Gary Coleman Former child actor Gary Coleman is hospitalised in a critical condition in the United States.
Former winner Ten acts, including former winner Niamh Kavanagh, progress to the final of Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Bærum, Oslo. Sweden fails to qualify for the first time in its history.
SpaceX The first launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is delayed to no earlier than June 2, 2010, due to delays in a Delta IV GPS satellite launch.
Peter James Bethune Peter James Bethune, a New Zealand anti-whaling campaigner, pleads guilty to four charges over his alleged attacks on the Japanese whaling vessel MV "Shōnan Maru 2" in February.
Spain Spain's parliament approves by one vote a €15 billion austerity package to rein in the country's budget deficit.
Stanley Kingaipe and Charles Chookole Stanley Kingaipe and Charles Chookole, two ex-officers in Zambia's air force, are awarded 10 million kwacha in damages following claims they were tested and treated for HIV without their knowledge.
France Tens of thousands of workers strike in protest against government plans to raise the retirement age in France.
Libya Libya welcomes the return of some ancient relics stolen by British soldiers in the 1950s and now on display in Tripoli's Museum of Libya.
Singapore Singapore closes beaches along 7.2 kilometers (4.5 miles) of its east coast as an oil spill from the damaged Malaysian tanker MT "Bunga Kelana 3" continues to spread.
Amnesty International In its annual report, Amnesty International says human rights abuses and repression increased in Iran and China last year, the African Union refused to cooperate with the International Criminal Court after it indicted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes in Darfur, the United Nations’ Human Rights Council took little action while Sri Lanka’s army and Tamil militants both committed potential war crimes, and Israel and the militant group Hamas did not follow up on reports that accused both sides of human rights abuses during the Gaza War.
Pakistan Pakistan restores access to the video sharing website YouTube, but 1,200 web pages remain blocked for hosting "blasphemous" content.
A Pakistani army major is the latest suspect to be arrested in connection with the failed Times Square car bombing attempt.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict Two Palestinians are wounded in an Israeli air strike east of Gaza City in response to Palestinians firing mortar into Israel.
Cyprus bans flotilla vessels from gathering in its territorial waters, a move described by Israel as "an ethical deed and a voice of reason".
The Israeli Army shows journalists a detention centre in Ashdod where those on board will locked up, saying Israelis would be arrested, Palestinians would be questioned by the Israeli secret service, and foreign nationals would be sent home.
Israel invites the convoy to unload its cargo at the port of Ashdod, where the cargo will be checked for weapons and then the humanitarian goods will be distributed by land to Gaza.
Organizers of the aid flotilla refuse an offer of support by the family of kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit if they would urge Hamas to allow the soldier to receive letters and food packages from his family and international organizations to visit him.
Israel summons the ambassadors of Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Sweden and Turkey to protest the expedition as an unnecessary provocation after eight ships, including four cargo vessels and a Turkish passenger ferry carrying 600 people, including a Nobel peace laureate and former U.S. congresswoman, set sail for Gaza with 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid to break a three-year Israeli blockade on the territory.
Sudan The Sudanese government says it will no longer engage in peace talks with the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), promising to prosecute its leaders instead.
Omar al-Bashir Many international leaders stay away from the inauguration of Omar al-Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Darfur, as he is sworn in as President of Sudan but at least five African presidents attend the event along with two UN representatives.
France France detains Rwandan doctor Eugene Rwamucyo, wanted by Interpol since 2006 and accused of involvement in the Rwandan Genocide.
North Korea North Korea says it will scrap an accord aimed at preventing accidental naval clashes with South Korea after being blamed for a torpedo attack that sank a South Korean warship.
LGBT rights Two campaigners for LGBT rights in Zimbabwe are freed after spending six days in custody on charges of possessing pornographic material and insulting President Robert Mugabe.
Yemen A US-born Yemenite cleric linked to Al-Qaeda, Anwar Al-Awlaki, advocates the killing of US civilians in a new Al Qaeda video.
Deepwater Horizon oil spill The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is now the worst oil spill in U.S. history, surpassing the worst previous spill, the Exxon Valdez wreck on the Alaska coast in 1989, according to scientists' latest estimates.
A bomb explodes At least seven people die and at least 40 others are injured after a bomb explodes before a performance in Stavropol.
Recent violence The death toll in the recent violence in Jamaica jumps to 73, and 44 in west Kingston alone.