• War in Afghanistan
  • Five US soldiers are killed when a bomb detonates in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Additionally, three more are killed in separate incidents. (The New York Times)
• Syrian civil war:
  • Israeli forces, in a second attack in as many days, bomb a weapons shipment of sophisticated missiles suspected as being transported from Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon. (The Washington Post)
  • Activists claim that 77 people are massacred in the Syrian city of Baniyas by government forces; the government claims it was fighting against "terrorist groups." (BBC)
• 39 people are killed during religiously motivated clashes at a funeral in Wukari, Nigeria. (Bloomberg)

• Cuban Filin pioneer César Portillo de la Luz dies at the age of 90. (The Miami Herald)
• American author Harper Lee files a lawsuit claiming that a literary agent tricked her into relinquishing the copyright on her book, To Kill a Mockingbird. (The Guardian)

• Hundreds of protestors gather in Chinese cities to rally against planned large-scale industrial projects. (Bloomberg)

• A train carrying toxic flammable chemicals derails and causes a major fire near the Belgian town of Wetteren, killing two and wounding forty-nine. (BBC)

• The National Health Service in England says it is investigating seven "potentially serious" incidents involving its recently-established non-emergency medical helpline, NHS 111. (BBC)
• In the U.S., Alaska's Cleveland Volcano experiences a low-level eruption. (AP via Fox News)

• Nigel Evans, a deputy speaker of the United Kingdom House of Commons, is arrested for allegedly raping two men. (The Guardian) (Daily Mail)

• In horse racing, Dominican Joel Rosario rides Orb to win the Kentucky Derby. (USA Today)

• In boxing, American Floyd Mayweather retains his WBC Welterweight title by defeating Robert Guerrero in a unanimous decision. (The New York Times)

• In association football, Juventus F.C. win their 29th Scudetto. (BBC)