Dave Brat Following an unexpected primary loss to Dave Brat, United States House Representative Eric Cantor announces his intent to step down from his office as House Majority Leader.
Mattias Flink Spree killer Mattias Flink is released from prison on the 20th Anniversary of his crimes.
Feedly The news aggregator app Feedly is struck by massive DDoS attacks, with the perpetrator attempting to extort money from the company to make the cyber-attacks stop.
Alaa Abdel-Fattah Activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah and 24 others are sentenced in absentia to 15 years in jail in relation to a protest last November.
National Police Thousands of South Korean police raid a religious compound in search of Yoo Byung-eun, a fugitive billionaire wanted over the sinking of the "Sewol".
European Commission The European Commission announces that they will begin a formal investigation into Apple, Starbucks and Fiat in relation to tax arrangements with Ireland, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Vyacheslav Ponomarev Russian media reports that the self proclaimed "people's mayor" Vyacheslav Ponomarev is arrested by a militant wing of a rebel group led by former GRU officer Igor Girkin in Slovyansk.
Khalifa Haftar Forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar conduct at least three separate airstrikes on Ansar al-Sharia militia bases in Benghazi.
Sana'a The entire country of Yemen remains without electricity for a second day after insurgents sabotaged power lines linking the capital Sana'a and the contested Ma'rib Governorate.
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) 2014 Mosul offensive: Insurgents continue their offensive, gaining control of the city of Tikrit, the second provincial capital to fall in as many days. At least 500,000 residents of Mosul flee the fighting and head east into Kurdish-controlled territory, while insurgents storm the Turkish Embassy and take 48 Turks hostage, including the Consul General.