*Tianhe-I, developed in China, becomes the world's fastest supercomputer ahead of the publication of the TOP500.
*Dilma Rousseff of the Workers' Party is elected Brazil's first female president.
*Sachin Tendulkar won the People's Choice Award at The Asian Awards at Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane in London.
*Alexandria Mills of the United States crowned as winner of the 2010 Miss World pageant in Sanya,China.
*Commonwealth Bank Of Australia:1st Australian Bank to operate with a full banking license in INDIA(MUMBAI)
*Lincoln Trophy:Volleyball.
*The ChineseTianhe-1A becomes the world's fastest supercomputer.
*Nestor Kirchner,Secretary General of UNASUR and former President of Argentina, dies at age 60.
* The Prime Minister of Barbados,David Thompson, dies in office and is succeeded by Freundel Stuart .
* The World Artistic Gymnastics Championships conclude, with China winning the men's team all-around and Russia winning the women's.
* Iran opened its first nuclear power plant on 21-08-2010 at Bushehr.
* Number of medals won by India in the recently concluded inaugural youth Olympics?8 Medals.(6 silver&2bronze.)
* Which country topped medal chart with a total of 51 medals -- 30 gold, 16 silver and5 bronze in the inaugural youth Olympics heldin Singapore?China
* Spokesperson&editor-in-chief of Wikileaks,website which released over75000 secret US military reports covering war in Afghanistan?Julian Paul Assange
* Kenyan runner who made history, setting a new world record in the 800-meters in the event at an international meet in Berlin, Germany?David Rudisha