Brazilian President The President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff accepts the resignation of her Chief-of-staff Antonio Palocci following the publication of reports that he became wealthy as a consultant while serving as a member of the National Congress of Brazil.
South Korea Students at four South Korean universities Korea University, Sogang University, Sookmyung Women's University and Ewha Womans University go on strike for a day in favour of reduced tuition fees.
Governor of Chiapas The former Governor of Chiapas state in Mexico Pablo Salazar is arrested on charges on embezzling more than $90 million from hurricane relief funds.
Drug rehabilitation Two gunmen attack a drug rehabilitation facility in the Mexican city of Torreon in Coahuila.
German Chancellor At a news conference with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US President Barack Obama says the United States and its allies may impose additional sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, after Iran says that no offer could halt its enrichment of uranium.
St. Louis Minor earthquake (4.2) in St. Louis, Missouri area within New Madrid Seismic Zone, one of the few intraplate zones.
Pacific Ocean Tropical Storm Adrian forms in the eastern Pacific Ocean becoming the first tropical storm of the 2011 Pacific hurricane season.
Haiti Rainstorms in southern Haiti trigger floods and mudslides, resulting in at least 23 deaths with the capital Port-au-Prince worst affected.
Wallow Fire A massive wildfire burning in the US state of Arizona already covering almost 500 square miles remains completely uncontained and is sending dense smoke billowing across several other states; evacuations have been ordered for several communities.
European Union European Union Agriculture Ministers meet in Luxembourg to discuss the continuing 2011 E. coli O104:H4 outbreak that has so far killed 23 and for which no cause has yet been found; a 150 million euro compensation fund is proposed, but no Europe-wide bans on produce.
Guizhou 14 people die and 53 are missing after floods affecting Guizhou province in southwest China that have also damaged thousands of homes.
Nintendo Nintendo unveils its new video game system, Wii U, featuring a touch-screen display designed to be a bridge between console video games and portable and tablet-based games, to be released next year.
Jewish settler Jewish settlers are accused of attacking a mosque in the West Bank, setting alight carpets and daubing Hebrew graffiti on its walls; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly condemns the act.
Sudan Fighting in Sudan's South Kordofan state between northern and southern-allied rebels kills six people.
Nigeria Three explosions and gunfire are heard in the northeastern Nigerian town of Maiduguri after suspected Islamist sect Boko Haram attack police stations.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi vows not to surrender even as NATO air strikes target his compound in Tripoli and the Libyan government says that at least 29 civilians have been killed and dozens more wounded.
Yemeni uprising Royal Marines are on standby off the coast of Yemen to evacuate British citizens as violent protests continue.
Fighting resumes in the Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula held city of Zinjibar with at least 15 people dead.
Syrian civil war British Foreign Secretary William Hague says that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is losing legitimacy and should reform or resign, and that Britain was trying to win support for a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning repression in Syria and exploring the potential for further European Union sanctions on Syria if the violence continues.
A Syrian-American blogger who calls herself "Gay Girl in Damascus" and who has become a prominent opposition voice has allegedly been abducted by Syrian security agents.
Residents of the town Jisr al-Shughour flee ahead of a suspected army assault, with some crossing the border into Turkey.
The Syrian ambassador to France resigns in protest at the violence in a statement on French television; a denial claiming to be from the diplomat later airs on Syrian state TV.