Soyuz rocket A Russian Soyuz rocket begins its mission to the International Space Station with three international crew members.
Israeli Hundreds of Israeli protesters gather in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and Beersheba to show their solidarity with the man who self immolated on 14 July 2012.
US Secretary of State Egyptian protesters throw tomatoes and shoes at US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's motorcade during her first visit to the country since the election of President Mohamed Morsi.
African Union The African Union choose Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma of South Africa as its leader, making her the first woman to occupy the post, in a hard fought battle with incumbent Jean Ping of Gabon.
Russia Saudi Arabia criticises comments by Russia about the human rights situation in the country, calling them "hostile".
Rwanda Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo agree an international border force to patrol their mutual border.
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates open new pipelines bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping lane that Iran has repeatedly threatened to close.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Organisers pull the plug on a duet between Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney at Hyde Park, London, after it breached its legal curfew.
Libya The President of Libya's Olympic committee, Ahmed Nabil al Taher al Alam, is abducted in Tripoli.
Syrian uprising (2011–present) Opposition fighters battle Syrian government forces in poor districts of Damascus.
The Red Cross (ICRC) says the conflict is now in effect a civil war, meaning combatants will now be officially subject to the Geneva Conventions.