Muttiah Muralidaran Muttiah Muralidaran takes his 800th Test wicket for the Sri Lanka cricket team in his final ball before his retirement and finishes his career as the world record holder for number of wickets.
Henge A new henge is discovered at Stonehenge World Heritage Site, described to be the biggest discovery of a major monument in over 50 years around Stonehenge.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease A woman is diagnosed with Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease ("human mad cow disease") in Milan then hospitalised in Livorno, only the second case in Italy's history and the first since Sicily 2002.
Cabinet formation in the Netherlands Cabinet formation in the Netherlands: Former Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers is appointed the new informateur for the formation of a new coalition cabinet.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Wednesday apologizes to Shirley Sherrod for firing her over a heavily-edited video tape of a speech, circulated by Tea Party activists, which alleged that Sherrod's actions were the result of racism, and offers her an official job.
Egyptian President President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak makes a televised speech in contrast to concerns for his health.
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstani police arrest Akhmat Bakiyev, a brother of ousted leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev, in an apartment raid in Jalalabad.
Chile Bishops in Chile request clemency for those convicted of crimes committed under the military rule of the 1970s and 1980s.
Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch alleges Chinese security forces beat and tortured protesters during 2008 unrest in Tibet.
Transparency International A report by Transparency International indicates that Rwanda is the "least corrupt country in East Africa".
Salon.com Salon.com claims Irish teenager Phoebe Prince, driven to suicide by high school bullies in the United States, had serious psychological problems long before her death.
Igor Sutyagin Nuclear specialist Igor Sutyagin, released as part of a spy swap between Russia and the United States, asks to return home.
Iran Iran pressurises Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the woman sentenced to death by lapidation, calling on her to name those campaigning for her release.
Desmond Tutu Nobel Peace Laureates Desmond Tutu and Shirin Ebadi lead hundreds of rights groups in calling on Senegal to try exiled Chadian dictator Hissène Habré for mass murder and torture.
Ian Tomlinson It is announced that the police officer who was filmed pushing Ian Tomlinson to his death during the 2009 G-20 London summit protests will not face charges; his family call it "outrageous".
Israel Israel warns the United Nations that two ships carrying aid to Gaza would not, by "all necessary means", be allowed to reach their destination.
North Korea A spokesperson for North Korea suggests new United States sanctions against it are "in violation" of a United Nations statement which did not apportion blame for the sinking of a South Korean warship.
UN Secretary-General Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon stalls on his earlier proposal for an international investigation into the Gaza flotilla raid.
International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice rules that Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence was legal, in a move that could set a precedent for unrecognised countries.
Oil spill Volunteers use their hands to clean an oil spill in the Yellow Sea after pipelines burst off Dalian in Northeastern China's Liaoning Province, spilling 1,500 tonnes of oil and covering an area close to 1,000 km 2 and about 90 km of coast.
ASEAN A proposal to develop nuclear energy is discussed at an energy policy meeting held by Asean in Da Lat, Vietnam.
International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund cancels Haiti's $268 million debt and approves a new three-year loan worth $60 million; the IMF expects Haiti to start paying back interest in late 2011.
Coronation Street "Coronation Street" cat Frisky's ashes sell at auction for nearly six times the expected price in Gloucestershire, England.
Damon Albarn Damon Albarn-fronted Gorillaz announce their first world tour and will visit at least four continents.
Catalan Catalan tenor José Carreras announces he is to perform at La Scala for the first time in 14 years.
John Ging The UN's John Ging says more than 7,000 Palestinian children have successfully attempted a Guinness World Record by simultaneously dribbling basketballs.
Martin Amis Writers such as Martin Amis, V. S. Naipaul, Orhan Pamuk, Philip Roth and Salman Rushdie begin selling ebooks via Amazon.com in a dispute over digital royalties.
Nobel Peace Prize 1984 Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu announces he is to withdraw from public life.
Palestinian A Palestinian militant is killed and seven other people wounded when Israeli troops open fire in northern Gaza.
Israeli military The Israeli military tells the United Nations it will restrict its use of artillery shells containing white phosphorus.
Uganda Two Ugandans and one Peruvian are killed and 15 others are injured in a bomb in Baghdad, Iraq.
Democratic Republic of the Congo 15,000 villagers are to be displaced in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of British mining company Randgold Resources's search for gold.