U.S. President The President of the United States Barack Obama says that a deal has been reached with the Republican Party to extend the Bush era tax cuts.
France A French court finds Continental Airlines criminally responsible for the crash of Air France Flight 4590 in July 2000.
Turkey Senior officials from Turkey and Israel meet in Geneva to resolve their differences following the Gaza flotilla raid in May.
A newly released cable The cables also reveal that foreign envoys to China from India, Japan, the EU and some African countries complained about the country's "aggressive" nature and that it was "losing friends worldwide".
Newly released cables reveal American distrust both of Qatar and the country's Al Jazeera international news network, prompting Al Jazeera to release a statement saying that it has resisted pressure from both regional and international governments and "has never changed its bold editorial policies which remain guided by the principles of a free press".
A newly released cable from Hillary Clinton accuses rich people in Saudi Arabia of being "the most significant source of funding to Sunni terrorist groups worldwide" and that "it has been an ongoing challenge to persuade Saudi officials to treat terrorist financing emanating from Saudi Arabia as a strategic priority".
Newly released cables from the United States indicate former Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd suggested the use of force against China if it could not be "successfully integrated" into the international community. The Australian government refuses to respond to the release.
Israel Israeli firefighters douse the Mount Carmel forest fire which killed at least 41 people in the north of the country.
Egypt Egypt calls in international shark experts following recent attacks, one fatal, on tourists in Sharm el-Sheikh in the past week.
The Washington Post "The Washington Post" reports that an FBI informant so frightened Muslim worshippers by referring to violent jihad while spying on an Islamic community centre in Irvine, California, that they reported him to the authorities. The FBI spy, a convicted fraudster, sues the FBI.