Police in Russia Russian police arrest a former senior police officer Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov suspected of organising the murder of former Kremlin reporter Anna Politkovskaya in 2006.
North Korea North Korea indicates it is ready to bring about a self-imposed moratorium on its nuclear weapons program.
Hurricane Irene Hurricane Irene strengthens to Category 3 status as it heads towards The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos and then the East Coast of the United States.
Steve Jobs Steve Jobs resigns as the CEO of Apple Inc. Tim Cook took over the CEO position for the company.
Moody's Moody's credit rating agency downgrades Japan to Aa3 due to weak economic growth prospects and high levels of public debt.
Al-Qaeda Air strikes kill 30 Al-Qaeda linked militants near Zinjibar in Yemen's Abyan Governorate with eight army soldiers killed in fighting.
Heavy gunfire A former United Nations weapons inspector, Olli Heinonen, warns that a research centre near Tripoli has materials that could be used to make a nuclear dirty bomb.
Muammar Gaddafi vows to fight until "death or victory" despite the capture of his Bab al-Azizia compound in southern Tripoli.
National Transitional Council Chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil announces legislative and presidential elections within eight months, and promises that Muammar Gaddafi will be tried in Libya.