Philippine Senate The Philippine Senate Electoral Tribunal proclaims Aquilino Pimentel III as the winner of the 2007 election days after Migz Zubiri resigned due to alleged electoral fraud.
Parliament The Parliament of the United Kingdom comes back from its summer break to debate the 2011 England riots.
Umar Patek Umar Patek, a key suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings, faces trial on terrorism charges in Jakarta after being extradicted from Pakistan to Indonesia.
Israel Final approval is given for the building of 1,600 Israeli settler homes in "disputed" East Jerusalem by Israeli Interior Minister Eli Yishai despite a diplomatic rebuke Tuesday from the United States over earlier construction plans.
City Council The City Council in the New Zealand city of Christchurch announces plans to rebuild its central business district after the recent earthquake.
August 2011 stock markets fall Stock markets in Asia and Australia fall on the back of a sharp decline in Wednesday's trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
Police officers At least five people including four police officers are killed after a bomb explodes near a police van in the Pakistani city of Peshawar.
Karen Drambjan Karen Drambjan, a left-wing Estonian lawyer, storms the Defense Ministry in Tallinn and takes two hostages, but is killed when special police forces storm the building.