Xinhua China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reports that the computer worm Stuxnet has affected 6 million computers and almost 1,000 enterprises in the country.
Netherlands The new right wing coalition in the Netherlands have agreed to ban full Islamic veils, such as the Burqa and Niqab
Argentina The Argentine Senate passes a controversial law protecting glaciers in the Andes Mountains and prohibiting drilling for oil and other resources, hindering Barrick Gold from drilling for gold in the Pascua Lama mine.
Allahabad High Court Allahabad High Court in India gives its verdict on the Ayodhya title suits, amid fears that the ruling could spark unrest. They decide to split the site into three portions between Hindus and Muslims.
Aba Hundreds of soldiers are deployed to Aba in southern Nigeria after the kidnapping of 15 school children by an armed gang.
Somali pirates Somali pirates seize a Panamanian-flagged ship with 15 Indian crewmen on board, off the coast of Tanzania.
People's Republic of China 58 people, including 34 former government officials, are given sentences in China over a deadly landslide at an illegal iron ore mine that killed 277 people in 2008.
Argentina Argentina grants asylum to the Chilean former leftist guerrilla Galvarino Apablaza, who has been charged in Chile with assassinating a senator, despite the Chilean government's request to extradite him.
Japan Three Japanese employees of Fujita Corporation detained by China for allegedly intruding in a restricted area in Hebei Province are released while a fourth remains in custody.
People's Republic of China China and the United States officially resume military ties after a 10-month break following US arms sales to Taiwan, with the two countries emphasizing the importance of a close military dialogue. The two countries will also confer on maritime issues next month.
Korea The first inter-Korean military talks between North and South Korea in two years end without progress.
United States The United States imposes sanctions on a Swiss-based Iranian oil company, the Naftiran Inter-trade Company.
Tropical Storm Nicole Heavy rain from former Tropical Storm Nicole causes flooding the US states of North Carolina and Virginia and delays in airline flights on the east coast.
Japan Three Japanese mountain climbers and a guide go missing in Nepal after attempting to climb the Himalayan mountain Dhaulagiri.
Earthquake Two earthquakes occur off the coast of West Papua in Indonesia of 6.2 and 7.2 in magnitude.
International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund calls for tighter regulation of credit rating agencies.
United States US actor Tony Curtis, who appeared in more than 100 films including "Some Like It Hot" and "The Defiant Ones", dies in Henderson, Nevada.
Protested against being stripped of their bonuses The Ecuadorian Army rescues President Correa from hospital where he was being held by rebel troops.
A state of emergency is declared in Ecuador after troops storm the international airport and police storm the Congress, in which the government declared was an attempted coup d'état.
Baghdad Two policemen and a civilian are killed and four others wounded in a failed bank robbery in southern Baghdad.
Kandahar An explosion rocks Taliban birthplace Kandahar in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, wounding eight people.
Pakistani military Three paramilitary soldiers of the Pakistani Armed Forces are killed and three wounded when NATO helicopters strike a border checkpoint in the Kurram Agency tribal area. Pakistan responds by closing an important supply route that runs through its territory. Interior Minister Rehman Malik announces a high-level meeting to discuss NATO violations of Pakistani sovereignty.