Graphene New research finds that graphene is the strongest material in the world, even when patched together.
Supreme Constitutional Court The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt rules that the country's Islamist dominated Parliament and Constituent Assembly of Egypt were illegally elected.
Labour Party Two British Labour Party peers are suspended by their party after allegations they offered to undertake Parliamentary work in exchange for payment. A third peer, from the Ulster Unionist Party resigns the whip following the allegations.
TWISTEX It is announced that three professional storm chasers who were members of TWISTEX were among those killed by tornadoes in Oklahoma, US, on May 31.
2013 European floods The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Petr Necas, declares a state of emergency after two people die and the swollen Vltava River threatens the centre of the capital Prague.
Taliban Taliban insurgents attack two checkpoints in the Kamdesh District in eastern Afghanistan killing four Afghan police officers
Car bomb A car bomb explodes near a police station in the Damascus suburb of Jobar, killing at least eight members of the security forces and injuring civilians.