Rainbow toad A lost rainbow toad thought to have become extinct after its last sighting in 1924 is rediscovered in Borneo by scientists from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and photographed for the first time.
Democrat The Democratic Governor of Minnesota Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders reach a budget deal which will end a shutdown of the US state government within days.
Barack Obama The President of the United States, Barack Obama, gives Congressional leader 24 to 36 hours to reach an agreement on debt reduction as credit agency Standard & Poor's places the US on a downgrade watch.
Welsh Conservative Party The Welsh Conservative Party chooses Andrew R. T. Davies as their leader in the Welsh Assembly.
Italian Senate The Italian Senate approves an austerity budget aimed at preventing the need for a financial bailout for Italy.
Chile At least thirty-two Chilean police and 54 demonstrators are arrested in a demonstration demanding more funds for higher education.
District Court for the District of Columbia U.S. district court judge Reggie Walton declares a mistrial in the perjury trial of former baseball star Roger Clemens after prosecutors present evidence that Walton had previously ruled inadmissible. Walton will hold a hearing on September 2 to determine whether to hold a new trial.
Phone hacking In his first major interview on the phone-hacking crisis, Rupert Murdoch says his company has handled it "extremely well" and that News Corp will recover.
The FBI is investigating reports that News Corporation sought to hack the phones of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Neil Wallis, former deputy editor of the "News of the World" under Andy Coulson, is arrested and questioned by police investigating the scandal.
News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch, his son James, and News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks all agree to appear before British MPs next week to answer questions on the News of the World phone hacking affair.
Armor Holdings U.S. security manufacturer Armor Holdings pays a $16 million fine to settle bribery charges relating to the payment of a United Nations official.
General Assembly of the United Nations The General Assembly of the United Nations votes to admit South Sudan as a member of the United Nations.
Korean Air Japan's foreign ministry plans to boycott Korean Air services for one month in response to a demonstration flight of a Korean Air Airbus A380 over the disputed Liancourt Rocks, beginning on Monday.
Fine Gael Chairman of Ireland's governing Fine Gael parliamentary party Charles Flanagan calls for Papal Nuncio Giuseppe Leanza to be expelled from the country after the publication of a report into the sexual abuse of children by priests in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, while Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore attacks the Vatican's interference in the scandal.
Borders Group Borders Group, the once-major bookstore chain now in chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States, says that its arrangement with stalking horse bidder Najafi Companies has collapsed, and it will seek a modification of bid procedures.
Its economy Singapore's economy falls by 7.8% due to declines in manufacturing output and the services sector.
Jane Austen A rare manuscript of an unfinished Jane Austen novel has sold for £993,250 (US$1.6m) in London. The work, "The Watsons", was sold at Sotheby's for three times its estimated price.
Liao Yiwu The poet Liao Yiwu tells the BBC of how he fled China via Vietnam and other countries and arrived in Germany after his struggles with Chinese authorities who have spent decades suppressing his work and imprisoning him.
Israeli Air Force The Israeli Air Force bombs the Gaza Strip after Hamas militants launch a missile attack on Israel.
Mikhail Margelov Mikhail Margelov, the President of Russia's special envoy on the Libyan uprising, claims that Muammar Gaddafi has a "suicidal plan" to destroy Tripoli if the rebels seem likely to capture it.
Kurdistan Workers Party Kurdistan Workers Party fighters ambush the Turkish Army in Diyarbakır Province, resulting in the death of 13 soldiers and five militants.
Yemen At least six Yemeni militants are killed following an air strike on a police station in the Abyan Governorate that the militants had overrun.
Suicide bombing A suicide bombing at a mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan, kills four people and injures 11 including the head of the provincial religious council while they were praying for Ahmed Wali Karzai.
2011 Syrian uprising 2011 Syrian uprising: Several deaths are reported as a security crackdown continues against anti-government protests in Syria.