Mexican Twenty-three people allegedly linked to the Mexican Los Zetas Cartel are indicted in the US state of Colorado for allegedly trying to smuggle marijuana in the United States.
News International British Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt refers News Corporation's bid to take full control of BSkyB to the Competition Commission.
News International publications including the "News of the World" and "The Sunday Times" are revealed to have improperly accessed private information of former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Gordon Brown.
Ten members of the British royal family including the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are believed to be among the victims of the "News of the World" phone hacking affair.
Canada Canada will boycott the United Nations Conference on Disarmament to protest against North Korea being named its chair.
Republic of Korea Air Force The Republic of Korea Air Force announces that it will conduct regular midair refuelling drills with the United States Air Force commencing later this year.
Israeli parliament The Israeli parliament passes a controversial law that will punish any Israeli individual or organisation boycotting West Bank settlements.
Chicago, Illinois Heavy thunderstorms with 75 mph winds, in the US city of Chicago, Illinois, cut power and disrupt transport.
Iran Captured explosives from Iran stored in a Cyprus Navy base munitions dump catches fire, when a wildfire reached the military base, causing massive explosions.
Sanofi Sanofi announces positive results of the late-stage trial of Lemtrada, its new multiple sclerosis treatment.
Pakistan Pakistan jails a doctor who helped the US Central Intelligence Agency confirm that Osama bin Laden was living in Abbottabad.
President Protesters loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in the 2011 Syrian uprising break into the United States embassy in Damascus and try to break into the French embassy.