French surgeon Bernard Devauchelle and his team in Amiens carry out the first human face transplant

David Cameron wins the Tory leadership election, succeeding Michael Howard as the Leader of the Opposition in Britain

Slobodan Milosevic dies of a heart attack in gaol in the Hague, with his trial for war crimes in Yugoslavia still incomplete

The terrorist organization ETA declares what it says will be a permanent ceasefire in its campaign for Basque independence

Romano Prodi becomes Italy's prime minister after narrowly defeating Silvio Berlusconi in a general election

As the result of a referendum, Montegro declares its indpependence from Serbia

Russia formally annexes Crimea after President Vladimir Putin signs a bill finalizing the process.

Two gunmen belonging to Al-Qaeda's Yemen branch kill 12 people and injure 11 more at the Paris headquarters of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.

The Republic of Ireland votes in a referendum to permit same-sex marriage , the first time that a state legalises same-sex marriage through a popular vote

Queen Elizabeth II, having been on the throne for 63 years, 217 days, becomes the longest-reigning British monarch, surpassing the reign of Queen Victoria

Automaker Volkswagen is alleged to have been involved in worldwide rigging of diesel emissions tests, affecting an estimated 11 million vehicles globally

Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić is sentenced to 40 years in prison after being found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the Bosnian War

British Labour MP Jo Cox is murdered in Birstall, West Yorkshire

The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to leave the European Union

86 people are killed and more than 400 others injured in a truck attack in Nice, France, during Bastille Day celebrations

Swiss Solar Impulse 2 is the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the Earth

The United Nations Security Council adopts Resolution 2334 condemning "Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories occupied since 1967"

An ISIL terrorist bombing attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, kills 22 people and injures more than 500 others

A fire at Grenfell Tower in London, England, kills 72 people and injures more than 70 others after spreading rapidly through cladding panels

The International Court of Justice finds Ratko Mladić guilty of genocide committed in Srebrenica during the 1990s Bosnian War, the worst massacre in Europe since World War II. He is sentenced to life in prison

The United States officially recognises Jerusalem as Israel's capital

Former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, are poisoned by the Novichok nerve agent in Salisbury, England

The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was held at St George's Chapel, England, with an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion

15-year-old Swedish pupil Greta Thunberg starts to stay out of school in an attempt to give attention to the climate change issue

The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, triggering a diplomatic crisis for Saudi Arabia