International Space Station A three-man crew lands safely after four months in the International Space Station.
British government The UK Government announces a shake-up of secondary education qualifications, which will see GCSEs in core subjects in England replaced by a qualification called the English Baccalaureate.
China Protests continue at a Chinese co-owned copper mine in the Sagaing Region of Burma over alleged land grabbing and environmental concerns.
Alan Shatter Ireland's justice minister Alan Shatter is involved in an eviction row with a tenant of one of his Florida properties, part of his vast U.S. property portfolio.
Michael O'Kane Michael O'Kane, editor of the "Irish Daily Star", is suspended following his decision to publish topless photographs of Kate Middleton as attempts to shut down the newspaper continue.
Duke Lawyers for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge begin civil proceedings in a French court to halt further publication of topless images of the duchess. Buckingham Palace confirms that a criminal complaint is to be made, for breach of privacy.
Antonin Scalia Justice Antonin Scalia charges that Judge Richard Posner's characterization of the guns rights decision, DC v. Heller, is "bluntly, a lie."
Louisiana State University The Louisiana State University (LSU) main campus at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is evacuated after a bomb threat. It is not clear at this time whether it is related to the two previous similar incidents the previous Friday at the University of Texas at Austin (UT) in Austin, Texas, and North Dakota State University (NDSU) in Fargo, North Dakota.
Death of Ian Tomlinson PC Simon Harwood, cleared over the death of Ian Tomlinson during the 2009 G-20 summit protests in London, is dismissed from the Metropolitan Police after a hearing finds him guilty of gross misconduct.
Police French police announce that they are exploring the possibility that Sylvain Mollier, and not the al-Hilli family, may have been the intended target in the Annecy murders.
Nobel laureate Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi begins a 17-day tour of the United States in a bid to help ease economic sanctions on Myanmar.
United States United States and Japanese government officials agree to put a second missile defence system in Japan.
WikiLeaks Swedish forensic scientists find no conclusive evidence of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's DNA in a torn condom submitted by one of his alleged rape victims. The condom had been a key piece of evidence in Sweden's case against Assange.
Indian At least 13 people, including ten Indians, are killed in a bus accident in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
Typhoon Sanba Typhoon Sanba makes landfall in South Korea near the port of Yeosu causing the cancellation of flights and other transport services; one person is reported dead.
ArcelorMittal ArcelorMittal announces the likely loss of two thousand cold process jobs in Liège, Belgium, after the failure of talks with unions. Unions say the steel maker wants to force an agreement before even starting talks. Wallonia wants to see the long-term plan.
United States The United States and the People's Republic of China exchange WTO trade complaints: the US complaining of China's support for automotive exports, and China complaining of new U.S. duties on several of their products.
Senkaku Islands dispute China dispatches 1000 fishing boats to the Senkaku Islands to counter Japan's nationalization of the islands. Six Chinese surveillance ships may join them.
Japanese Japanese electronics company Panasonic suspends operations at its three factories in the People's Republic of China until Tuesday as a result of the Senkaku Islands dispute.
Rip Curl Rip Curl, the last major Australian surf wear producer with its "own" capital, considers an offer for sale to private buyers.
Occupy Wall Street Hundreds of protesters take to the streets of Manhattan's financial district on the first anniversary of Occupy Wall Street.
Salman Rushdie Writer Sir Salman Rushdie expresses doubt that his 1988 novel "The Satanic Verses" would be published today because of a climate of "fear and nervousness".
Uganda Ugandan police release theatre producer David Cecil on bail after charging him in connection with the staging of "The River and the Mountain", a play which references homosexuality. His court date is 18 October, with a two year jail sentence possible.
2012 diplomatic missions attacks fallout A thousand Afghans hold a violent protest in Kabul about the short film "Innocence of Muslims".
The United States ambassador to the United Nations says there was no plot in the U.S. Consulate attack in Benghazi.
Syrian civil war Syrian Civil War: Human rights investigators from the United Nations expand a secret list of people in Syria suspected of committing war crimes. Diplomat Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro urges the U.N. Security Council to bring the situation to the International Criminal Court.