Bono Popular musician Bono undergoes emergency spinal surgery in Munich, causing the cancellation of a leg of U2's current world tour.
JAXA JAXA successfully launched venus probe and IKAROS, the first interplanetary spacecraft with a solar-sail.
France French prosecutors seek a suspended prison sentence in the manslaughter trial of the former head of the Concorde programme over Air France Flight 4590 which crashed near Paris in 2000, killing 113 people.
BP The COO of BP says a gusher of oil pouring from its damaged Gulf of Mexico well could be shut off as early as next week, but noted the plugging operation is "quite complex" and has never been tried in water that deep.
Middle East An Israeli soldier patrolling the Gaza border is wounded by a Palestinian sniper firing from inside Gaza.
Israeli troops kill two Palestinian militants as they attempt to infiltrate into Israel from the Gaza Strip.
South Africa A bid is unsuccessful by South Africa's Jamiatul Ulama Transvaal to stop the publication of Jonathan Shapiro's cartoon of Muhammad on a psychiatrist's couch bemoaning his followers' sense of humour failure.
Indian Hockey Federation A court restores the Indian Hockey Federation, two years after it was dissolved by the country's Olympic chiefs over bribery allegations and poor on-field results.
Special Court for Sierra Leone Prosecutors of the Special Court for Sierra Leone request United Nations judges to force supermodel Naomi Campbell to testify over allegations that she received a blood diamond from the former President of Liberia Charles Taylor.
Kaziranga National Park Guards at the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) near Guwahati intercept and kill four poachers in the most successful operation ever against poachers in the northeast of India.
Immigration law Campaigners against an immigration law in the U.S. state of Arizona adopt children's cartoon character Dora the Explorer as a symbol of their cause.
Cannes Hundreds of people protest in Cannes over "Hors-la-loi", a Rachid Bouchareb directed film about Algeria's struggle for independence against France.
Al Khalis At least 22 people are killed and at least 53 others are injured after a car bomb explodes at a market in Al Khalis, Diyala in Iraq.
Delhi High Court Delhi High Court acquits three accused in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case at Shastri Nagar in North Delhi following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984.
Gurkha Gurkha leader Madan Tamang is stabbed to death by a mob at the start a public meeting in West Bengal.
Salva Kiir Mayardit Salva Kiir Mayardit is inaugurated as the first elected president of Southern Sudan.
Diyala Province The death toll from Friday's suicide minibus bomb attack in Diyala province, Iraq rose to 35 killed and 69 wounded.