Henry Tang Henry Tang resigns as the Chief Secretary for Administration in Hong Kong with the expectation that he will run for Chief Executive of Hong Kong in next year's election.
FBI The FBI arrests Rezwan Ferdaus, a 26-year-old American citizen, for plotting to fly remotely-controlled planes filled with explosives into The Pentagon and the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Newspaper columnist Australian newspaper columnist Andrew Bolt loses an action in the Federal Court of Australia in relation to breaches of the Racial Discrimination Act in columns about nine prominent aborigines.
Korean Japan asks South Korea to block plans to build a monument to Korean World War II "comfort women" near the Japanese embassy in Seoul.
Line 10 The Chinese city of Shanghai shuts down line 10 of its metro system and slows down train speed following a collision that injured 271 people.
Stampede A stampede on a docked ferry in Indonesia's East Java province results in eight deaths and dozens more injured.
Philippines Residents and authorities in the Philippines clean up after Typhoon Nesat which killed at least 20 people, most in and near the capital Manila.
CDC The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention links an outbreak of listeriosis that has caused 13 deaths and 72 illnesses in 18 states to infected cantaloupes from Colorado.
Boeing 787 The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrives in Tokyo, Japan, to commence service with All Nippon Airways.
Greek nationals Greek transport workers commence a two-day strike over the latest austerity measures passed by the Hellenic Parliament overnight.
Prime minister of New Zealand The Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key announces that a second New Zealand Special Air Service soldier has died in fighting in Afghanistan.