Jamaican Prime Minister The Prime Minister of Jamaica Bruce Golding announces plans to step down as soon as the Jamaica Labour Party announces its new leader in December.
Abdullah King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia announces reforms giving women the right to vote and run in municipal elections.
Senate elections Senate elections in France result in a left-wing majority, headed by the Socialist Party, for the first time in the history of the Fifth Republic.
Forest fire An out-of-control forest fire near the Canadian town of Fort McMurray in Alberta causes the closure of Highway 63.
Buddha Air A Buddha Air flight taking tourists to see Mount Everest crashes in Nepal, killing 19 people.
Central Intelligence Agency Gunfire is reported at a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) compound in the Afghan capital Kabul.
United Nations Security Council The United Nations Security Council urges all sides in the 2011 Yemeni uprising to "show maximum restraint".
Iraq Four consecutive bombings kill at least 10 people and injure 70 others in the Iraqi city of Karbala.
Suicide bombing A suicide bombing near a church in Central Java, Indonesia, kills at least two people and injures several others.