Argentine Football Association The Argentine Football Association decides not to renew Diego Maradona's contract as coach of the Argentina national football team.
19th The wreck of the 19th century Royal Navy ship HMS Investigator is found in Mercy Bay in northern Canada.
Congress The United States Congress provides funding for a troop increase for the War in Afghanistan.
David Cameron David Cameron, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, describes the Gaza Strip as a "prison camp" during a visit to Turkey. Israel's ambassador to the UK, Ron Prosor, describes the people of the Gaza strip as "prisoners of the terrorist organization Hamas".
Netherlands A Dutch court rules that sailor Laura Dekker can attempt to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the world solo.
Israeli police Following a court order, Israeli police demolished the Bedouin village of Al-Araqeeb north of Beer Sheva, evicting 200 residents.
Egypt Two police officers in Egypt go on trial for brutality over the death of a man in custody in Alexandria.
Lufthansa Cargo flight 8460 Lufthansa Cargo flight 8460, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, crashes upon landing in Saudi Arabia, injuring the pilot and the first officer.
South China floods A bridge collapse in Luanchuan County in Henan Province of China results in at least 37 deaths.
BP BP announces that Tony Hayward is to step down as CEO following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and will be replaced by Bob Dudley on October 1st.
Photographic negatives Experts verify that photographic negatives bought at a garage sale are early works of the American photographer Ansel Adams.
Afghan War Diary The Afghan War Diary claim that Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) orchestrated the suicide attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul in 2008, which left 40 dead.