Swedish Minister of Finance Swedish Minister of Finance Anders Borg quits politics after he was considered to be the next leader of the Moderate Party, which he did not want.
Bass Lake, California Two wildfires around Bass Lake, California, USA, cause the destruction of 21 homes and the evacuation of over 1,000 people.
Maltese Five hundred people drowned off the coast of Malta last week after people traffickers deliberately sank their ship.
Giant white rabbit An accidental fire severely burns a giant white rabbit erected by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman in Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Microsoft Microsoft agrees to buy Swedish company Mojang, the makers of Minecraft, for US$2.5 billion.
Cognizant Information technology company Cognizant agrees to buy health care information company TriZetto Corporation for US$2.7 billion.