Helmut Kohl Former German chancellor, "architect of German reunification" and one of the authors of the European single currency Helmut Kohl is reported to be in a "critical condition" after surgery at a Heidelberg hospital.
Lindsey Graham Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina enters the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
Patriot Act Parts of the Patriot Act expire at 12:01 a.m. due to Congressional failure to reform the USA Freedom Act, temporarily making new surveillance of telephone records by the NSA illegal.
Illegal immigration from Africa to Europe A European Union mission rescues more than 5,000 migrants over three days.
A ship A ship carrying 458 people capsizes on Yangtze River in China's Hubei province. So far, just seven have been rescued.
People In Need Nine Afghan employees of a Czech charity People In Need have been killed in an attack by unknown gunmen in Zari District in the north of the country.