Asylum seeker Another group of asylum seekers starts a new protest at the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre in Sydney, Australia, while other detainees continue a hunger strike.
Iran Iranian human rights campaigner Emadeddin Baghi is sentenced to six years in jail after recording an interview for the BBC with reformist cleric Grand Ayatollah Hussein-Ali Montazeri.
Mutilated 14 mutilated bodies are discovered in the Ruzizi River in Burundi, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Human rights A panel of human rights experts convened by the United Nations Human Rights Council says Israel's seizure of the Mavi Marmara in the Gaza flotilla raid was "clearly unlawful".
Radio Free Asia Radio Free Asia reports that North Korea's National Defense Commission held an emergency meeting presided over by Kim Jong-un to compromise the upcoming G20 summit in Seoul, South Korea.
Moscow An international summit titled "The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue" begins in Moscow, Russia, on territorial claims and co-operation in the Arctic.
People's Republic of China China threatens Japan with "further action" if the latter does not release a Chinese fishing captain detained near the disputed Senkaku Islands.
Russia Russia bans arms sales to Iran, in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1929.
United States American celebrity Paris Hilton is barred from entering Japan after pleading guilty to cocaine possession in Las Vegas, Nevada, earlier in the week.
Two workers are killed and another is injured after a mine in Balıkesir collapses. 22 workers have been killed there in the past six months.
Typhoon Fanapi At least 18 people are dead and 44 missing after heavy rains from Typhoon Fanapi flood parts of southern China.
Sopore A militant is killed in an ongoing operation by security forces in militancy-hit Sopore township of north Kashmir in the Baramulla district.
Kurdish At least a dozen Iranians are killed and 81 are wounded in a bomb attack on a military parade in the Kurdish town of Mahabad according to reports from Iranian Arabic language television Al-Alam.
State of Palestine A Palestinian man is shot dead by an Israeli security guard in the East Jerusalem area of Silwan, during a clash between Israeli settlers and Palestinians.
Bara Three troops were killed when a roadside blast struck a military vehicle in Bara area of Khyber, one of the seven tribal agencies in Pakistan's restive northwest bordering Afghanistan.