U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives votes 247-180 to allow states to opt out of Barack Obama's carbon emissions reduction if the state governor believes compliance would increase electricity bills too much or have an adverse effect on reliability of supply.
In 2016 Bobby Jindal, the Governor of Louisiana, announces that he will be a candidate for the Republican Party nomination in the 2016 Presidential election.
China's customs officers seize more than 100,000 MT of meat, many of which expired, some more than 40 years ago.
Boston Marathon bomber Tsarnev is sent to the US Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, where 61 other inmates are awaiting their lethal injections.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is formally sentenced to death in a federal court. He confirms his guilt and apologizes to the victims.
Trans-Pacific Partnership The United States Senate passes the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) bills by, respectively, 60–38 and 76–22.
The United States Senate approves a motion giving President Barack Obama fast track authority to complete trade negotiations with 11 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Israel Israel revokes permits for 500 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to enter Jerusalem for Friday prayers following a rocket attack on southern Israel.
French President The President of France François Hollande warns that France "will not tolerate" acts that threaten its security following claims by Wikileaks that the United States spied on him and his two predecessors Nicolas Sarkozy and Jacques Chirac between 2006 and 2012.
Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak in South Korea The government of South Korea announces that it will provide maximum financial aid to hospitals and clinics affected by the MERS outbreak.
Pakistani heat wave The death toll from the heat wave reaches nears 800 in Sindh province with 744 people dead in the city of Karachi alone.
Xinjiang A police checkpoint on the outskirts of Kashgar in Xinjiang is attacked by ethnic Uighurs, with at least 18 killed according to US-based Radio Free Asia.
Boko Haram Over 42 people are shot dead by suspected Boko Haram gunmen in two attacks on villages in Nigeria's Borno state.