CERN CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) produces notable fluctuations in search for Higgs Boson particle.
Latvia Voters in Latvia go to the polls for the Latvian parliamentary dissolution referendum with 95 per cent of voters supporting dissolution of the Saeima.
Sri Lanka Voters in Sri Lanka go to the polls for local elections, with one person dying in clashes between supporters of rival parties in the Anuradhapura district.
Federal Aviation Administration Nearly 4,000 employees of the US Federal Aviation Administration are furloughed due to Congressional authorisation for its programs lapsing.
Daryoush Rezaei Daryoush Rezaei, an Iranian scientist, is shot dead outside his home in Tehran. It was reported that the scientist had links to the country's nuclear programme.
Grand Prairie A gunman fatally shoots six people, including himself, and wounds four others in a shooting in Grand Prairie, Texas.
Conspiracy to hack mobile phones Claims of phone hacking at the "Daily Mirror" and other Trinity Mirror publications are made by former "Mirror" journalist James Hipwell.
Asylum seeker Asylum seekers at the Scherger Immigration Detention Centre near Weipa in the Australian state of Queensland start harming themselves in protest.
Kim Sung-hwan Kim Sung-hwan, the South Korean Minister for Foreign Affairs, meets with Pak Ui-chun, his North Korean counterpart, on the sidelines of an ASEAN meeting in Bali, Indonesia.
Famine Somalia's Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali accuses al-Shabab of preventing people from leaving the region in search of food as central government condemns militants from blocking aid workers.
Gatluak Gai Gatluak Gai, a key South Sudanese rebel leader who signed a peace deal with the Sudanese government this week, is killed.
Civil war 2011 Libyan civil war: Rebels claim to have fired rockets at a meeting of senior Gaddafi-regime officials in the capital Tripoli.
2011 Syrian uprising 2011 Syrian uprising: The United Nations says Syrian forces may have committed crimes against humanity amid the ongoing protests.
2011 Utoya/Oslo attacks 2011 Norway attacks: The death toll from the shootings on Utøya and bombing in Oslo reaches at least 92.