Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke resigns as Prime Minister of Somalia following an impasse developing with President Sharif Ahmed over a new constitution.
Workers Party of North Korea The governing Workers Party of North Korea reschedules its first party conference for thirty years for September 28 in Pyongyang amongst speculation that Leader Kim Jong-il will name his youngest son Kim Jong-un as his successor.
Asylum Asylum seekers at the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre in Sydney, Australia, continue their protest with some inmates cutting themselves until a meeting occurs with officials from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
Paraguayan President President of Paraguay Fernando Lugo sacks heads of the country's army, navy and air force plus five more senior officers in a decision aimed at "institutionalizing the structure of the armed forces".
Gay rights A gay rights protest against the views of Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov is broken up with eight people arrested.
Paris Hilton U.S. entertainers Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton are stopped by immigrations at a Japanese airport and forbidden to enter the country due to Paris's drug conviction the day prior.
Italy Italian authorities seize 23 million euro (approximately US$30 million) from a Vatican bank account in a money laundering probe.
China China rules out a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the United Nations to resolve an ongoing diplomatic row, saying the timing is "not proper".
Mark Cuban In the Mark Cuban insider trading case, an appeals court overturns a district court decision last fall that had dismissed the civil charges brought against Cuban by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Lawrence Summers Lawrence Summers announces that he will leave as head of the United States National Economic Council, responsible for advising President Barack Obama on economic policy.
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claims responsibility for kidnapping five French workers in Niger.
Nine International Security Assistance Force soldiers are killed in a NATO helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan.
Yemen At least 15,000 people flee their homes in Yemen after a government offensive against rebels in the south in the country.
Northern Eight people have been confirmed dead in the southern state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Sudan.