Temple Mount The Temple Mount in Jerusalem was closed to all visitors for the first time since 2000, following the attempted assassination of Israeli activist Yehuda Glick.
Thomas Menino Thomas Menino, former mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, and the longest-serving mayor in the city's history, dies of cancer at the age of 71.
Eric Frein Eric Frein, wanted in the American state of Pennsylvania for the 2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack that killed one officer and injured another, is taken into custody.
Sweden Sweden officially recognises Palestine as a sovereign state. Israel recalls its ambassador to Sweden.
Beechcraft BE20 A Beechcraft King Air B200 crashes into a FlightSafety International building in Wichita, Kansas - there are four dead.
Mikhail Porechenkov Russian action film star Mikhail Porechenkov is caught on film wearing press gear while firing a machine gun toward Ukrainian lines with pro-Russian rebels at Donetsk International Airport.
Uprising Protestors demanding the resignation of President Blaise Compaoré set fire to parliament and other official buildings. The Chief of the Army dismisses the government and national assembly and announces a curfew and a transition time of one year. Compaoré fled to Dakar, Senegal.