Thailand Thailand's military junta repeals martial law in favor of an imposed constitutional provision that allows the leader of the government to make extra-constitutional orders.
Obama administration The Obama Administration targets overseas cyber attackers with a sanctions program.
Turkey Turkish police shoot two attackers outside Istanbul’s central police headquarters, killing one of them. The exchange of fire wounds two officers.
California California governor Jerry Brown announces mandatory water restrictions in response to the worst drought in California history.
Russia The Russian trawler "Dalniy Vostok" with 132 crew sinks off of the Kamchatka peninsula leaving at least 54 dead and 15 missing.
Mexican Flames engulf a Mexican state-run Pemex oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, killing four workers.
United States Marine Corps Two United States Marine Corps F-18 fighters make a precautionary landing at Taiwan's Tainan Air Force Base.