South Korea South Korea reports its first two cases of the superbug New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase.
Southern Sudan Crowds gather in the South Sudan capital Juba to mark one month until the referendum on independence.
Haiti After popular demonstrations Haiti orders an immediate recount of the disputed result of its presidential election.
The former U.S. Attorney General U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announces that his country's justice department is "looking into" incidents which have disrupted websites opposed to WikiLeaks.
The Hague A national high-tech crime team in The Hague arrests a 16-year-old male they accuse of disrupting MasterCard and PayPal websites. Both companies previously cut off donations to the WikiLeaks website.
WikiLeaks It is reported that the two Swedish women who have accused WikiLeaks spokesperson Julian Assange of committing "sex crimes" boasted about their "conquest" of him before calling police.
Transparency International A report by Transparency International suggests that corruption has worsened over the past three years worldwide.
Winner Colombia, Ukraine and the Philippines, who initially declined invitations to attend the ceremony, reverse their decision.
China issues its new "Confucius peace prize" to former Taiwanese Vice President Lien Chan, though he refused to collect it, adding he knew nothing of the award.
U.S. diplomats are reported to have observed in detail the rise of Julia Gillard, praising her for losing Labor Left allegiances and expressing the confident belief she would become Prime Minister of Australia over 8 months before she deposed Kevin Rudd.
Arbib warned the United States about a possible challenge to Kevin Rudd's prime ministership as early as last year.
Australian Sports Minister Mark Arbib is named as a confidential source for the U.S. embassy, passing on information on the Australian Government. Melbourne Ports MP Michael Danby and former MP Bob McMullan have also contacted the embassy.
Newly released cables reveal close U.S. monitoring of Chinese ties with Africa and the American belief that the Chinese are "a very aggressive and pernicious economic competitor with no morals" in their dealings with the Africans.
Newly released cables report that oil giant Royal Dutch Shell had "access to everything" inside "all relevant ministries" of the Nigerian government.
Thousands of WikiLeaks supporters launch further and more intense denial-of-service attack against companies who have blacklisted the website.
India India is to complain to the United States after its ambassador, Meera Shankar, was pulled from a security line and patted down at an airport.
Australian Residents are ordered to evacuate from the Australian city of Queanbeyan with Steve Whan, the New South Wales Minister for Emergency Services, declaring it a natural disaster area due to flooding.
Panama Floods across South America: Panama experiences its heaviest ever rains, with the Panama Canal shut for the first time due to weather. Millions of people are affected across the region, and there are deaths, including in Colombia and Venezuela.
Sharm el-Sheikh A stretch of beach in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, re-opens after a series of shark attacks.
Calisto Tanzi Calisto Tanzi, the founder and former chief executive of multinational food corporation Parmalat, is sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for fraud.
Coronation Street An hour-long live episode of "Coronation Street" is broadcast on the soap opera's 50th anniversary.
Florida governor Governor of the U.S. state of Florida Charlie Crist posthumously pardons Jim Morrison, the lead singer of The Doors, for indecent exposure.
Dame Helen Mirren Dame Helen Mirren, speaking as she received an award in Beverly Hills, USA, criticises the intentions of Hollywood filmmakers who "worship at the altar of the 18- to 25-year-old male and his penis".