United States The United States Republican Party officially nominates Mitt Romney as its candidate in the 2012 presidential election at the National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
France French officials open up a murder case in the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat following a "complaint against X" by his widow.
Israel An Israeli court rules that Israel is not responsible for the death of American activist Rachel Corrie at the hands of an Israeli Army bulldozer in the Gaza Strip in 2003.
Hurricane Isaac Tropical Storm Isaac is upgraded to a category 1 hurricane as the storm makes landfall along the Gulf Coast in Louisiana.
Chinese At least four Chinese fishermen die and another twelve are missing in the Korea Strait as Typhoon Bolaven hits South Korea. The Chinese meteo service issues a blue alert.
Safi Afandi A Muslim Sufi leader, Safi Afandi, is killed in a suicide bomb attack in the Russian republic of Dagestan.
Juan Manuel Santos Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos announces the start of preliminary peace talks with the FARC-EP guerrilla group.
Mombasa Clashes continue in Mombasa, protesting the killing of radical Muslim Kenyan cleric Aboud Rogo. The government of Kenya orders a swift investigation.
India At least one person is killed and another four injured in renewed fighting in the Indian city of Kokrajhar in the state of Assam.
Druze Twelve people are killed in a twin-blast bomb attack by unknown people at the entrance of a Druze cemetery in the Jaramana district of southeast Damascus.