U.S. president President of the United States Barack Obama pledges to restore the Gulf Coast on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in a speech in New Orleans.
Racist Racism in Australia is shown to be subsiding as the country elects its first indigenous parliamentarian, Ken Wyatt.
Afghanistan Afghanistan's former deputy attorney-general Fazel Ahmed Faqiryar is sacked over his refusal to obstruct corruption investigations into senior government officials; Faqiryar is critical of President Hamid Karzai.
Mayor Unidentified gunmen assassinate Marco Antonio Leal Garcia, the mayor of the small town of Hidalgo in Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Indonesia Indonesian detainees riot and light a fire at the Northern Immigration Detention Centre in Darwin, Australia.
Palestinian Authority The Palestinian Authority launches a United States-funded advertising campaign supporting peace talks with Israel.
Ecuador At least 38 people, including the driver, are killed in Ecuador when a bus falls down a cliff outside the capital Quito, reportedly after the driver fell asleep.
Sumatra 1 person dies as the Sumatran volcano Sinabung prompts a red alert by erupting for the first time in over 400 years, leading to Indonesia evacuating thousands of people.
Gaza A small semi-train is driven through the streets of Gaza after six months of construction, to the delight of children living in harsh conditions.
Last of the Summer Wine The final episode of "Last of the Summer Wine" airs on BBC One after 37 years.
Catholic The Catholic Church admits that during a meeting in April Godfried Danneels, the retired Catholic leader in Belgium, advised a person who had experienced abuse to remain silent until his abuser Roger Vangheluwe, the Bishop of Bruges, retired.
Afghanistan Gunmen kill 5 campaign workers for a female candidate in the Afghan parliamentary election, 2010.
Palestinian A Palestinian man is killed by the collapse of a smuggling tunnel under the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.
President of Chechnya At least 19 people are killed in a fire fight between President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov's personal guards and protesters in Tsentoroi.
Hong Kong Eighty thousand people rally in Hong Kong after last week's fatal tourist coach hijacking hostage crisis in the Philippines.