United States United States House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is defeated by newcomer Tea Party-backed candidate Dave Brat in a Virginia congressional primary election.
United States US Olympic swimming gold medal winner Amy Van Dyken severs her spine in a severe ATV accident.
American troops Five American soldiers, an Afghan soldier, and an interpreter in the Zabul province of Afghanistan are killed when a NATO air strike accidentally targeted them.
Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal) Militants stage an overnight attack in Mosul, Iraq, taking control of the city while police and military flee.
Kenya Gunmen in Kenya's port city of Mombasa kill Mohamed Idris, chairman of the Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya, who opposed the radical preachings of Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab insurgents.
War in North-West Pakistan The Pakistan Air Force conducts bombing raids against Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan positions in the Tirah region killing at least 15 militants in response to the Jinnah International Airport attack in Karachi.