July 29, 2009 (Wednesday)
- Nigerian battles
- The death toll in Nigeria's worst violence since November 2008 reaches over 250. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
- Boko Haram members flee Maiduguri after the military storms their leader's base and overruns their enclave. (BBC)
- São Tomé and Príncipe signs a loan deal with former colonial power Portugal aimed at anchoring the dobra to the euro. (BBC)
- Moldova goes to the polls for a parliamentary election, with an exit poll suggesting a setback for the Communist Party. (Boston Globe) (BBC) (Reuters) (The Moscow Tkmes) (Time)[permanent dead link]
- Massoud Barzani is re-elected President of Kurdistan. (IOL)
- Guinea-Bissau former leader Malam Bacai Sanhá wins a presidential run-off to decide who replaces the assassinated João Bernardo Vieira. (BBC)
- A car bomb explodes outside a police barracks in the northern Spanish city of Burgos, injuring dozens of people. (RTÉ) (Sky News)
- An Internet blog belonging to a group calling itself "al-Qaeda Organisation Indonesia" claims responsibility for the July 17 Jakarta hotel bombings. (IOL)
- Iran announces it is to put 20 people detained during protests on trial after the disputed presidential election. (Xinhua) (AFP)
- Venezuela "freezes" diplomatic relations with Colombia, after a dispute over Swedish weapons bought by Venezuela were allegedly found on FARC rebels. (Colombia Reports) (El Universal)[permanent dead link] (BBC)
- Dozens of people are arrested at opposition rallies in Kyrgyzstan, protesting against the disputed presidential election. (Press TV) (AFP) (The Straits Times)
- China announces it will reduce its use of the death penalty for all but the most serious crimes. (China Daily) (Reuters India) (BBC)
- The trial of Sudanese journalist and United Nations worker Lubna Ahmed Hussein, who faces 40 lashes for wearing trousers, is adjourned. (BBC)
- French President Nicolas Sarkozy claims he is fine after his fainting fit. (IOL)
- The International Monetary Fund says it will take "unprecedented" measures to help poor countries cope with the economic downturn. (BBC)
- Cuba and Russia sign a deal which allows Russia to begin oil exploration in the Gulf of Mexico. (BBC)
- A rocket is launched from Kazakhstan carrying two British-built satellites designed to help monitor natural disasters. (BBC)