David Cameron David Cameron, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, cuts short a tour of Africa due to the News of the World phone hacking affair inquiry.
United Kingdom United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence, Liam Fox announces plans to reduce the British Army to its smallest size since the start of the Second Boer War just over a century ago. By 2020, troop numbers will be reduced from the present 101,000 to 82,000, with a greater reliability on Territorial Army soldiers.
Egyptian government A new Cabinet is sworn in in Egypt, with half the former members being replaced due to ongoing protests since the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
Israeli rights group An Israeli rights group, "No Minor Matter", criticises the Israeli government for jailing Palestinian stone throwers under the age of 14.
San Francisco County Superior Court The San Francisco County Superior Court in the US state of California announces plans to cut 200 jobs and close 25 out of 63 court rooms due to budget problems.
Somali A Somali man Omer Abdi Mohamed pleads guilty in the US city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, to helping recruit people to travel to Somalia to assist the terror group al-Shabab.
Blog The trial of five bloggers in the United Arab Emirates for advocating democratic reforms resumes.
U.S. Secretary of State The United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in India for two days of talks with the Indian government.
Eastern The eastern United States will have a heat wave this week which has already commenced in the Plains States and Midwest.
Philadelphia Daily News The "Philadelphia Daily News" reports that Cardinal Justin Rigali will resign five months after a U.S. grand jury accuses the Archdiocese of Philadelphia that he heads of failing to investigate claims of sexual abuse of children by clergy in the diocese.
Japan Nine months after a goodwill gesture Japan and South Korea will commence negotiations in August on the return of more than 1,200 volumes of ancient Korean royal archives taken during Japanese rule between 1910 and 1945.
Hotan Rioting at a police station in Hotan in the Xinjiang region of western China kills at least four people.
David Petraeus US General David Petraeus hands over command of NATO forces in Afghanistan to United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General John R. Allen.
Arab Spring Qatar suspends operations at its embassy in Syria, after it was attacked by government supporters.
Former Foreign Minister Abdel Rahman Shalgham says that the Libyan government was responsible for the bombing of UTA Flight 772 in 1989 over Niger.