Penny Wong Penny Wong, the first openly gay member of the Australian Cabinet, announces that her partner will be having a baby.
Wisconsin Voters in some parts of the US state of Wisconsin go to the polls for recall elections for six Republican Party State Senators with Republicans retaining four of the six seats and their majority in the chamber.
Warren Jeffs Warren Jeffs, former leader of the FLDS Church and formerly on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, is sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years for a conviction on child sexual assault charges.
English The far-right English Defense League says it will send its members onto the streets to quell riots.
The Football Association calls off a friendly match between the England and Netherlands national teams.
The Prime Minister David Cameron returns to Britain to chair an emergency meeting on the crisis and later recalls Parliament on Thursday.
Rioting continues in London with lawlessness spreading to other English cities such as Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham.
Typhoon Muifa At least four people are dead and two missing after former Typhoon Muifa hits South Korea - 600 homes had earlier been destroyed in the People's Republic of China.
Federal Reserve The U.S. Federal Reserve announces it will keep interest rates at "exceptionally low levels" at least through mid 2013, though it makes no commitment for further quantitative easing.
August 2011 stock markets fall The Dow Jones Industrial Average on the New York Stock Exchange as world stock markets recover after recent falls.
The Australian and New Zealand dollars continue to fall as investors seek security with the Aussie dollar falling below parity.
South Korea's financial authorities promise to take action to stabilise markets as stocks on the Korea Exchange continue to fall.