12-year-old boy trips and rips 17th-century painting "Flowers" by Paolo Porpora worth $1.5m at exhibition in Taiwan

Britain and Iran reopen embassies in each others' capitals that had been closed after Iranian protesters stormed the British embassy on November 29, 2011.

The President of France, François Hollande, presents the Légion d'honneur to four people, three of them Americans, Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler; and Briton Chris Norman, for foiling a suspected terrorist act last Friday

Stock markets around the world fall as a result of fears about China's economy with the Dow falling by 1000 points at opening. The Dow closes down 588.40 points.

North and South Korea agree to reduce tensions on the Korean peninsula after marathon talks. (CNN)

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces that for the 1st time 1 billion people logged into Facebook on a single day

The Parliament of Singapore is dissolved with a general election to be held on September 11.

North Korea and South Korea agree to stop airing propaganda at the border and stand down preparations for war.

A television reporter and her cameraman, Alison Parker and Adam Ward, are shot dead during a live broadcast in Virginia. The alleged shooter, Vester Lee Flanagan II, later uploads a video of the murder and commits suicide.

The U.S. Army awards the $6.7 billion contract for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, the replacement for the Humvee, to the Wisconsin-based company Oshkosh Corporation.

Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou, the head of the Court of Cassation, is appointed as interim Prime Minister of Greece for the duration of the upcoming election. She is the first woman to hold the post.

Walmart will stop selling the AR-15 and other semi-automatic rifles allegedly because of sluggish customer demand.

Obama National Labor Relations Board Paves Way For Union Organizing At McDonald's And Others With Franchises, Subcontractors

"The Shepherd's Crown" by Terry Pratchett published by Doubleday, 5 months after the author's death, last book in the Discworld series

Turkey launches its first air strikes against ISIL in Syria.

President Obama officially re-names Mount McKinley to Denali, which was its original Alaska Native name.

John McAfee, antivirus software developer, formally announces his candidacy for president under the banner of the newly formed Cyber Party. John is currently on the run after the murder of his neighbour in 2012.

Jill Stein officially declares her candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Green Party

Rick Perry formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination

South Carolina finalizes ballot for primary; 15 Republican candidates qualify