Russia A Russian court in Moscow sentences five men to prison for the 2006 assassination of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
Vietnam Vietnamese banking tycoon Nguyen Duc Kien is sentenced to 30 years in prison in Vietnam on charges of tax evasion, violating state economic regulations, fraud, and running an illegal business.
Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin's personal envoy warns Finland against joining NATO.
Tyson Foods Incorporated American multinational food corporation Tyson Foods agrees to buy Hillshire Brands for US$7.7 billion.
Cuban National Ballet Six Cuban National Ballet dancers arrive in the American city of Miami after defecting on tour.
Military police Brazilian riot police use tear gas to disperse protesters in São Paulo amid rising tensions between protestors and the government over the cost of the World Cup.
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan A suicide truck bomber detonates his vehicle at the gate of a Patriotic Union of Kurdistan office in Tuz Khormato, Iraq, a second truck bomb detonated as people were gathering around the first one. Over 15 are killed and at least 110 injured.
2014 Jinnah International Airport attack The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility for the attack.
Karachi's Jinnah International Airport will resume services after yesterday's attack which claimed 21 lives.