Spain The Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia bans bullfighting, the first region on the mainland to do so.
California Governor Governor of the U.S. state of California Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a "fiscal state of emergency" requiring most state employees to take three days a month of unpaid leave until a new budget is enacted.
Grand National Party The ruling Grand National Party in South Korea wins five out of eight seats in a by-election to National Assembly seats left vacant by resignations or convictions.
French police French police find the bodies of eight new-born babies in the village of Villers-au-Tertre in north-east of France.
U.S. district judge United States federal judge Susan Bolton issues a ruling blocking Arizona from implementing sections of Arizona SB 1070 requiring police to check a person's immigration status and requiring immigrants to carry their papers at all times.
Bedouins Around 300 Bedouins living in "illegal settlements" in Israel's Negev desert have been made homeless after police raided their village and razed their homes. They are to be resettled in Rahat.
India During a visit to India, British Prime Minister David Cameron warns Pakistan not to have any relationship with groups that "promote the export of terror".
Boat sinks A boat sinks on the Kasai river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing as many as 140.
Airblue Airblue Flight 202 crashes in the Margalla Hills outside Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people aboard.
Explosion An explosion at a plastics factory in Nanjing, China, kills at least 12 people and injures hundreds.
Bombings A bomb on a civilian bus in Nimruz Province in southwest Afghanistan results in at least 25 deaths.