EMI EMI places its Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, London, up for sale in an attempt to ease the debt burden created by Terra Firma Capital Partners' leveraged buyout of the company.
Libya Libya detains Irish nationals at its airport in Tripoli due to the escalation of a dispute between it and Switzerland which has led Libya to refuse anyone from the Schengen area, despite Ireland not being a member.
Queen Rania Queen Rania of Jordan meets with CEOs of mobile operators from around the world in Barcelona on Monday to rally support for the 1GOAL global education campaign.
''Queen Mary 2'' The "Queen Mary 2" arrives at the Port of Shanghai, making her first port call in China since her maiden voyage in 2004.
Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI issues a statement after a two-day meeting with all Irish bishops in the Vatican, including labelling paedophilia a "heinous crime", but his nuncio refuses to appear before an inquiry in Dáil Éireann.
Mahmoud al-Mabhouh Dubai police release the passport photographs of 11 “Europeans” suspected of the murder of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.