Einstein@Home Three participants in the Einstein@Home program from the United States and Germany help to discover pulsar PSR J2007+2722.
Scientists Scientists announce the discovery of a chemical compound which destroys the reproduction capabilities of bacteria that are antibiotic-resistant.
Perseid meteor shower The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak with a display of up to 80 meteors an hour.
President President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan is permitted by the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to run in the forthcoming election; his candidacy would have breached informal election rules.
Potosí Anti-government protests in Potosí, Bolivia enter their third week, affecting mining production, blocking road and air transport, stranding tourists and reducing food supplies.
President of the United Nations General Assembly Former President of the United Nations General Assembly and President of Malta Guido de Marco, who led his country into the European Union, dies suddenly after having apparently recovered from surgery, shocking the nation of Malta.
Israel Israeli citizen Elias Abuelazam, a suspected serial killer from Flint, Michigan, is arrested while attempting to leave the United States.
India India issues the producer of the controversial BlackBerry devices a 31 August deadline to give the Indian government access to its services or be shut down over concerns the devices could be used to commit a repeat of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Charles Taylor Charles Taylor's defence lawyer Courtenay Griffiths is told not to speak, on a temporary basis, at Taylor's trial due to loss of temper; Griffiths apologises and is permitted to continue.
Australia Australia convicts a man it accuses of the 2001 smuggling more than 500 asylum seekers aboard a boat from Indonesia.
United States District Court for the Northern District of California Federal Judge Vaughn R. Walker, after deciding for the plaintiffs in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, mandates that same-sex marriage in the U.S. state of California should resume on August 18.
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, sentenced to death in Iran, "confesses" to adultery and murder in a televised broadcast.
People's Republic of China China announces an investigation into a brand of powdered milk that caused infant girls to grow breasts.
Babar Ahmad Four British police officers are charged with beating, dragging, punching, stamping and mocking "terror suspect" Babar Ahmad after arresting him in Tooting, South London in 2003; the suspect, a 36-year-old IT worker, was later deemed innocent.
Mohammad-Reza Rahimi Mohammad-Reza Rahimi, the Vice-President of Iran describes inhabitants of the United Kingdom as "not human" and "a bunch of idiots run by a mafia". He also describes Australians as "a bunch of cattlemen" and says that Koreans "need to be slapped".
Poland Poland extradites Israeli citizen and suspected spy Uri Brodsky to Germany to face charges of being involved in the murder of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai.
Turkey Turkey sets up a commission of Turkish officials and bureaucrats to investigate May's Gaza flotilla raid.
Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park Fires destroy homes, amid ongoing drought in Central Brazil in Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park.
Bangladesh A power crisis in Bangladesh prompts the government to order the partial shut-down of natural gas stations in and near Dhaka.
Landslide Rescue efforts are disrupted by severe rain after last week's deadly landslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu.
Moscow Doctors in Moscow are encouraged to use "less frightening" causes of death as the mortality rate from heatstroke soars with fires burning across Russia.
Devastating floods President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari makes his first visit to the affected areas.
United Nations The United Nations launches a major appeal for assistance dealing with the ongoing floods that have devastated Pakistan.
Edward Whitacre, Jr. Edward Whitacre, Jr. announces that he will resign as chief executive officer of General Motors effective from September and that he will be replaced by Daniel Akerson.
Leonardo DiCaprio Actor Leonardo DiCaprio's alleged attacker denies in court assaulting him with a broken bottle in 2005 in the United States.
George Michael Singer George Michael is charged with possessing cannabis and being unfit for driving.
Al Jazeera Aljazeera, Canal 13, Channel 4, Globo, Radio-Canada, RT, Sky News and TVB are among the global broadcasters nominated for this year's International Emmy Awards.
Hungary Hungarian actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is discharged from a United States hospital after spending four weeks there.
Russia Russia marks with ceremonies the 10th anniversary of the K-141 "Kursk" explosion in the Barents Sea.
Rwanda Three people are arrested following a grenade attack in the Rwandan capital Kigali which injured several people.
Colombia A car bomb explodes in the Colombian capital Bogotá outside Caracol Radio, one of the main radio networks in the country, injuring several people.
Self-immolates At least two people are killed, including one case of self-immolation from a balcony, while more than 80 sustain wounds after troops interrupt a protest against poor conditions with batons and flashbangs at a prison in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Dhaka At least 50 people are injured in Dhaka as police use batons and tear gas to beat back civilians protesting against frequent power outage.
Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch accuses the northern Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army of abducting and forcing the recruitment of at least 697 people during the last year and a half across central Africa.
War in Afghanistan Julian Assange, the director of Wikileaks, says that Wikileaks is planning to release the rest of Afghan War Diary, documents on the War in Afghanistan.
NATO says that it is investigating whether its troops killed or wounded up to seven Afghans in operations in southern Helmand Province.
NATO forces kill three civilians in a raid on a house in Wardak Province, prompting hundreds of angry people to block a main road to express their frustration with the United States.
The International Assistance Mission says it now believes that the Taliban was responsible for the 2010 Badakhshan massacre of its medical team in Afghanistan.