Ivory Coast The Ivory Coast presidential election will go to a second round with President Laurent Gbagbo facing opposition leader Alassane Ouattara.
Burma Opposition parties in Burma accuse the military junta of "cheating" and "threatening" voters ahead of the general election on Sunday.
Recount Following a recount, Republican Eddie Calvo is certified as the winner of the 2010 gubernatorial election in Guam by 487 votes over Democrat Carl Gutierrez.
Nuclear energy Tens of thousands of people participate in an anti-nuclear demonstration against a waste shipment on its way from France to Germany.
Hamas Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar says “the Jews will soon be expelled from Palestine” in the same way that they were “kicked out” by European countries “because they betrayed, stole and corrupted these countries."
Carjack Armed attackers attempt to carjack Formula One World Champion Jensen Button in São Paulo as he was returning from practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos.
Yemen A judge in Yemen orders the capture of militant Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaki to face charges of "forming an armed gang".
Northern Ireland Three Northern Ireland police officers are injured after a bomb is thrown at them while investigating a robbery in West Belfast.
Russia Prominent Russian journalist Oleg Kashin for the "Kommersant" newspaper is attacked outside his home in Moscow.
Petit family home invasion The jury in the Petit family home invasion murder trial continues to deliberate whether murderer Steven Hayes should receive the death penalty or life imprisonment.
US President US President Barack Obama arrives in India on the first leg of an Asian tour aimed at boosting United States exports.
Tropical Storm Tomas Tropical Storm Tomas heads for the Turks and Caicos Islands after killing seven people in Haiti.
Mount Merapi volcanic eruption Lava and ash spew from Mount Merapi in Central Java province in Indonesia before dawn as the death toll rises to 120.
People's Republic of China At least 19 people are killed in a fire at a shopping mall in northeast China's Jilin City.
Christ the King Christ the King, the world's biggest statue of Jesus, is completed in Świebodzin, Poland
People's Republic of China Chinese artist Ai Weiwei claims that he has been placed under house arrest to stop him organising a demolition party to observe the destruction of his studio.
Ancient Roman The House of the Gladiators in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii collapses, prompting criticism of the Italian government's "neglect" of the site.
Armenia Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange the bodies of deceased soldiers and a civilian under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Somali pirates Somali pirates receive a record £7.6m in ransoms for seized South Korean and Singaporean ships.
Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel In response to militants firing rockets into southern Israel, the Israel Air Force launches two raids on the southern Gaza Strip; one Palestinian is wounded.
Karachi 27 people are killed in various arson incidents in Karachi, capital of Pakistan's Sindh province.
United Nations The United Nations says that more than 650 women and children have been detained, tortured and sexually abused during mass evictions from Angola to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.