Kim Jong-un Kim Jong-un attends the Arirang Festival performance in Pyongyang with his father Kim Jong-il. It is Kim Jong-un's first appearance before the world's media.
Erwin Arnada Erwin Arnada, the former editor of "Playboy Indonesia", is arrested on Bali. He had been on the run since being sentenced to two years in prison in August after an earlier trial in 2007.
Oceanic Bank Former Oceanic Bank chief Cecilia Ibru is sentenced to six months in prison after being found guilty of committing 3 of 25 charges of fraud and mismanagement.
Ecuador An Ecuadorean court orders the imprisonment of 12 police after last week's 2010 Ecuador crisis, with a lawyer saying they are being swept up in a "witch hunt".
United States The United States leads a group of non-EU developed countries in attempts to thoroughly revamp the Kyoto Protocol, blocking any possible progress in the climate negotiations currently under way in Tianjin, according to negotiator Sui Wei.
Baltic Sea More than 200 passengers are rescued, 20 of whom sustain injuries, from Baltic Sea ferry "Lisco Gloria", en route from Kiel to Klaipėda, after it ignites near Fehmarn off the eastern coast of Schleswig-Holstein. There are reports of an explosion on board.
A drill reaches the underground chamber where the 33 trapped miners reside. Wild celebrations occur. Rescue efforts are scheduled to begin within days.
Silicon Valley Bank Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has signed a series of cooperative framework agreements with the Shanghai Financial Office.
Minister of Māori Affairs Minister of Māori Affairs Pita Sharples adds his name to calls for suspended TVNZ broadcaster Paul Henry to be sacked after he manages to upset most of India.
Ecuadorian government The Government of Ecuador extends a state of emergency initially imposed on September 30 in the 2010 Ecuador crisis.
Pakistan Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan near the town of Sibi set fire to more than 20 oil tanker trucks carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan.
The death of Linda Norgrove occurs during a botched rescue attempt by the United States in Afghanistan.
England Riot police and dogs clash with protesters as demonstrations lead to violence in England. There are injuries and 5 men are arrested in the country's largest police operation for a quarter of a century (25 years).
NATO A senior Taliban commander and two other insurgents were killed in a fire fight with Nato and Afghan forces in western Badghis province's Murghab district.