Planetary system A solar system is discovered for the star HD 10180 including a possible planet 1.4 times the size of the Earth.
Craig Langdon Craig Langdon resigns as an Australian Labor Party MP of the Victorian Legislative Assembly representing Ivanhoe.
Danny Philip Danny Philip, an MP from Rendova Tetepare, is elected the new Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands following the 2010 general election. Philip narrowly defeated Steve Abana with 26-23 vote total.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrests two suspects in Ottawa for alleged terrorism offences.
Mexican marines Mexican Naval Infantry find 72 corpses at a remote ranch in San Fernando, Tamaulipas, near the border with the US state of Texas. The victims were economic migrants from Central America and South America believed to be murdered by a drug cartel.
WikiLeaks Wikileaks publishes a CIA analysis claiming that the United States could be perceived as an "exporter of terrorism".
President The former President of the United States Jimmy Carter arrives in North Korea to negotiate for the release of United States citizen Aijalon Gomes.
Hurricane Hurricane Danielle strengthens to Category 2 on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale and heads towards Bermuda.
Democratic Republic of the Congo At least 20 people are killed in Democratic Republic of the Congo after a Filair plane crashes near Bandundu.
School bus A school bus collides with a train in Cape Town, South Africa, killing at least nine pupils and injuring five others.
Archaeologist Archaeologists working at the Umm El-Kharga Oasis, 200km south of Cairo, discover a 3,500-year-old ancient Egyptian settlement.
Paul Hogan Actor Paul Hogan is banned from leaving Australia until he settles a multi-million dollar tax bill.
String of attacks A string of attacks in Iraq targeting Iraqi security forces leaves at least 56 people dead.
Army A military spokesperson claims that a suicide bomber was shot and killed when he tried to drive a truckload of explosives into a Mauritanian army barracks in Néma near the border with Mali.
Mogadishu Clashes continue in Mogadishu after a rebel advance on the presidential palace is repelled.