LGBT organizations Gay rights activists hack the website of the Ugandan prime minister over the government's stance towards homosexuality.
Louisiana Two Louisiana sheriff's deputies are killed and two others wounded in a shooting outside the Bayou Steel Plant, in LaPlace, Louisiana, Louisiana State Police report. Two suspects are in custody and one remains on the loose.
State Department The U.S. State Department calls the UN Secretary-General's decision to attend the 120-member Non-Aligned Movement summit "strange" and "not a good signal".
West Nile virus After an outbreak of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus kills at least 17 people, the mayor of Dallas Mike Rawlings declares a state of emergency in the city. This paves the way for aerial spraying of synthetic pyrethroid insecticides from tonight on. Many residents express their concerns over safety and effectiveness; they suggest other preventive methods of mosquito control. Officials said the measures could cost as much as $1.2 million.
Nuclear regulators Nuclear regulators from nine countries hold an emergency meeting in Brussels after unusual fissures were detected in the basic steel material of the Doel 3 pressurized water reactor vessel. This vessel type was built by now-defunct Rotterdam Drydocks with Krupp steel in 22 operating reactors worldwide, among which 10 in the US. Two 1 GW Belgian reactors will remain shut down at least until October.
South Africa South African police open fire on striking workers at a mine after violent clashes, leaving at least 12 dead.
Gabon Ten people are injured following clashes between anti-government protesters and police in Gabon.
War on terror Iraq: At least 113 people are killed and almost 200 wounded in a series of attacks across Baghdad and five other provinces. The authorities believe al-Qaeda to be responsible. The deadliest explosion strikes an amusement park in the east of the capital, claiming 34 lives and injuring 54, most of them women and children.
Pakistan: Gunmen attack the Pakistan Air Force Minhas base in Punjab with five soldiers and nine attackers reported dead.
Afghanistan: ISAF announces 11 people have been killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, including seven U.S. soldiers and four members of the Afghan National Army. Taliban insurgents claim they downed it.
Police officers British police mass near the Ecuadorean embassy where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange resides, after Britain threatens to use force to extract him.
Syrian civil war An UN official estimates that 1 million people are uprooted by the conflict. 2.5 million people need urgent humanitarian aid, up from 1 million in March.