Antiretroviral drugs Two studies show that antiretroviral drugs taken to treat AIDS can also be used to prevent infection with HIV.
President The President of the United States Barack Obama reportedly walks out of negotiations with Republican Party leaders on tackling debt and deficits as Moody's Investor Services warns of a potential loss of a AAA credit rating.
Prime minister of Japan Prime Minister of Japan Naoto Kan tells a news conference of his plans to wean the country off nuclear energy after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
Norman Moore Norman Moore, a senior politician in the Australian state of Western Australia, calls on the state to consider secession.
David Cameron David Cameron, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, makes a statement to the House of Commons in relation to the judicial inquiry into the "News of the World" phone hacking affair, hours before the announcement that Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation had withdrawn its bid to take full ownership of BSkyB.
Rupert Murdoch U.S. senators call for a legal investigation into allegations that Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation hacked victims of the September 11 attacks as the phone hacking scandal continues.
Mexican Drug War Twenty-one people are killed in the town of Ciudad Juarez in an ongoing war between the Juárez Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel.
Mexico's federal police capture a man who was allegedly the top hitman for the Knights Templar drug cartel.
Israeli A Palestinian university student is killed as he attempts to defy arrest after residents throw stones at Israeli soldiers in a community north of Nablus.
Bishop John Magee, a former private secretary of Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul I and Pope John Paul II, is found to have deliberately misled an inquiry into child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
High Court The High Court of Malaysia sets dates for the trial of Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim on sodomy charges from August 8 to 26.
Sir Christopher Rose Sir Christopher Rose is to investigate reports that surveillance tapes recorded by UK police spy Mark Kennedy were suppressed by prosecutors.
Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896 Sixteen people are killed when Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896 crashes in Recife, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco.
2011 Libyan civil war: The President of the United States Barack Obama expresses support for Russia acting as a mediator in the uprising.
2011 Egyptian revolution: Several hundred police officers are dismissed in concessions to protesters.
13 July 2011 Mumbai bombings The blasts hit the Zaveri Bazaar, Dadar and Opera House areas of the central business district.