NASA NASA announces the "Voyager 1" space probe has left the Solar System becoming the first man-made object to reach interstellar space.
Church in Wales The governing body of the Church in Wales votes to allow the ordination of women bishops.
Syria Syria applies to join the Chemical Weapons Convention which outlaws the production and use of such weapons.
Fire A massive fire burns parts of the boardwalk in Seaside Park, New Jersey. Numerous decades-old buildings are destroyed.
China The People's Republic of China sets goals for use of coal as part of a comprehensive plan for reducing air pollution.
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, leaves the Royal Air Force to devote his energies to Royal and community work.
Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki American born Islamist militant Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki is shot dead in a dawn raid in a shootout with his former al-Shabaab colleagues in southern Somalia.
Moro National Liberation Front The Moro National Liberation Front attacks the Philippines town of Lamitan with five people missing and two injured.