Election Voters in Sri Lanka go to the polls for a general election with the ruling United National Party holding on to power.
Emile Hirsch American actor Emile Hirsch takes a plea for 15 days in jail for an assault on a Paramount Pictures executive at the Sundance Resort in Utah.
Second degree murder Authorities charge a former police officer with second degree murder, in connection with the on-duty shooting death of John Geer in Fairfax, Virginia, U.S., in August 2013.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi approves a controversial anti-terrorism law. Proponents say it will help fight terrorism, and opponents say the legislation will jeopardize civil rights including freedom of the press.
Internal Revenue Service The U.S. Internal Revenue Service, which announced an extensive computer data breach in May 2015, reveals that the breach is much deeper and more serious, exposing an additional 220,000 individuals. The thieves had infiltrated a now-deactivated online system called "Get Transcript."
United Nations Security Council The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a statement backing intensive talks on key issues aimed at restoring peace in Syria.
United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates approves plans for the construction of the first Hindu temple in that country, after a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
South Korea South Korea and the United States commence a joint military exercise despite threats from North Korea.
U.S. Department of Energy Experiments at the U.S. Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory map brain signalling processes at an atomic level, in this case, the SNARE complex (neuronal SNAREs and synaptotagmin-1), which influences the control and release of neurotransmitters.
Trigana Air Service Flight 257 Indonesian authorities reveal that the crashed plane was transporting US$470,000 in cash for the poor.
2015 Ratchaprasong bombing A bomb explodes near the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, killing at least 19 people and injuring 123 others. No one claims responsibility. Thai Society president Songvut Manoonpong says that parties opposing the Thai military government are responsible.
2015 Attock bombing The U.S. offers to assist Pakistan with its investigation into the suicide bombing attack on Sunday that killed at least 19 people, including Shuja Khanzada, the interior minister of the Punjab Province.