The coalition The British Government launches a new e-petition website to encourage the public to prompt parliamentary debate on topics they feel are important. Several petitions concern proposals for and against restoring the death penalty, last used in the UK in 1964.
Nelson Jobim Nelson Jobim resigns as the Minister of Defence in Brazil after making critical remarks about the government of President Dilma Rousseff and fellow Ministers - he is replaced by Celso Amorim.
Heather Mills Heather Mills claims that a Mirror Group journalist admitted hacking into her phone and listening to a message from then-boyfriend Paul McCartney - Piers Morgan has admitted to hearing it although he was not the journalist involved.
Donald Rumsfeld A judge rules that Donald Rumsfeld can be sued personally for damages by a U.S. Army veteran in his 50s who says he was imprisoned unjustly and tortured by the U.S. military in Iraq.
Sky News Sky News reports new evidence that North Korean officials have been involved in the illegal drugs trade.
Southern United States Fourteen states in the Southern United States are on a heat alert with several dozen deaths since July as part of a heat wave.
Japanese The Japanese government led by Prime Minister Naoto Kan announces that it is firing three senior bureaucrats responsible for nuclear energy policy as a result of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster earlier this year.
Tropical Storm Emily Tropical Storm Emily is expected to make landfall on Haiti where it is expected to cause heavy flooding.
Stock market Stock markets around the world fall on the back of concerns about global economic growth with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling by 4%.
Afghanistan A senior intelligence officer in Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security, Payenda Khan, is killed in a bombing in Kunduz Province.