World Bank The World Bank approves a $3.75 billion loan for a coal-fired power plant in South Africa.
Justice Associate Justice John Paul Stevens of the U.S. Supreme Court announces his retirement after serving on the court for 34 years.
Air Force U.S. helicopter - Air Force CV-22 Osprey - crashes in southern Afghanistan, killing three U.S. service members and one civilian employee. Zabiullah Mujahid says Taliban fighters shot down the chopper.
Islamic State of Iraq The Islamic State of Iraq posts a statement on the internet claiming responsibility for Sunday's triple bombings in Baghdad which killed at least 40 people and affected some foreign embassies but denies involvement in Tuesday's six bombings which killed 35 people in Shia areas.
Kyrgyzstan Two days of national mourning begin in Kyrgyzstan for the victims of police shootings as the dead are buried.
Zimbabwe Rhodesia The first black Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia, Bishop Abel Muzorewa, is announced to have died at the age of 85.
Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI encounters allegations he was responsible for obstructing the punishment of American paedophile priest Stephen Kiesle by signing
Sudan Ahead of Sudan's first multi-party elections in 24 years, some opposition parties criticise lack of access to balanced media coverage and accuse the government of manipulation.
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's governing coalition wins a majority in the country's 2010 parliamentary election.
Germany Germany charges a former member of the Red Army Faction (RAF) in connection with the murder of Attorney General Siegfried Buback, who was shot alongside two other men in 1977.
Eugene Terreblanche The funeral of South Africa's white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche takes place in South Africa.
Union Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of India Union Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of India P. Chidambaram takes "full responsibility" for the killing of 76 paramilitary troops in Tuesday's Maoist ambush in Chhattisgarh — history's deadliest attack on security forces by Maoist insurgents — and offers to resign.
Australia Australia immediately suspends all new asylum claims by people from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
Iraqi people Thousands of Iraqis protest in the city of Najaf to mark the seventh anniversary of the occupation of Iraq by the United States.
Brazil Rescue efforts continue in Brazil in an attempt to locate around 200 people believed to have been buried in their homes by a large landslide in Morro do Bumba near Rio de Janeiro city in the state of Rio de Janeiro.