Mike Rann Mike Rann, the Premier of the Australian state of South Australia, announces that he will be resigning on October 20 to be replaced by Education Minister Jay Weatherill.
London Mayor Boris Johnson says he will return early from his family holiday on Tuesday to deal with the riots.
Fresh violence breaks out in Hackney, Lewisham, Peckham, Croydon and several other areas of London as Home Secretary Theresa May meets with police chiefs to discuss the crisis.
High Court of Australia The High Court of Australia grants an injunction against the removal of asylum seekers to Malaysia until a full hearing later this month.
People's Republic of China More than 100,000 people have been evacuated from China's Shandong Province as former Typhoon Muifa travels along the eastern coast as a tropical storm.
Rice Rice futures trading on the Tokyo Grain Exchange is suspended following fears that the Japanese crop has been contaminated by radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
Stock market Stock markets in Asia, Australia, and the United States fall further after the credit rating of the United States is downgraded with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling by over 634 points, 5.55%.
British Navy The Royal Navy appoints its first female war ship commander; Lieutenant Commander Sarah West, 39, will take command of Portland 6 in April 2012.
2011 Syrian uprising Kuwait and Bahrain recall their ambassadors to Syria in protest of the violence, a day after Saudi Arabia recalled its ambassador.
Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, again warns the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad to stop violence against civilians.