Ulster Unionist Party Ulster Unionist Party leader Tom Elliott accepts an invitation to meet with members of the Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association in a groundbreaking move.
U.K. Prosecutors in the U.K. drop the case against members of a group who were planning to forcefully shut down the coal based Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station temporarily, after the undercover officer, an alleged provocateur in the group, offers to give evidence in support of the activists.
The Guardian An investigation by "The Guardian" newspaper reveals details of how Metropolitan police officer Mark Kennedy infiltrated dozens of protest groups in 22 countries using the pseudonym Mark Stone.
Li Keqiang Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang begins a four-day visit to the UK; Scotland and China sign a green energy deal.
U.S. Defense Secretary United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates flies to China for a four-day trip after expressing American worries that the Chinese "clearly have potential to put some of our [military] capabilities at risk", adding that America has "to pay attention to them" and "respond appropriately with our own programmes".
Iran Demonstrators gather outside the Iranian Embassy in London to protest against an attack on Iranian exiles in Iraq, an attack reportedly ordered by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton of the United States speaks out against Iran in Abu Dhabi during a five-day trip to the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar. She requests that the world increase its pressure on Iran, a country she considers "a serious concern".
Iceland The U.S. ambassador to Iceland is summoned in relation to secret United States attempts to access private details concerning Icelandic MP Birgitta Jónsdóttir. The matter is described as "very serious".
Israel Israeli bulldozers begin demolishing a 1930s East Jerusalem hotel to build 20 new settler homes, "destroying all the US efforts and ending any possibility of a return to negotiations" according to a spokesperson for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Concepción Tutuapa At least 14 people are killed and at least 25 others are injured in a bus crash near Concepción Tutuapa in Guatemala's San Marcos department.
Iran Air Flight 277 Iran Air Flight 277 crashes with 100 people on board near Orumiyeh in the northeast of the country; at least 50 survive.
Demonstrations that toppled his regime 2010–2011 Tunisian protests: Unrest in Tunisia over youth unemployment continues, with several deaths reported.
Algeria The Algerian government cuts food prices amid unrest, and vows to punish those responsible for rioting in recent days.
Border Collie A Border Collie is reported to have learned 1022 words, and acts consequently to human citation of those words.
EastEnders Viewers of UK soap opera "EastEnders" complain in record numbers about a "hurtful", "unrealistic" and "exploitative" cot death storyline as the BBC sets out to meet the grieving mothers it has upset.
The arts Teachers and cultural figures criticise as "foolhardy" the British government's abolition of a scheme intended to improve teaching of the arts in schools.
Officials investigating the shooting, who were seeking a second person of interest, have cleared the other person of involvement in the shooting.
Israel The mother of a woman who died in her home during a demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in Bil'in says she died from inhaling massive quantities of tear gas; the Israeli army says she did not die of tear gas inhalation.