7.0 magnitude earthquake A 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern coast of Japan's Ryukyu Island.
NY New York Democratic Governor David Paterson announces he will not run in the New York gubernatorial election of 2010.
Minnesota An experiment in Minnesota's Soudan Mine reports detection of weakly interacting massive particles, a form of cold dark matter, with masses of 7-11 billion electronvolts.
Politiken "Politiken" apologises for its reprint of a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad with a bomb-shaped turban in 2008 but is criticised by other Danish newspapers.
Iceberg It is reported that an iceberg the size of Luxembourg has struck the Mertz Glacier, breaking it in half.
Prince Prince settles his court case with MCD Productions which had sued the musician after he cancelled a 2008 Croke Park concert at short notice.
North Korea The official North Korean news agency KCNA announces the country has detained four South Koreans for crossing the border into the country.
Burmese Burma's Supreme Court rejects an appeal by detained National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi against an 18 month extension on her house arrest.
Stampede At least 16 people are killed in a stampede at Djinguereber Mosque in Mali's northwestern city of Timbuktu.
MS ''Costa Europa'' The cruise ship MS "Costa Europa" crashes into a dock in the Egyptian port of Sharm al-Sheikh, killing three people.
Taliban At least 17 people killed as Taliban suicide bombers carry out a string of attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan
Syria Syrian President Bashar Assad hosts Hezbollah head Hassan Nasrallah and Iranian leader Ahmadinajad in Damascus where they condemn the United States and Israel
Police Turkish police launch a second wave of arrests of military officers tied to the alleged "Sledgehammer" coup plot.
Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued a 300-page report on democracy and human rights in Venezuela under Hugo Chávez.
Brazil Brazilian police investigate after a newborn baby dies while two doctors argue during the mother's labour in an Ivinhema hospital.
Wang Meng Wang Meng wins her third gold medal in the 1,000 meters short track at Vancouver to become China's first winter Olympian to win three gold medals at one Games and give China all the women's titles.
KwaZulu-Natal A girls' boarding school dormitory in KwaZulu-Natal is shut down due to widespread lesbian activity.
Kim Yuna Kim Yuna, Korean figure skater,won the gold medal with new world record in both short programme and free skate with the total of 228.56, which is another world record in the total score, becoming the first South Korean skater to medal in any discipline of figure skating at the Olympic Games. Kim's gold medal was South Korea's first medal at the Winter Olympics.