Alex Rodriguez Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees becomes the seventh player in the history of Major League Baseball to hit 600 home runs.
Surrey Surrey defeat Glamorgan by 39 runs on the Duckworth–Lewis method to achieve a world record for the highest score in 40-over cricket in the CB 40 at The Oval.
House of Representatives U.S. Rep. Don Young R-Alaska claims that he has been cleared in a United States Department of Justice corruption probe.
Cabinet formation in the Netherlands Cabinet formation in the Netherlands: Ivo Opstelten, the chairman of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, is appointed the new informateur, tasked with finalizing the formation of a right-wing minority coalition cabinet.
Fidel Castro Fidel Castro is expected to address the Cuban national assembly on Saturday for the first time in four years; his speech is anticipated to talk of a possible nuclear war involving the United States, Israel and Iran.
Iranian president Ahmadinejad denies rumors that he survived an assassination attempt while in Hamedan, and claims that a customary firecracker was set off to greet him.
Ahmadinejad announces in Hamedan that Iran is ready to start talks this month about a possible nuclear fuel swap.
Abdullah Khadr Canadian Abdullah Khadr, charged with terrorism by the United States and jailed in Canada since 2005, is released from prison after a Canadian judge declines an extradition attempt by the United States.
Sabbar Kashur The prison sentence of Sabbar Kashur, a married Arab man convicted by Israel of "rape by deception" after telling the accuser that he's Jewish and single, is delayed as he attempts an appeal.
Fatal slashing rampage A man with a knife embarks on a fatal slashing rampage in a kindergarten in Zibo, Shandong.
Vaughn R. Walker Vaughn R. Walker, the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, rules in "Perry v. Schwarzenegger" that California Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriage in California is unconstitutional.
Admiral Admiral Thad Allen, the man in charge of the US Government's efforts to clear up the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, has given clearance for BP to pour cement into its Gulf of Mexico oil well.
Barn Three barns collapse at the largest egg farm in the U.S. state of Ohio in Croton, with at least one worker dead.
Eurotunnel Eurotunnel has "apologised profusely" after train passengers brought to Calais, France, through the Channel Tunnel are locked into their carriages upon arrival and immediately returned to Kent, England.
Summer 2010 Russian wildfires At a meeting of the national Security Council Medvedev states: "By no means you may allow anarchy [...] You must not let the situation go out of local authorities' control".
President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev interrupts his summer holiday to return and fire several top military officials after wildfires destroy a naval base outside Moscow.
The United Nations World Food Programme warns that parts of northwest Pakistan are facing urgent food shortages.
Nearly 1 million people are estimated to have been left homeless during the ongoing severe floods in Pakistan.
Wyclef Jean Musician Wyclef Jean confirms he is to announce plans to stand for the presidency in Haiti.
Radiohead Sharers of the Radiohead album "In Rainbows", once offered by the band for nothing, are sent cease-and-desist letters by the RIAA and IFPI.
Word A vault containing non-words - those rejected by the "Oxford English Dictionary" - is uncovered.
Major A controlled explosion is carried out on a device discovered beneath the car of a serving soldier, believed to be an army major, in Bangor, County Down in Northern Ireland.
Trongsa A man found dead in forest near Trongsa is thought to have been killed by a tiger, possibly Bhutan's first such death in 15 years.
New Zealand New Zealand experiences its first combat fatality in Afghanistan; he was also the country's first military death in fighting anywhere for a decade.
India India expresses deep regret that its police had to kill at least 28 people this week in Kashmir, with its Home Affairs Minister requesting that protesters stop.
Officials say more than 28,000 people have died in Mexican drug violence since December 2006, thousands more than previously thought.
The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu warns both Hamas and Lebanon about further attacks on Israelis.
Hezbollah's second in command Naim Qassem warns that the organisation will "retaliate" against Israel if there are further incidents.
The United Nations Security Council agrees that Israel and Lebanon must show "utmost restraint" following the clash.
Peshawar A suicide attack kills 4 people, a paramilitary commander Sifwat Ghuyur and three bodyguards, in Peshawar.
Karachi Police in Karachi arrest suspects in its investigation into a recent assassination, as the death toll in riots reaches 63.
Israel Israeli shellfire kills a Palestinian militant and wounds 1 other in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip as the search gets underway for further casualties.
Indian forces About 70 Indian police personnel are reported missing in Chhattisgarh forests amid a major engagement with Maoist guerrillas; they are later found. No casualties have been reported.