Prorogation Canadians take to the streets to protest the prorogation of the 40th Canadian Parliament.
California A strong weather system leaves damage in the U.S. states of California and Arizona after producing flooding rains, strong winds, and a rare outbreak of tornadoes in the region.
Thai Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra leaves Cambodia on the eve of anti-government protests in Thailand.
United States A new assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey says Venezuela may hold double the oil reserves of Saudi Arabia.
Jim McCormick Jim McCormick, the director of the U.K. company manufacturing the controversial ADE 651 bomb detectors, is arrested on suspicion of fraud.
American Civil Liberties Union The American Civil Liberties Union condemns a U.S. Justice Department report that suggested 47 Guantánamo Bay detainees should be held indefinitely without trial.
Japan Japanese prosecutors question Representative Ichirō Ozawa over an alleged party funding scandal.
Iran A passenger train in Iran derails, killing at least eight people and wounding at least fifteen others.
Corpse Between 100 and 150 bodies are found stuffed in wells in the village of Kuru following religious clashes in Jos, Nigeria.
Landslide Eight people are killed and 13 missing after flash floods and landslides hit Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Venezuela Thousands of protesters demonstrate in Venezuela for and against the polices of President Hugo Chávez amid a currency revaluation and energy shortages in the country.
United States U.S. Vice President Joe Biden holds talks with Iraqi political leaders ahead of the March parliamentary election.