High Court of Australia The High Court of Australia rules against plans by the government of Australia to send 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia.
Wildfire Wildfires of the Possum Kingdom Complex severely damage homes and infrastructure in the US states of Texas and Oklahoma.
United States Justice Department The United States Justice Department files an antitrust lawsuit to prevent AT&T from taking over T-Mobile USA.
ExxonMobil ExxonMobil and OAO Rosneft reach a deal which may reach $500 billion in projects in the Arctic, Gulf of Mexico, and the Black Sea.
68th Venice International Film Festival The 68th Venice International Film Festival gets underway in Venice, Italy.
Syrian Army Syrian Army troops reportedly raid neighbourhoods in the town of Hama looking for anti-government activists.
Tripoli Tripoli doctor Gassem Baruni tells the Associated Press that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's daughter Hana Moammar Gadafi - thought to have been killed in 1986 US airstrikes - worked for him as a surgeon before she disappeared on August 25.