Surgeon Surgeons at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia inject a spinal cord injury patient with embryonic stem cells in an experiment approved by United States Food and Drug Administration.
Government of Bolivia The government of Bolivia annuls a new coca production law which cut the number of leaves growers could sell following widespread protests.
Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party government of India's Karnataka state wins a vote of no confidence after 16 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly are disqualified from voting.
Ata-Zhurt Five Kyrgyz political parties, including Ata-Zhurt, Social Democratic Party of Krygyzstan, Ar-Namys, Respublika, and Ata Meken, have passed all thresholds at the election thus can obtain parliamentary seats.
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani The son of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the woman sentenced to death by stoning, and two German journalists posing as tourists seeking to interview him, may have been arrested in Iran.
Sexual abuse A woman accused of sexually abusing girls at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in Meyerton, South Africa, is acquitted.
His predecessor Benigno Aquino III, the President of the Philippines, elects only for administrative, and no criminal charges to be laid in relation to the botched Manila hostage crisis in August.
United Kingdom British judge Heather Hallett opens the inquests into the 7 July 2005 London bombings.
Greek police Greek Police officer Epaminondas Korkoneas is convicted of the culpable homicide of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos which sparked the 2008 Greek riots.
United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates closes its airspace to Canada's Defence Minister Peter MacKay over a growing dispute over aviation rights.
China cancels a meeting with Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen after the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to him.
Israel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he will extend the settlement freeze if the Palestinian leadership recognizes Israel as a Jewish state. The Palestinians quickly reject the offer.
2010 Atlantic hurricane season 2010 Atlantic hurricane season: Tropical Storm Paula forms near Honduras and is expected to become a hurricane by Tuesday.
Bulandshahr 18 people are killed when a bus falls into a river in Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Economist Economists Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their work in labor market analysis.
United Kingdom British pop singer George Michael is released from a Suffolk prison after serving 4 weeks for driving while under the influence of cannabis.
The Hobbit "The Hobbit" is set to be most expensive movie ever. The New Zealand company, Wingnut Films, is waiting for the green light for its planned adaptation.
Indian Army The Indian Army says that nearly 40 militants have been killed by security forces during 25 infiltration attempts in Indian-controlled Kashmir from across the border in the last two months.
Afghanistan Two Indians are killed in a missile attack launched by the Taliban on an Indian NGO's office in Afghanistan's Kunar province.
Six Taliban fighters including shadowy district governor are killed in separate operations in western Herat province.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai confirms holding unofficial talks with Taliban "for quite some time" in order to end the nine-year war.
Telugu Desam A Telugu Desam leader is murdered in broad daylight in a restaurant near Srikantam circle in Anantapur, India.