2011 U.S. debt ceiling crisis Barack Obama, the President of the United States, and Congressional leaders reach a deal on extending the debt ceiling.
The Senate of the United States fails to pass legislation lifting the debt ceiling with compromise talks continuing.
Mexico Mexican Federal Police say suspected cartel leader José Antonio Acosta Hernández, who was arrested on Friday, has confessed to ordering the murder of 1,500 people in the country's northern state of Chihuahua.
Caribbean Airlines No-one was killed when a Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737 plane crashed and split in two at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Guyana
Moscow At least seven people drown after a collision between a pleasure boat and a barge in central Moscow, Russia.
Syrian soldiers At least 121 people are killed in a Syrian Army tank raid on the town of Hama and over 150 people are reportedly killed across the country.
Kashgar At least 9 people including a suspect are killed and 28 others are injured in a knife attack in Kashgar, west Xinjiang, China, marking the second attack of the month in Xinjiang.