H-II Transfer Vehicle An unmanned Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle HTV-2 Resupply Craft was launched atop the H-IIB rocket Saturday on a mission to deliver cargo to the International Space Station.
Taoiseach Taoiseach Brian Cowen announces he is to make a "significant" statement on his leadership of the ruling Fianna Fáil party in Dublin at 14:00, to be broadcast on television and radio.
Tunisia Tunisia's prime minister Mohamed Ghannouchi promises in a TV interview to leave politics "in the shortest possible timeframe" after elections to be held following President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's recent fall.
Albania Albania's prime minister Sali Berisha vows there will be no Tunisia-style uprising in his country after three people are killed for protesting against the government's rule.
Zimbabwe A civil society report reveals that more than a quarter of Zimbabweans on the voters' roll are deceased.
Belarus Opposition supporters are arrested in Belarus after the swearing-in of President Alexander Lukashenko.
Investigation into the murder of Joanna Yeates Dutch national Vincent Tabak is charged with the murder of Joanna Yeates, and will make his first court appearance on 24 January.
Death toll from flooding The death toll from flooding in South Africa rises to 70 and more than 8,000 families are homeless. Five other nearby countries - Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe - are threatened by killer heavy rains.
Russia At least two people are killed in a blaze at a shopping centre in the southwest Russian city of Ufa.
Mexican Mexico says 10 suspected drug gang members were killed in shootout with soldiers in Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas.
A pro-democracy march Several people are injured and others are arrested as police break up a pro-democracy march in Algiers.
Israel One person is killed and two others are injured in alleged Israeli tank shelling in the Gaza Strip, though the Israel Defense Forces denied they attacked and estimated that the blast was a failed rocket launch.
Malaysia Malaysian navy commandos foil a ship hijack attempt by Somali pirates, rescuing 23 crew and capturing 7 pirates in the Gulf of Aden.