Youth Olympic Games The torch lighting ceremony for the first Youth Olympic Games, to be held in Singapore from August 14 to 26, is held in Olympia, Greece.
French Football Federation The French Football Federation suspends its entire team that played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
IPad The Indian government unveils a solar power touch-screen laptop, cheaper than America's iPad, expected to be on sale next year.
Iranian president President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces plans to launch a manned shuttle into space by 2019.
Cuba A paralyzed Cuban political prisoner achieves a successful application to leave Cuba and go to the United States.
President Former President of Sri Lanka Chandrika Kumaratunga criticises the current government for "completely forgetting the legacy" of Sirimavo Bandaranaike, the first female prime minister on earth.
French France's defense ministry says it aided a recent raid by Mauritania against al-Qaeda in North Africa in a failed search for a French hostage.
Death of Ian Tomlinson The Independent Police Complaints Commission supports a prosecution for manslaughter.
The family of Ian Tomlinson, filmed being pushed to his death by police while walking home from work past the 2009 G-20 London summit protests, say the incident is being covered up by authorities.
Pakistan A Pakistan court requests that a mentally-ill woman who was charged but never went on trial for a 1996 desecration of the Koran be released.
Democratic Republic of the Congo A panel decides Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga should stay in jail in The Hague: Lubanaga says he is not guilty of the charges against him.
U.S. state A court in the U.S. state of Arizona listens to challenges to the state's policy against illegal immigrants.
People's Republic of China China sentences an Uyghur journalist who spoke to foreign media after riots in Xinjiang last year to 15 years imprisonment.
Michael Conahan Michael Conahan, a former judge in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, pleas guilty to racketeering conspiracy by assisting in the jailing of juvenile defendants in return for bribes.
The Independent An investigation by "The Independent" uncovers the first evidence of a UK-based rendition recruitment drive, free of American involvement, suggesting MI5 was directly involved in the 2004 "illegal" transfer of a Moroccan national from a Belgian prison to London.
Spain Two Spaniards and a journalist sue Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, plus other Israeli ministers and officials, as a result of the Gaza flotilla raid.
Trafigura A Dutch court finds Trafigura guilty of illegally dumping toxic waste in Côte d'Ivoire in 2006.
Venezuela Venezuela severs diplomatic relations with Colombia after Colombia claims Venezuela is a "haven for guerrillas".
Serbia Serbia states its intention to never recognize Kosovo's independence after International Court of Justice's yesterday ruling.
Deepwater Horizon Alarms on the "Deepwater Horizon" oil rig are found to have been disabled before the explosion and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
One Direction The British-Irish boy band, One Direction, is formed in the 7th series of the television show, X Factor UK
Black Swan "Black Swan" is announced as the opening film of the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
Billy Corgan Singer Billy Corgan collapses during a performance of "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" in the United States.
Diocese of Rome The Diocese of Rome criticises homosexual priests, accusing them of leading a "double life" and advising them to leave the priesthood.
Guinea Guinea and Djibouti pledge to contribute troops towards the African Union Mission supporting the Transitional Federal Government in Somalia.
Human Rights Council The United Nations Human Rights Council appoints Sir Desmond de Silva of Britain, Karl Hudson-Phillips of Trinidad and Tobago, and Mary Shanth Dairiam of Malaysia to investigate the Gaza flotilla raid.
Israeli military Israel Defense Forces soldiers kill a Palestinian man attempting to enter the Israeli settlement of Barkan.
North Korea North Korea responds to nearby joint United States-South Korean military exercises by stating that the acts resemble 19th century "gunboat diplomacy", describing them as "a threat to the Korean peninsula and the region of Asia as a whole".
Nigeria Nigerian part of Jos is sealed off as police search the city following the discovery of a booby-trap bomb.