Crime in Pennsylvania A gunman kills three people and injured one other person before committing suicide in State College, Pennsylvania, United States.
First Minister Former Scotland First Minister Alex Salmond is charged with two attempted rapes and indecent assault.
Federal deputy Brazilian legislator and LGBT rights activist Jean Wyllys announces he will leave his office and his country after death threats against him increase in number and intensity. Wyllys will be replaced by fellow PSOL politician David Miranda.
2018 DR Congo general election Félix Tshisekedi is sworn in as the 5th President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, marking the first transition of power by an election in the country since it gained independence in 1960.
Adelaide The city of Adelaide, South Australia, reaches its highest maximum temperature since 1939, reaching 46.6 C at around 3:36pm local time. This is the highest recorded temperature in any Australian state capital. The high temperatures have proven fatal for significant numbers of local animals.