National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) created the Guinness World Record for completing the construction of 75 km continuous bituminous concrete in a single lane on NH 53 between Amravati and Akola in Maharashtra.
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud appointed a former chairman of the Jubbaland state election commission, Hamza Abdi Barre as the Prime Minister.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised broadcast that Russia will supply Belarus with Iskander-M missile systems, which can use ballistic or cruise missiles, in the coming months.