Boston Marathon bombings Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev receives a guilty verdict on all legal charges against him.
Dragon Aromatics At the Dragon Aromatics chemical plant in Fujian in southeast China, a fourth tank of about 1,500 tonnes of liquid hydrocarbon catches fire and explodes. More than 14,000 residents have been evacuated.
French A French air traffic controllers strike causes the cancellation of hundreds of flights throughout Europe.
Sinai insurgency Eleven civilians and two Egyptian Army soldiers have been killed in three attacks in the northern Sinai Peninsula.
Afghan A gunfight erupts between Afghan soldiers and U.S. soldiers working for NATO's Resolute Support Mission leaving 1 Afghan and 1 U.S. soldier dead, and 3 Afghan and 2 U.S. soldiers wounded.