House of Commons The Treasury Committee of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom releases the first volume of a planned two-volume report on the LIBOR fixing scandal.
U.S. district court A U.S. District Court judge declines Facebook's $20 million offer to settle a lawsuit revolving around privacy, expressing among other concerns that up to half of that money would be paid to attorneys, and none to the victims.
Egypt Egypt's state news agency says President Mohammed Morsi is to attend the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement meeting in Iran at the end of August.
Reserve Bank of India The Reserve Bank of India acknowledges poor data for the current monsoon season.
Jesse Robredo Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo and two pilots are killed after a plane crash in the sea off central Masbate.
War on terror NATO says one soldier died following an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan on August 17.
A drone attack conducted by the United States kills five people in North Waziristan, Pakistan. The Pakistani Foreign Ministry issues an official
Airstrikes carried out by NATO kill at least 13 Taliban militants in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar.
Al-Qaeda militants attack an intelligence headquarters in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, killing at least 14 people.
According to the Free Syrian Army, the defected Vice President Farouk al-Sharaa arrives in Jordan. The government denies the claim.
Syrian opposition forces claim to have advanced close to the Aleppo International Airport in the course of the ongoing Battle of Aleppo. The Syrian state media claim the attacks were repulsed. Heavy fighting is ongoing in Aleppo and Damascus.