- A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia rules that the United States government cannot indefinitely detain U.S. residents as "enemy combatants." (AP via CNN)
- At least 78 die in monsoons in Bangladesh. (AP via CNN)
- Two-thirds of the Iraqi Council of Representatives removes Speaker of the Council of Representatives Mahmoud al-Mashhadani due to repeated acts of violence to other members by him or his staff. (New York Times)
- Flooding in the southern Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Fujian, and Jiangxi damage agricultural land and crops, kill 66 people, and force 600,000 people from their homes. (BBC)
- Majeedah Bolkiah—daughter of Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei—marries Khairul Khalil, an official in the office of the Prime Minister in a lavish Islamic wedding ceremony. (AP via Yahoo! News)
- Newcastle, New South Wales remains on alert for rising floodwaters from the Hunter River as people evacuated from Maitland, New South Wales return to their home. (AAP via the West Australian)
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