South Africa An arrest warrant is sought in South Africa for Israeli Opposition leader, Tzipi Livni, of the Kadima Party, for alleged war crimes committed when she was Foreign Affairs Minister during the 2008-2009 Gaza War.
Saad Hariri Saad Hariri becomes caretaker Prime Minister of Lebanon following the collapse of his government due to resignation of 11 opposition ministers.
France France's National Front confirms 42-year-old Marine Le Pen as party leader, succeeding her father Jean-Marie Le Pen.
Libya Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi reaches 41 years in power; there are less than 24 months left until he is scheduled to become Africa's longest serving ruler, overtaking former Gabonese President Omar Bongo who died in 2009.
Taoiseach Taoiseach Brian Cowen announces his intention to lead the ruling Fianna Fáil party into the upcoming general election after spending the past two days consulting his party. He offers his colleagues a secret motion of confidence ballot in his leadership, scheduled for Tuesday.
Japan The approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan improves to 34% following a cabinet reshuffle.
Iran Iran has continued covert attempts to purchase technology for its nuclear program through more than 350 companies, despite UN sanctions on Iran, the Norwegian newspaper "Aftenposten" reported, citing US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks.
Magistrate Magistrate Ilda Boccassini promises to cut pre-trial hearings and have Silvio Berlusconi's prostitution case in court by the summer.
Pirate Party of Canada Supporters of the Pirate Party of Canada hold a protest in Calgary for increased freedom of the press and government transparency in defense of Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks website.
Mark Kennedy Mark Kennedy, the undercover British police officer who posed as an activist, flees to the United States after his cover is blown.
Hungary Three people are killed in a stampede at a three-storey nightclub in the Hungarian capital Budapest.
Brazilian Further landslides and more rain are feared in Brazil which is dealing with the worst disaster in its history.
The Social Network "The Social Network" wins Best Motion Picture – Drama, while Colin Firth and Natalie Portman win Best Actor and Best Actress- Drama at the 68th Golden Globe Awards.
Baghlan Nine civilians are killed in Baghlan, Afghanistan on their way to a wedding when they were blown up: 6 civilians are killed and 3 civilians are injured in Helmand after a minibus and a bomb collide.
The New York Times The online edition of "The New York Times" reports that U.S. and Israeli intelligence services collaborated in the development of the destructive computer worm Stuxnet to record Iranian operations and send them spinning out of control ahead of a sabotage attack against Iran. Testing is reported to have occurred at the heavily guarded Dimona complex in the Negev desert in Israel.
Southern Sudan Southern Sudanese leader Salva Kiir calls on the people of South Sudan to forgive the north for killings during the civil war.
Demonstrations that toppled his regime Gunfire is heard in the capital Tunis as political leaders attempt to form a new government.
Ali Seriati, the former head of presidential security, is arrested and accused of threatening state security by fomenting violence.