President Debt negotiations between President of the United States Barack Obama and Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner collapse.
Police Two Mexican police officers assigned to guard the United States consulate in Monterrey are killed in a drive-by shooting while off duty.
Conspiracy to hack mobile phones British Labour MP Tom Watson says he is contacting Scotland Yard after two former "News of the World" executives contradicted James Murdoch's evidence to a Parliamentary Select Committee.
The Crown Office confirms that Strathclyde Police will investigate phone hacking and breaches of data protection in Scotland.
Asylum seeker Up to 100 asylum seekers, many from Iran, riot again at Australia's Christmas Island Immigration Reception and Processing Centre.
North Korea North Korea appoints Ri Yong-ho as its new negotiator in the Six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear weapons program.
South Korea South Korea seeks a bilateral meeting with North Korea to discuss nuclear issues at the sidelines of an ASEAN Regional Forum in Bali, Indonesia.
Famine Canada is giving C$50 million more, in addition to the $22 million it has already donated, to aid agencies working in East Africa
The al-Shabaab Islamist militant group in Somalia says a ban on aid groups working in parts of the country remains.
Nepal Nepalese officials say monsoon rains have swollen two major rivers in the country and have increased the threat of widespread flooding.
General Electric General Electric reports stronger than expected earnings, largely due to industrial sales outside the United States.
2011 Malawian protests 2011 Malawian protests: Authorities block a mass funeral for seven people killed during anti-government riots.
2011 Syrian uprising 2011 Syrian uprising: Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets after Friday prayers in cities across Syria.
2011 Utoya/Oslo attacks Police arrest a Norwegian man Anders Behring Breivik for the shooting at Utøya with reports of links to right-wing extremism.
An explosion damages government buildings in Oslo, Norway at 15:25; at eight people are killed and several are reportedly injured.