- South Korean President Park Geun-hye apologized for April's deadly ferry disaster that killed nearly 300 and will disband the country's Coast Guard for their role in failing to prevent the disaster.
- Heavy gunfire has been reported in Libya's capital of Tripoli as the Libyan military has announced the suspension of the country's parliament.
- AT&T will buy DirecTV in a $48.5 billion stock and cash deal that will make the company the second largest television provider in the the US.
- As predicted by polling, Swiss voters have rejected a 22 franc minimum wage ($25) by a nearly 4 to 1 margin as 90% of Swiss earn more than the proposed rate.
- Direct evidence of the "long winter" global cooling effect after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs has been found in the geological record in Texas rocks.
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