Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research A study done by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research concluded that reduced wintertime Arctic sea ice cover could create anomalies in wind patterns, resulting in overall cooler winters in continents across the northern hemisphere.
Republican Party U.S. Republican Party Senators adopt a ban on earmarking, or setting aside money in bills for specific purposes specified by legislators.
U.S. President The President of the United States Barack Obama presents a Medal of Honor, the highest United States military decoration to Staff Sgt Salvatore Giunta at the White House.
United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct The United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct finds Charlie Rangel guilty of multiple violations of House of Representatives rules.
Taoiseach Taoiseach Brian Cowen addresses Dáil Éireann ahead of a meeting of EU finance ministers, saying Ireland has not applied for financial support from the European Union.
Herman Van Rompuy President Herman Van Rompuy predicts the possible collapse of the European Union but then says "I'm very confident we will overcome this".
The coalition The UK Government is to pay millions of pounds in compensation to around a dozen British citizens who were held in detention overseas, including the camp at Guantanamo Bay, and who say British security services colluded in their torture.
United Kingdom British author Alan Shadrake is jailed for six weeks in Singapore for contempt of court.
Villawood Immigration Detention Centre Detainees at the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre in Sydney, Australia, go on a hunger strike following the suicide of an Iraqi detainee.
Nigeria Nigeria reports Iran to the United Nations Security Council over the seizure of a shipment of weapons.
Shanghai Authorities in Shanghai arrest four people for unlicensed welding following the 2010 Shanghai fire.
Collapse of an apartment building The death toll from the collapse of an apartment building in the Indian capital New Delhi rises to 66 with the search for victims continuing.
Worst epidemic of cholera The death toll from the 2010 Haiti cholera outbreak passes 1,000. At least one man is shot dead by United Nations peacekeepers after allegedly opening fire on the peacekeepers.
ExxonMobil ExxonMobil says a raid by Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, a militant Nigerian group, has eliminated 45,000 barrels a day of production of natural gas liquids and condensates.
Facebook Facebook announces that it will launch a new messaging platform, providing an email address of "@facebook.com."
New York archbishop New York archbishop Timothy Dolan is voted president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
UNESCO UNESCO adds traditional dishes of France and Mexico to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at a committee meeting in Nairobi, the first time cuisine is added to the list.
Clarence House Clarence House announces the engagement of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, to be married next year.
Iran Iran started a 5-day air defense drill, claimed by its government to be the biggest drill of its kind ever. The drills are held near its nuclear facilities.
United States A suspected US missile attack on insurgents in the village of Bangi Dar in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan kills at least 15.
Battambang Province An anti-tank mine explodes under a truck in Battambang province of Cambodia, killing all 14 people aboard.