Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health voices concerns that the novel coronavirus, similar to SARS and reported to have originated from the country, might affect the Hajj, the religious pilgrimage set to occur next month. The ministry suggests that travelers take the necessary precautions. (ABC News)
Former prime minister and newly-elected leader of the LDPShinzo Abe declares that relations between China and Japan are "inseverable". (Xinhua)(NHK World)
The UN publicly releases documents from China and Japan detailing their contesting claims. (NHK World)
Department store chain Heiwado announce that the costs incurred from damage and looting to its stores in China may reach in excess of $6.5 million. (AFP via AsiaOne)(NHK World)
The body of a missing Northwestern University student, a sophomore in the School of Engineering there, is found in Wilmette Harbor on Lake Michigan; police have thus far found no signs of foul play, but his family believes he had been kidnapped and had offered a $25,000 reward. (Northwestern University)
A mass shooting takes place at Accent Signage Systems, a sign company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; five people are killed, including the gunman who committed suicide, and four others are wounded. (Huffington Post)
The MarsCuriosity rover, for the first time, discovers what, upon further study, could be determined to be direct evidence of a fast-moving streambed- a past water source- on the planet, moving from speculation to potential proof of past water, a landmark step because such an area would be a logical site for a future base and for the discovery of past life. (Washington Post)