharika is declared the winner of the disputed presidential election.
Obama administration Jay Carney announces his resignation as White House Press Secretary next month with Josh Earnest to replace him.
Eric Shinseki resigns as the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs due to a scandal over the Veterans Health Administration.
The Wall Street Journal "The Wall Street Journal" reports that the FBI and SEC have launched an insider trading investigation involving billionaire investor Carl Icahn, Las Vegas gambler and investor Billy Walters, and golf superstar Phil Mickelson. No wrongdoing has yet been alleged.
Earthquake An earthquake in China's Yunnan province injures at least 45 people and forces thousands to relocate.
India At least nine people are killed and over a dozen injured when a storm hits the Indian capital New Delhi.
Indonesia Indonesia's Sangeang Api volcano erupts disrupting flights in Indonesia and northern Australia.
U.S. State Department United States State Department makes its first confirmation that a U.S. citizen has been "involved" in a suicide bombing as part of Syria's ongoing civil war.
Islamist insurgency in Nigeria Islamist terror group Boko Haram abduct two prominent traditional rulers from Borno State in Nigeria.