Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime to win the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals in six games. Blackhawks' captain Jonathan Toews is awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as Most Valuable Player.
Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela's grandson says his grandfather plans to attend the 2010 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in South Africa this week.
World's oldest leather shoe The world's oldest leather shoe was found in Vayots Dzor, Armenia by a team of international archeologists.
Nature A new in-depth genetic study on Jewish history is published in "Nature": researchers analysed genetic samples from 14 international Jewish communities and 69 international non-Jewish communities.
Millennium Technology Prize The 2010 Millennium Technology Prize is awarded to Swiss solar innovator Michael Grätzel.
Somali Defense Minister and warlord Yusuf Mohammed Siad, who was leading a fight against Islamic insurgents in the country, resigns from government.
Kunshan Dozens of workers in China are hurt during labour strikes, with at least 2,000 workers clashing with police in the city of Kunshan.
Philippine presidential election The results of the Philippine presidential election are certified and Noynoy Aquino and Jejomar Binay are proclaimed as President-elect and Vice President-elect at the Batasang Pambansa in a joint session of the Congress of the Philippines.
Dutch general election of 2010 Mark Rutte, leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), obtains the most votes, with exits polls showing the party with 31 seats.
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende resigns as leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) after a disappointing election result.
Same-sex relationship The same-sex couple, who recently came to international attention when they were convicted of homosexuality under a British colonial law, tell Malawi's "The Nation" that they have separated and that one of them now lives with a woman.
European Union The UK government brings forward new rules which make it compulsory for immigrants from outside the European Union, particularly South Asia, to understand the English language.
Kikaya Bin Karubi Kikaya Bin Karubi, the Congolese ambassador to the UK, says Les Resistants Combattants have said Saturday's arson attack on his London home, which destroyed several vehicles and damaged his house, was an act of retaliation for last week's death of leading human rights activist Floribert Chebeya.
Iran Three men are arrested, two protesters are kicked and pushed downstairs and eggs are thrown during demonstrations as Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki hides under an umbrella while leaving the Institute of International and European Affairs in Dublin.
President President Nicolas Sarkozy defends his plans to sell up to four French warships to Russia, despite concerns raised by his Georgian counterpart Mikheil Saakashvili during talks taking place a few days before a visit to Paris of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Middle East Egypt lifts its closure on the Gaza Strip, allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza via Rafah and Israel eases its blockade of the Gaza Strip for food items.
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu proposes setting up a panel of jurists to investigate non-political aspects of the fatal Gaza flotilla raid with at least one American to assist if the Obama administration approves.
There is controversy in Egyptian media after an Egyptian member of parliament who was on the Gaza-bound flotilla says that the flotilla participants overpowered three Israeli commandos and took their weapons from them.
President of the United States Barack Obama meets President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas at the White House in Washington, D.C., United States and promises Palestinians $400 million in US assistance for the West Bank and Gaza.
United Nations Security Council The United Nations Security Council imposes a fourth round of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.
Iraq Around 60 unsuccessful Iraqi asylum applicants are forcibly and controversially deported to Baghdad from Britain, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands. Amnesty International condemns the move as the deportees face violence and mutilation in that city.
Barbara Kingsolver Barbara Kingsolver wins the Orange Prize for Fiction for her sixth novel, "The Lacuna".
Shanghai Television Festival Environmental themes will feature during this week's Shanghai Television Festival and the upcoming Shanghai International Film Festival, officials said at a press conference to mark World Ocean Day.
Mogadishu At least 12 people are killed and at least 22 others are wounded during fighting and a roadside blast in Mogadishu.
Dandong China announces that 3 residents of Dandong city in Liaoning province were shot dead and one injured in a China-North Korea border incident last week.
War in Afghanistan At least 39 people are killed and more than 70, including the groom, are wounded as an explosion rips through an evening wedding party in Arghandab, Kandahar. Television appeals are transmitted for blood donations.
A NATO helicopter crashes near Sangin in Afghanistan's Helmand Province under hostile fire with four troops being killed.
The bodies of two Australian soldiers killed in a bomb blast in Afghanistan begin their journey home.