2016 federal election Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull has called a historic double dissolution election with both houses of Parliament being dissolved and an election to be held on July 2.
Khurram Zaki Unidentified gunmen shoot dead Khurram Zaki, a Pakistani rights activist known for speaking out against the Taliban.
North Korea North Korean leader Kim Jong-un rules out a nuclear first strike unless North Korea's sovereignty is violated.
Taining County At least 41 people are missing in Taining County of China's Fujian province after a landslide hits a construction workers dormitory.
Fuel tanker At least 73 people are killed in a collision between two buses and a fuel tanker in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.
Syrian civil war Turkish shelling kills 55 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria insurgents in northern Syria in retaliation for rocket attacks on Kilis, a Turkish border town.
Sinai insurgency Gunmen kill eight policemen in an ambush outside Cairo. The attack is claimed by Islamic State.