Lady Gaga Lady Gaga breaks a YouTube most viewed record, becoming "Queen of YouTube" with more than one billion views.
U.S Secretary of State United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls again on Israel and the Palestinians to make a better effort to pursue peace.
Arisman Pongruangrong Senior red-shirt leader Arisman Pongruangrong climbs down a rope to escape an arrest attempt by Thai security forces laying siege to Thaksin Shinawatra's SC Park Hotel in Bangkok. He urges protesters to leave Ratchaprasong "to avoid being used as human shields".
2010 BRIC summit The 2010 BRIC summit opens in Brasília amidst growing cooperation and calls for a bigger role.
Mohammad Khatami It is reported that Mohammad Khatami, an ex-president of Iran, has been barred from leaving the country.
Popular protests As a result of popular protests in the north and capital of the country President Kurmanbek Bakiyev officially resigns after he leaves Kyrgyzstan for Kazakhstan.
Gordon Brown and David Cameron admitted that Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats, put forward a very good case for his party at last night's election debate.
Quetta At least ten people die and another 35 are wounded in a suicide attack on a hospital in Quetta.
United Nations The United Nations commission investigating the events and circumstances surrounding the assassination of Benazir Bhutto submits its report which states that the murder was "avoidable" and the inquiry was bungled.
Prime Minister Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is named as the key suspect in "one of the biggest corruption scandals in Israel's history".
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges Goldman Sachs with defrauding investors.
Blackwater Worldwide Gary Jackson, former president of the US private security firm, Blackwater Worldwide (Xe Services LLC), and four other former workers are indicted on federal weapons charges.
Severe storm in India Victims of the recent severe storm in India angered by slow government response attack officials and raid an aid storage facility.
Iranian President President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad writes a letter to President of the United States Barack Obama urging cooperation between the two countries.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict Two Palestinian vehicles in a West Bank village are torched by settlers protesting against Israel's temporary construction freeze in the West Bank.
The Arab League expresses "great" concern over Israeli "aggression" in the Gaza Strip, stating that human rights are being breached.
The dismembered corpse of a Palestinian fighter killed by Israeli gunfire in the Gaza Strip is recovered.
Maltese Benedict prepares for a trip to Malta, his first trip abroad in 2010, where abuse survivors demand to meet him.
An earthquake struck on 14 April Premier Wen Jiabao travels to the earthquake zone, having postponed a scheduled visit to Brunei, Indonesia and Myanmar. President Hu Jintao calls the Presidents of Chile and Venezuela to postpone trips to those countries.
The death toll from the earthquake in China which occurred on Wednesday has risen to 1144, officials have announced. Another 417 people are reported to be unaccounted for.
The World Health Organisation does not know what effects the ash could have on human beings, but they have advised Europeans to stay indoors, if possible.
The BBC reports that share prices have fallen in many European airlines as a result of the grounding of many jets.
Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost carrier, cancels all flights to and from Ireland, Britain, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, northern France, northern Germany, Poland and the Baltic states until 12:00 GMT on Monday: CEO Michael O'Leary calls the situation "unprecedented".
Ireland opens its air space and transatlantic flights resume from Dublin Airport. A small section off the south coast remains closed.
The UK's National Air Traffic Service (NATS) confirms flight restrictions will now remain in place until at least 07:00 tomorrow.
Travel chaos spreads across Europe as planes are grounded in the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia as a result of the giant cloud of ash coming across from Iceland.