MP The Parliament of Sri Lanka passes the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka which removes the two-term limit on the presidency and allows him to choose the judges and commissioners monitoring elections, human rights, and other affairs.
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismisses a lawsuit associated with the Central Intelligence Agency's practice of "extraordinary rendition".
Police Police in Europe shut down 49 servers and detain ten people in a raid across thirteen countries in a crackdown on film piracy.
New South Wales The New South Wales parliament votes to legalise adoption by same sex couples in Australia's most populous state.
Japan Japan detains a Chinese fishing boat found near the disputed Pinnacle Islands in the East China Sea.
Tropical Storm Hermine The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine causes widespread flooding in the US states of Texas and Oklahoma with at least two people dead.
Wildfire Eight people are missing and at least fifty-four houses are destroyed in a wildfire burning west of Boulder, Colorado, in the United States.
State of emergency The state of emergency in Christchurch, New Zealand, is extended for another week following an aftershock to Saturday's earthquake in Lyttelton.
Oil platform Two workers are missing and more than thirty workers are trapped in an oil rig in the Shengli oil field off Dongying in China's Shandong province.
Charities Aid Foundation's A Charities Aid Foundation survey finds that Australia, New Zealand and Canada are the most generous contributors to charity.
Mexican marines Mexican marines arrest seven gunmen suspected in participating in the massacre of 72 Central and South American migrants in San Fernando, Tamaulipas.