Bombing near a girls' school in Lower Dir A bombing near a girls' school in Lower Dir, Pakistan kills seven, including three U.S. Marines, marking the first time U.S. soldiers are killed in that country.
Darwin A man detonates a homemade bomb outside a shopping mall in Darwin, Australia, wounding 15 people.
NASA NASA and Cornell University have given up attempting to move the "Spirit" rover, currently stuck in sand near Home Plate, Gusev crater on the planet Mars, and are converting it into a stationary outpost. Its twin rover, "Opportunity", remains mobile on Mars.
Somali pirates Pirates off the coast of Somalia seize a North Korean-flagged cargo ship south of Yemen.
International Criminal Court Judges at the International Criminal Court rule that Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir could face charges of genocide over the War in Darfur.
Avatar "Avatar" becomes the highest grossing film in the U.S. and Canada while surpassing the 2 billion dollars mark in worldwide sales.
L'Homme Qui Marche I "L'Homme Qui Marche I" by Alberto Giacometti, a bronze sculpture sells in London for £65,001,250, a new world record auction price.