Armed conflicts and attacks
Han Min-goo, the South Korean Minister for National Defense states that South Korea will "mercilessly counterattack" any North Korean "provocations" following the North's successful trial of a ballistic missile system. (Yonhap)
Second Libyan Civil War
A Turkish-owned ship is attacked with tank fire off the coast of Tobruk in Libya, resulting in the loss of a crew member and several others being injured. (Reuters via ABC Online)
Arts and culture
Pablo Picasso's Women of Algiers (Version O) becomes the most expensive artwork ever to sell at an auction at Christie's auction house selling for US$179,365,000. (AP via Business Insider) (BBC)
Alberto Giacometti's lifesized statue Pointing Man sells for a record US$141.3 million making it the most expensive sculpture ever sold at auction. (Yahoo! News)