Tony Tan Keng Yam Tony Tan Keng Yam becomes the President-elect of Singapore after winning the presidential election.
Indian Indian social activist Anna Hazare breaks a hunger strike after Parliament passes strong anti-corruption laws.
British government The Government of the United Kingdom pledges to raise the issue of the murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher, allegedly by a Libyan official outside the embassy in London in 1984, with the new government in Tripoli.
Tram Five people are killed and at least 27 injured when a tram derails in the Santa Teresa neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro.
Hurricane Irene The state of Vermont is badly affected by the storm with the towns of Wilmington, Brattleboro and Dover all badly flooded and at least one death.
2011 MTV Video Music Awards The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards conclude in Los Angeles with Katy Perry winning Video of the Year for Firework.
Notting Hill Carnival The Notting Hill Carnival, the world's second largest street festival, gets underway peacefully in London with a heavy police presence due to recent riots.
Suicide bombing At least 29 people are killed in a suicide bombing in Baghdad's largest Sunni mosque including Khalid al-Fahdawi, a member of the Council of Representatives of Iraq.