Wen Jiabao Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao unveils pictures of the Moon's Sinus Iridum, or Bay of Rainbows, taken during China's Chang`e-2 lunar probe mission.
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology The reptile scientist, Ngô Văn Trí of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, discovers a species of self-cloning lizard later known as "Leiolepis ngovantrii" when he came across tanks full of them at small restaurants in rural villages in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province. Ngo Van Tri becomes intrigued when he notices that all of the lizards appeared to be female.
Prime Minister Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces a referendum to decide whether indigenous Australians should be recognised in the Constitution.
Economic Community of West African States An ECOWAS regional court in West Africa orders authorities in Niger to release deposed President Mamadou Tandja who was detained in a coup in February.
Western Sahara Two people are killed and several injured after a protest camp in Western Sahara is broken up by Morocco, hours before talks on the disputed territory begin.
Parliamentary elections Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan were held in accordance with international standards.
Palestinian Authority Human rights organizations say the Palestinian Authority is depriving Palestinians in Gaza affiliated with Hamas of passports; Hamas has retaliated by depriving Gazans belonging to Fatah of their passports.
Lori Berenson U.S. militant Lori Berenson is released from prison in Peru after serving more than a decade for collaborating with the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement.
Kushchyovskaya Unidentified attackers armed with knives kill 12 people in Kushchyovskaya, Krasnodar krai, Russia.
Sudan The United States offers to drop Sudan from its list of "state sponsors of terrorism", ending its isolation, if two scheduled referendums take place with respected results.
Israel Israel has revealed plans to build nearly 1,300 housing units for Jewish settlers in east Jerusalem.
Obama administration The Obama administration bans cargo shipments from Somalia in the wake of the Yemen bomb attacks.
Barack Obama President of the United States Barack Obama backs a permanent seat for India on the UN Security Council.
Kimberley Process The annual meeting of the Kimberley Process closes in Jerusalem without finding a solution to the issue of “blood diamond” exports from the Marange diamond fields of Zimbabwe.
German Foreign Minister German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle calls on Hamas to free captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and urges Israel to end its embargo of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, but does not meet with the Gaza leadership because of group's refusal to renounce violence and recognize Israel.
Worst epidemic of cholera At least 120 people are tested for cholera in the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince.
DHL Express delivery company DHL promises better screening of customers and parcels before they are sent to airports after recent parcel bombs sent from Yemen and Greece.
Qantas Flight 32 Qantas Flight 32: Qantas announces that it has found "slight anomalies" in the engines of its Airbus 380 aircraft and is keeping it grounded for the time being.
Michel Houellebecq French novelist Michel Houellebecq wins the Prix Goncourt for his book "La Carte et le Territoire" ("The Map and the Territory").
Foreign Minister of Israel The Foreign Minister of Israel, Avigdor Lieberman, denounces the left-wing performers who refuse to perform in a theatre in a Jewish settlement on the West Bank as an "extremist group trying to wage cultural terrorism".
Conan O'Brien American talk show host Conan O'Brien returns to television on TBS ten months after his high-profile exit from "The Tonight Show".
Iraq Bomb attacks in the Iraqi cities of Karbala, Najaf and Basra kill at least nineteen people and injure scores more.
Transocean An armed group kidnaps at least two Americans, two Frenchmen and a Canadian from a Transocean oil rig in the Okoro Oilfield off the coast of Niger Delta, Nigeria, injuring two others.
Afghanistan Afghan and NATO-led troops kill 15 Taliban militants in the southern Kandahar Province during a joint operation.