Kazakhstan Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev instructs scientists to find methods of age reversal.
Haitian general election, 2010–2011 The Haitian presidential election will go to the second round run-off between former first lady Mirlande Manigat and Jude Celestin from the governing Unity Party.
Egyptian parliamentary elections Results from the parliamentary election in Egypt indicate the ruling National Democratic Party has won 80% of seats.
U.S. A U.S. judge dismisses a lawsuit over the U.S. government putting American citizens on "capture or kill" lists.
Nobel Peace Prize 19 countries are to miss the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo; 44 are to attend. China described supporters of Liu as "clowns".
Severe weather also continues in Ireland with water shortages in parts and public anger over incorrect weather forecasts.
Colombia A state of emergency is declared after a landslide in Colombia, with 37 corpses retrieved so far.
United Nations French epidemiologist Renaud Piarroux, working on behalf of the French and Haitian governments, points to "strong evidence" linking United Nations peacekeepers to Haiti's cholera outbreak.
Insider trading U.S. authorities expand their investigation into insider trading among hedge funds and their service providers. John Kinnucan, an independent researcher for hedge funds, told Reuters that he expects the Federal Bureau of Investigation will at some point arrest him, "That's just how they operate."
Irish financial crisis Former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm is questioned under oath in Boston.
John James Audubon A copy of John James Audubon's "Birds of America" is sold at auction in London for a record £7.3 million ($10.3 million).
Bomb blast One child is killed and 20 people are injured in a bomb blast at a temple in Varanasi, northern India.