Congress US defense officials claim they are preparing to notify Congress of plans to sell $60 billion of military equipment to Saudi Arabia.
André-Joseph Léonard André-Joseph Léonard, the Archbishopric of Mechelen-Brussels and head of Belgium's Roman Catholic Church, announces how the church will deal with widespread cases of sexual abuse within its ranks.
Korean Workers' Party A rare congress of the Korean Workers' Party in North Korea is postponed amid speculation about the health of Kim Jong-il.
National Resistance Movement The ruling National Resistance Movement in Uganda endorses incumbent President Yoweri Museveni to run for a fourth term in presidential elections in early 2011.
Yuri Fedotov Russian diplomat Yuri Fedotov takes office as the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
Monsoon Monsoon flooding on the Yamuna River threatens the Taj Mahal in Agra, India after more than 800,000 cuft-s of water had to be released from a barrage in Haryana, while hundreds of nearby villages flooded and flooding continues in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.
Conviasa At least 17 people die after a Conviasa ATR 42 crashes near Ciudad Guayana in Venezuela's Bolívar State.
Food and Drug Administration A study of Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture employees shows that the food industry has been successfully withholding information from inspectors and pressuring the government agencies to withdraw or alter policies which promote food safety.
Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson workers in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin approve a new contract freezing pay and cutting jobs following a threat to move production from the state cutting 1,350 jobs.
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision based in Basel, Switzerland, increases capital requirements for banks around the world to be introduced on 1 January 2015.
Cuba Cuba announces plans to cut up to half a million public sector jobs to revive the island's economy, in the biggest private sector shift since the 1959 revolution.
Peter Hain Peter Hain reveals Nelson Mandela was "breathing fire" down a phone about Tony Blair's role in invading Iraq.
Indian-administered Kashmir At least 18 people are dead after protests in Jammu and Kashmir following reported burning of a Koran in the United States.