Xbox One After receiving negative feedback, Microsoft decides to change many features of its upcoming Xbox One.
Domenico Dolce An Italian court convicts fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion, giving them suspended sentences and heavy fines.
Judicial system An Italian court rejects an appeal by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi against his conviction for tax fraud.
Nigel Evans Nigel Evans, Deputy Speaker of the UK House of Commons, is arrested on suspicion of three counts of indecent assault.
France Flash flooding in southwest France claims two victims and causes the shrine at Lourdes to be closed.
Samara Oblast A man is killed and more than 6,000 people are evacuated following an explosion at an arms depot in the Samara Oblast in central Russia.
Indian Army The Indian Army is deployed to help rescue people in the flood-hit northern states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, where the number of confirmed deaths has reached 130.
James Gandolfini American actor James Gandolfini, best known for portraying Tony Soprano in "The Sopranos", dies of a heart attack at the age of 51.
Al-Shabaab An al-Shabaab-led assault on the UNDP base in Mogadishu leaves 22 dead, including militants, security personnel, and civilians.