Tunis Thousands of Tunisians, mostly women, protest in Tunis against attempts by the Islamist-led government to reduce women's rights.
The state Three people are found dead in a burning car in a parking lot in Maine, in the United States.
Mohammed Mursi Two Egyptian journalists, critics of President Mohammed Mursi, are to be put on trial for their alleged incitement to murder Mursi and lead sectarian discord.
Vatican The Vatican orders Pope Benedict XVI's former butler to stand trial for his alleged involvement in leaking allegations of corruption in the Holy See.
Iran Iran announces that the death toll from the 2012 Ahar-Varzaqan earthquakes is 306 with 3,037 injured.
Director-General Outgoing BBC Director-General Mark Thompson is appointed CEO of "The New York Times", taking up his role in November.
Helen Gurley Brown American publisher and editor Helen Gurley Brown, editor-in-chief of "Cosmopolitan" magazine and a leader of 1960s sexual revolution dies at the age of 90 in New York City.
WikiLeaks reveals data showing that the U.S. government has been secretly spying on the public using civilian security cameras with Trapwire.
Syrian civil war Danny Al Baaj, Syria’s representative at the UN Human Rights Council, defects to Switzerland.
Opposition forces in eastern Syria report downing a fighter jet; the Syrian government denies this claim, stating that the plane crashed due to technical problems.
Syrian forces kill at least 10 people at the entrance of Jdeidet Artouz district of Damascus according to opposition sources.