Kirsty Sword Gusmão Kirsty Sword Gusmão, wife of East Timor's Prime Minister, backed by head of East Timor's child protection agency Carmen da Cruz, demands Australian woman Lala Noronha return to Dili 15 Timorese teenagers she has in Malaysia. However, the youths have stated that they do not want to go back.
Israel Israeli warplanes bomb a smuggling tunnel east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip in an early morning raid close to the Egyptian border in response to a Palestinian rocket attack which landed in an open area south of the city of Ashkelon, causing no damage or casualties.
Germany Polls in Germany, particularly Bavaria, indicate the church's credibility has decreased and government data indicates people are leaving the church.
U.S. House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives passes the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.