European Southern Observatory Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile track the motion of gas giant Beta Pictoris b, the first time an extra-solar planet is tracked in orbit around a young star.
NCAA (U.S. college) conference realignment The University of Nebraska will leave the Big 12 Conference and join the Big Ten Conference.
Boise State University will leave the Western Athletic Conference to join the Mountain West Conference.
2010 Technical issues disrupt Al Jazeera Sports's broadcast in the United Arab Emirates and much of the Arab World.
Nelson Mandela cancels his much anticipated public appearance at the opening ceremony due to the death of his great-granddaughter on her way home from the opening concert last night.
Jane Fonda Jane Fonda is awarded the Great Medal of Paris by mayor Bertrand Delanoë for her contribution to the city's art and culture during the Paris Cinema Festival.
Taipei Taipei pulls its films from the Shanghai International Film Festival over fears that China would claim them.
Israel An Israeli parliamentary lobby group submits a bill, supported by 25 politicians, proposing that boycotts of Israel be outlawed.
X-rays Researchers use X-ray techniques to discover that Rose of Viterbo died from thrombus in her heart, not tuberculosis as originally thought.
Round Valley High School A small plane crashes into Round Valley High School in Eagar, Arizona with at least two casualties.
Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI begs for forgiveness from God and from those who have been abused as children by priests.
Afghanistan At least 11 civilians and two US soldiers are killed in southern Afghanistan: 9 of the civilian deaths are in a roadside bomb on a minibus in Kandahar.
Floods At least 20 people die during flash floods of the Little Missouri River through a campground in the Ouachita Mountains near Caddo Gap, Arkansas, west of Little Rock, Arkansas in the United States.
Chihuahua 40 people are killed and at least four others are wounded in an attack by at least 30 gunmen in Chihuahua, Mexico.
Israel Israeli police fatally shoot a Palestinian driver who was attempting to run them down; the two policeman and three civilians are injured in the incident.
François Bazaramba François Bazaramba is sentenced to life imprisonment for his part in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide in Porvoo, Finland's first genocide trial.
Politics of Japan Shizuka Kamei, minister in charge of postal reform and financial services, quits after three days in protest over Kan's decision to delay a bill related to the proposed postal service privatisation.
The ongoing crisis A curfew is imposed and a state of emergency declared in Osh by the interim government.
Riots erupt in the southern city of Osh killing at least 45, and injuring over a hundred others. The violence comes just over two months after violent riots in Bishkek toppled Kurmanbek Bakiyev's government, and only days ahead of a critical constitutional referendum.
Academy Award From Oscar-winning blockbusters to low-budget art-house and documentary films, the 13th Shanghai International Film Festival screens films for everyone. It will feature a retrospective of films by Woody Allen and John Woo, classic movies from Japan, Canada, Germany, Italy and Ireland, as well as new Chinese cinema.