Sudan A senior official from the Sudanese National Congress Party says it is "not possible" to hold a referendum on whether the disputed region of Abyei remains a part of northern or Southern Sudan.
People's Republic of China More than 100 Chinese scholars, journalists and lawyers publish an open letter demanding the release of Liu Xiaobo.
Countrywide Financial Former Countrywide Financial Chief Executive Officer Angelo Mozilo and two other senior executives agree to settle United States Securities and Exchange Commission claims that they misled investors and of insider trading.
Iran Iran says two Germans arrested for interviewing the son of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who has been sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery, have "admitted to breaking the law".
London A London court is told that Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Nasir al Saud, a Saudi prince accused of murdering his servant after sexually assaulting him at a London hotel, could face the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, where homosexuality is illegal, over his alleged gay sex life.
Israel Israel unveils preliminary plans for 238 new homes for Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem with Palestinians protesting in response.
United Nations Security Council An arms embargo, and financial and travel sanctions, are extended on Côte d'Ivoire for a further six months.
Anti-UN protesters in Haiti blockade the United Nations military headquarters in Port-au-Prince a day after the Council extended the mandate of the Stabilisation Mission in Haiti.
The Council votes to extend the mandate for the mission to Darfur as South Sudan prepares for a referendum on self-determination; China abstains.
Alumina The Ajkai Timföldgyár alumina plant in Ajka, Veszprém County, in western Hungary is set to reopen following the accident earlier this month as the death toll reaches nine.
Chilean Miners in Chile rescued from the 2010 Copiapó mining accident return home after receiving hospital treatment.
Nicaragua The Nicaraguan Health Ministry reported nine new deaths of leptospirosis in Leon department, to make a total of 17 deaths due to this disease.
Gotthard Base Tunnel The Gotthard Base Tunnel in the Swiss Alps becomes the world's longest railway tunnel, as final breakthrough occurs on the east bore.
Reckitt Benckiser United Kingdom consumer goods company Reckitt Benckiser agrees to pay a fine of £10.2 million for abusing its market position for Gaviscon in the United Kingdom.
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China opens its fifth plenary session in Beijing to discuss the country's next five-year economic and social development plan.
Canton Fair Canton Fair opens, China's largest trade fair and a key barometer of its trade and economic development.
Berlin A museum in Berlin opens an exhibition on Adolf Hitler and his relationship with the German people, the first museum in Germany to do so.
G4S MPs called for a "wide-ranging and independent inquiry" after G4S agents restrain and suffocate Jimmy Mubenga during his deportation from England.
American troops A United States Army soldier from 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team is to face a court martial on murder and other charges related to the deaths of civilians in Afghanistan.
United Kingdom Gunmen abduct British and local Save the Children aid workers from a compound in western Somalia.
United Nations United Nations envoy Margot Wallström says Congolese government troops may have committed rape and murder in the Democratic Republic of the Congo weeks after similar attacks by rebels.