Republican Party Republican Party candidates in the 2012 US presidential election hold a debate in California's Simi Valley.
First Minister of Scotland Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond unveils a legislative programme for the coming year which includes plans to create a single police force and a single fire service for Scotland.
Indian Prime Minister The Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh and the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina sign an accord ending four decades of disputes over the borders of India and Bangladesh.
Tropical Storm Lee Heavy rain in the middle of Pennsylvania causes 1000 students in the Derry Township School District to be stranded at the Hershey Middle School.
Tropical Storm Nate Tropical Storm Nate is set to arrive at the Atlantic coast of Mexico tonight or tomorrow morning.
Yak Service A Yak Service Yak-42 carrying the KHL hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crashes near Yaroslavl, Russia, killing 44.
Swede The Swedish car maker Saab Automobile files for bankruptcy in a self-managed reconstruction process.
Economy of Australia The economy of Australia recovers, achieving 1.2% growth in the second quarter after floods led to a contraction of .9% in the second quarter.
ICM Registry ICM Registry – the company that sponsors the .xxx Internet top-level domain for adult entertainment, planned for launch in 2012 – is giving organisations and people in the public eye the opportunity to block their names from being used by websites with the suffix.
Bomb explosion A bomb explosion outside the Delhi High Court in the Indian court in New Delhi kills at least nine people and injures another 45.