Clashes between the Knights Templar Cartel and the Mexican federal police leave 22 dead in the Mexican state of Michoacán. According to government press reports, two of the dead were law enforcement officials, while the rest were alleged cartel gunmen. (BBC)
A bomb explodes at a police station in the Egyptian city of Mansoura, the capital of the Dakahlia Governorate, killing at least one person and injuring 17. (Reuters via Hindustan Times)
Four people are killed and at least 40 wounded in a bomb and gun attack on an Inter-Services Intelligence compound in Sukkur, Pakistan.(Reuters)
Arts and culture
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Kate Middleton name their newborn baby George Alexander Louis in London, England. (The Washington Post)
Business and economy
Wells Fargo of the United States becomes the world’s largest bank by market capitalisation, replacing the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China amid an economic slowdown in China. (AFP via France 24)
Disasters and accidents
An Australia-bound boat carrying Iranian asylum seekers sinks off the coast of Indonesia, leaving at least three people dead, 157 rescued and an uncertain number missing. (The Australian) (BBC)
A high-speed train carrying 225 passengers derails near Santiago de Compostela, Spain, leaving 80 dead and over 140 injured. It is Spain’s deadliest rail incident since the 2004 Madrid train bombings, and the country’s worst accidental rail disaster in 40 years. (Bloomberg) (El Mundo) (Reuters) (BBC)
Law and crime
A British judge rules that Shrien Dewani will be extradited to South Africa to stand trial for the murder of Anni Dewani. (Sky News)
At least three prisoners die in a prison riot in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. (BBC)
International relations
Despite earlier reports to the contrary, fugitive NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden remains stranded at Sheremetyevo International Airport inMoscow, Russia. (CNN)
Science
Experiments with the Large Hadron Collider yield an extremely rare particle decay event, casting doubt on the scientific theory ofsupersymmetry. (BBC)
Scientists warn that a massive release of methane from melting Arctic ice could cause significant global disruption, potentially costing the world economy US$60 trillion (£40 trillion). (The Independent)
