Chen Min'er Chen Min'er replaces Zhao Kezhi as the Communist Party Secretary of Guizhou province, China. Zhao awaits assignment.
Guo Boxiong Former Central Military Commission Vice-Chairman, General Guo Boxiong, is accused of taking bribes in exchange for the promotion of officers and expelled from the Communist Party of China.
Mullah Akhtar Mansoor After days of debate, the Taliban announce Mullah Akhtar Mansoor as the successor to Mullah Omar over his son, Yaqoob Omar.
Israeli Knesset The Israeli Knesset passes a controversial law that legalizes forced-feeding of Palestinian prisoners.
Russia Russia vetoes a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have established an international criminal tribunal to investigate the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.
High school A Taiwanese high school student commits suicide by charcoal fumes after a protest against controversial Sinocentric revisions in a curriculum guideline; hundreds storm the education ministry in response.
Middle East A heat wave hits the Middle East with Baghdad recording a top temperature of 50 C and the Iranian city of Bandar Mahshahr recording a near world record heat index temperature of 165.2 F.
Turkey–PKK conflict An ambush on a Turkish military convoy in the south-eastern Şırnak Province by PKK militants kills 3 Turkish soldiers.