Moncton shooting In the city of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, an armed gunman shoots five RCMP officers, killing three.
International Court of Arbitration The International Court of Arbitration in The Hague urges China to respond to "Philippines v. China", the case filed by the Philippines regarding the Nine-dotted line.
Attorney General of Germany The Attorney General of Germany, Harald Range, opens an investigation into the alleged NSA surveillance of Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone.
Giorgio Orsoni Thirty-five people, including Giorgio Orsoni, the Mayor of Venice, are arrested in Italy on corruption charges in connection with the MOSE Project.
China Authorities in China crack down on dissidents on the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Mexico passes a law Mexico passes a law that increases the minimal sentence for kidnappers from 20 to 40, and the maximum from 50 to 140.
Private equity firm American multinational private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts purchases American new media company Internet Brands for $1.1 billion.
Life insurance Japanese life insurance company Dai-ichi Life purchases financial service holding company Protective Life for $5.7 billion.
Eimear McBride Eimear McBride wins the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction with "A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing", beating the American Donna Tartt's 771-page opus "The Goldfinch".
John Banville The master stylist John Banville wins this year's Prince of Asturias Award for Literature, announced in Oviedo, Spain.
Islamabad A suicide bomber detonates his explosives near a military vehicle in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing five people.
Khalifa Haftar A suicide car bomber detonates his vehicle at the residence of Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi, Libya, killing four of his guards and injuring another three.
Ukrainian military Separatists capture two Ukrainian Military bases in Luhansk Oblast as fighting continues near the rebel-held town of Sloviansk.