Afghanistan Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai resubmits his proposal for forming the cabinet after his previous selection was rejected by the National Assembly.
Kuomintang Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party wins all three seats in by-elections against the ruling Kuomintang.
South Africa South African President Jacob Zuma urges party unity and warns economic recovery will be slow at a gathering celebrating the 98th anniversary of the African National Congress.
India An Indian man is set on fire in Melbourne, Australia, in the latest in a series of attacks on Indian nationals in the country.
Sri Lanka The Sri Lankan army releases over 700 former Tamil Tiger fighters after a rehabilitation program.
Hong Kong 30 people are injured after bottles of acid are thrown from a building into a busy street in Hong Kong.
Member of parliament British MP and MLA Iris Robinson is expelled by the Democratic Unionist Party after further details emerge of her involvement in a political and sex scandal.
Germany Hundreds of flights are cancelled in Germany as the severe weather conditions across Europe continue. The government asks people to buy several days worth of food and retreat indoors for the rest of the week.
Earthquake A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes offshore near Eureka, California, with reports of damage and local power outages.
Venezuela Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez announces that the national currency, the bolívar, will be devalued for the first time since 2005, by between 17% and 50%.
Malaysia A fourth church is attacked in Malaysia as a row over the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims deepens.
United States The United States warns against an attack by "regional extremists" on an Air Uganda flight between Uganda and Sudan.