HIP 13044 b A planet, HIP 13044 b, which was formed in another galaxy has been discovered in the Helmi Stream.
Chamber of Commerce US health insurers gave over $86.2million to the Chamber of Commerce last year for the purpose of opposing the health-care overhaul.
United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct The United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct recommends that the United States House of Representatives censure Rep. Charlie Rangel D-NY for ethics violations and be required to make restitution for any unpaid taxes.
Egypt Egyptian authorities release blogger Kareem Amer who was imprisoned for four years for insulting Islam and defaming President Hosni Mubarak.
Japanese police Japanese police arrest Kiyoshi Takayama, the number two gangster in the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza group in Kobe.
Australian Australia deports Gabe Watson to face trial in the US state of Alabama for the alleged murder of his wife Tina.
People's Republic of China A Chinese woman is sentenced to a year in a labour camp after she posted on Twitter, on charges of "disrupting social order".
Sweden Swedish prosecutor Marianne Ny who leads a criminal investigation of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is seeking a court order for his immediate arrest.
Democratic Republic of the Congo Nearly 200 prisoners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo escape from a jail in the northwest of the country.
Caspian Sea At the Caspian Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticizes NATO for adopting policies based on "false information".
The South Korean government A South Korean Government report finds that the Sunshine Policy to North Korea adopted by the former government had not resulted in changes to Pyongyang's behaviour.
Nobel Committee The Nobel Committee says the Nobel Peace Prize for Liu Xiaobo may not be handed out this year as China will not allow anyone from his family to attend the event.
Colombian President President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos declares a state of emergency in Colombia after ongoing floods and landslides kill at least 136 people and the flooding spreads to the capital, Bogotá.
Law enforcement Haiti police fire tear gas into a camp for internally displaced people in Port-au-Prince after riots over United Nations peacekeepers from Nepal allegedly bringing cholera into the country turn violent.
Auto Auto maker General Motors is listed again on the New York Stock Exchange in the biggest Initial public offering in United States history.
Rolls-Royce Trent 900 About 40 Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines on Airbus A380 aircraft around the world will be replaced due to the engine failure on Qantas Flight 32 earlier this month.
International Monetary Fund Officials from the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the European Union arrive in Dublin to discuss the Irish debt crisis with the Irish Government.
George Clooney American actor, George Clooney, is awarded the 2010 Ripple of Hope award at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, in recognition of his humanitarian work in Darfur and Haiti.
Namibia Police discover a detonator, batteries and a ticking clock in Namibia's Windhoek Airport apparently due to be loaded on an aircraft bound for Munich, Germany.