Beam Cracks in 3 of the 21 wooden beams of a European Parliament hemicycle roof lead to the temporary closure, among others, of the plenary debate room; parliamentary operations are reportedly unaffected.
Swaziland Swaziland virgins perform an annual reed dance, paying homage to the king, pleasing tourists and compatriots.
A creator Vorayuth Yoovidhya, the grandson of a creator of Red Bull, is arrested in Bangkok after an early morning hit-and-run that killed a police officer.
Hizb ut-Tahrir Three hundred Hizb ut-Tahrir supporters protest in Jakarta ahead of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Indonesia.
Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo wants United Nations sanctions on Rwandese top military officials named in a June U.N. report as supporting the M23 rebels in the current east Congo conflict.
South Korea South Korea and Japan temporarily halt some military cooperation programs in a long-running dispute over control of the Liancourt Rocks. South Korea's first fleet plans a "biannual" drill around the area from September 7 to 11.
North Korea The North Korean state news agency says "Typhoon-15" (Bolaven) left 48 people dead and caused major damage.
Moody's The Moody's agency changes its outlook on the European Union's Aaa credit rating from stable to negative.
Jefferson Starship Jefferson Starship guitarist Mark Abrahamian, aged 46, dies of a heart attack after a concert.
Lonmin Lonmin shares are slightly up on hopes of talks. Solidarity, a major trade union, does not share the optimism yet. A new shooting today at a gold mine in Johannesburg wounds at least four. South Africa conditionally releases 162 of the 270 miners who were detained for killing their fellow miners at Marikana last month.
Car bomb A car bomb explodes near the U.S. consulate in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least three people and wounding up to 19 others.
New Zealand New Zealand announces that it plans to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan's Bamiyan province by the end of April 2013.
International Committee of the Red Cross The head of the international Red Cross, Peter Maurer, arrives in Damascus for a three-day review with the Syrian government of the humanitarian situation.