Iraq The first passenger flight between Iraq and the United Kingdom in two decades touches down at London Gatwick Airport, nine days overdue because of volcanic ash problems.
United Kingdom The United Kingdom Professional Footballers' Association votes Wayne Rooney as "player of the year".
Stephen Hawking Professor Stephen Hawking warns humans about the dangers of contacting extraterrestrials.
Jacob Zuma South African President Jacob Zuma announces that he is HIV-negative in an effort to promote AIDS awareness.
Benedict XVI The Vatican downplays the incident and says it will continue to visit despite the diplomatic gaffe.
UK Foreign Minister The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office apologises after "The Sunday Telegraph" obtains a "foolish" document calling for the upcoming September visit of Pope Benedict XVI to be marked by the launch of "Benedict-branded" condoms, the opening of an abortion clinic and the blessing of a same-sex marriage.
London Marathon Tsegaye Kebede wins the men's marathon with a time of 2:05:19; Liliya Shobukhova wins the women's marathon with a time of 2:22:00.
Iran Iranian Minister for Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki meets the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna and says Iran remains interested in a nuclear fuel swap drafted by the United Nations.
Cuba Cuba's Speaker of the Parliament Ricardo Alarcón challenges the United States to lift its 48-year embargo on the island if it believes Cuba benefits from the embargo, as Hillary Clinton suggested.
Quezon City A huge fire destroys hundreds of homes and leaves thousands homeless in Quezon City, Philippines.
Beirut Thousands of people rally in Beirut to ask for the separation of religion and state in Lebanon.
Okinawa Nearly 100,000 people rally in Okinawa, Japan, demanding the removal of an American base from the island.
Hungary Hungary's Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union wins a historic two-thirds general election victory, according to second round results.
Mexican Labour Party Mexican Labour Party leader in Guerrero Rey Hernández dies after being shot at least seven times outside his home in Tlacoachistlahuaca.
Israel Israeli police clash with Palestinian protesters objecting to an "extremely provocative" march by settlers in Silwan in East Jerusalem, calling for the removal of Palestinians who live in the area.
Ethiopia At least five people are killed and 20 others are injured by a bomb blast at a cafe in the Ethiopian town of Adi Haro.
Zhou Qiang Zhou Qiang succeeds Zhang Chunxian as the provincial party secretary of Hunan Province in China.
Kunduz An inquiry is launched as at least 80 schoolgirls in different Kunduz schools are poisoned this week; the Taliban, opposed to female education, denies any knowledge.
Arab 55 people are killed and 85 injured after clashes between Arab nomads from the Darfur region of Sudan and the Southern Sudan army.
International Court of Arbitration The International Court of Arbitration in The Hague orders the British government to pay £400 million to Iran for an arms deal cancelled following the Iranian Revolution.