The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur confirms that seven peacekeepers were killed and 17 injured in a patrol while returning to their base in Manawashi near Nyala, the capital of Sudan’s South Darfur state. (France 24)
Arts and culture
Cory Monteith, an actor on the American TV series Glee, is found dead in the Canadian city of Vancouver. (Canada.com)
Disasters and accidents
9 people are feared dead and 88 are rescued by Australian authorities after a boat carrying asylum seekers capsizes north of Christmas Island.(The Australian)
At least ten people are killed in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state after a bus accident. (AP via New Straits Times)
Eighteen people are killed and at least 40 injured after a gravel truck smashes into a bus near Podolsk, Russia. (Rappler)
Law and crime
George Zimmerman is found not guilty in the shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Yahoo News), (AP via CBC), (USA Today)
Politics and elections
The Bhutanese People’s Democratic Party led by Tshering Tobgay wins 32 out of 47 seats in the National Assembly election. (Yahoo News)
