Gatorade Drinks firm Gatorade ends its endorsement deal with golfer Tiger Woods after his string of extra-marital affairs.
Visaginas Thousands of people protest in Visaginas about a four-fold rise in electricity prices after their local Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant was shut down.
Karak, Pakistan 3 people die and over 20 are injured after a suicide bomber targets a police station with his van in Karak, Pakistan.
Islam 10 people die and at least 20 are injured after Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf attacks a village in Maluso, Basilan early in the morning.
Colombia Constitutional judges in Colombia reject a referendum to allow President Álvaro Uribe to stand for a third term in office.
Yuan A drought causes at least 10 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) in direct economic loss at Fanaga village of Luquan county, near Kunming, capital of Yunnan.
Lantern Festival 19 are killed and dozens are injured by firecrackers during the Lantern Festival celebrations in Puning, Guangdong.
Dera Ghazi Khan At least 2 die and 7 injuries are caused in a skirmish between two religious groups in Dera Ghazi Khan in Pakistan.
Egypt Egyptian prosecutors begin investigating yesterday's incident where an Italian cruise liner smashed into a dock at Sharm el-Sheikh during severe weather conditions, killing sailors from Brazil, Honduras and India and injuring several passengers.
Prime Minister of India Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh arrives in Saudi Arabia on the first PM visit there since Indira Gandhi's in 1982.
2010 Chile earthquake New Zealand's Chatham Islands, French Polynesia, Hawaii and Ecuador's Galápagos Islands are among the other world areas struck by the resulting tsunami as the "biggest tsunami warning in history" gets underway.
President Michelle Bachelet declares parts of her country as "catastrophe zones" as Pacific Ocean cities brace themselves for potential tsunamis and waves of over 2 metres strike Juan Fernández.