• Mexican Drug War:
  • Four suspected drug traffickers of the Sinaloa Cartel, including the cousin of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Mexico's most-wanted drug lord, are captured in Spain. (BBC News)
• A Libyan army general Mohammed Hadia al Feitouri is shot dead in Benghazi. (BBC)

• The death toll from recent floods in the Philippines capital Manila and surrounding regions rises to 60. (AAP via SBS)
• The United States says they are planning to help clean up herbicide Agent Orange from areas of Vietnam, the first time since the Vietnam War ended in 1975. (CNN)

• The South Korean Yonhap news agency reports that the President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak is considering visiting the disputed Liancourt Rocks, which are also claimed by Japan. (Yonhap)

• Tens of thousands of people attend the state funeral for President John Atta Mills in Accra, Ghana. (BBC)

• Disappearance of Tia Sharp: A body is discovered in Tia Sharp's grandmother's house, and police announce that they are looking for the girl's step-grandfather. (Sky News)

• 2012 Summer Olympics:
  • Colombia's Mariana Pajón wins gold at the Women's BMX final, making it the second gold medal in the history of the South American country. (El Tiempo)
• Juventus coach Antonio Conte is banned for 10 months due to his alleged role in match-fixing. (BBC)