March Tens of thousands of people march through Dublin in protest at the Irish government's austerity measures.
Ed Miliband Ed Miliband launches a two-year review of British Labour Party policy, saying that the Party must move beyond New Labour and calling on activists to make it the "People's Party" again.
Japan Two Japanese ministers are censured by the House of Councillors over a territorial dispute with China.
Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo declares a curfew, amid clashes that killed three people ahead of the second round of the presidential election on Sunday.
Pakistan Hundreds of Pakistani Muslims demonstrate in Lahore against a potential pardon for a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy against Islam.
Ivory Coast At least three people die in protests in the Ivory Coast over a curfew imposed ahead of the second round of the Ivorian presidential election.
Somalia Somali-born teenager Mohamed Osman Mohamud is arrested in Portland, Oregon, for allegedly plotting a bombing attack on a Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
United Nations A senior United Nations official, Vijay Nambiar, meets with Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon.
Shelling of Yeonpyeong International diplomats work to ease hostilities in the Korean Peninsula, after North Korea warned of unpredictable "consequences" if the United States deploys an aircraft carrier to the Yellow Sea.
Saeedabad, Karachi Christians flee from their homes in Saeedabad, Karachi, following violence sparked by a Muslim-Christian marriage.
Nanjing Seven people are killed after steel box girders used for building an overpass overturn in Nanjing, China.