WikiLeaks A proposal by a consortium of private contractors to attack WikiLeaks and to discredit journalists in favour of the website - including Glenn Greenwald - is uncovered after thousands of e-mails are leaked onto the internet, some of which call for people who donate to be tracked and intimidated.
Israel The Israeli Knesset has passed a bill making boycotting Israeli individuals or organizations illegal.
Palestinian A Palestinian teen is released from Israeli custody after the police officer who alledegly beat a confession out of him fails to show up to an inquiry. The teenager was held in Israel for 7 months for allegedly throwing rocks before being released.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are shot while travelling between Monterrey and Mexico City with one officer dying.
FBI An analysis of the FBI's scientific work in the investigation of the 2001 anthrax attacks on the United States finds that the Bureau overstated the strength of the links to a supply held by Bruce Ivins.
Killing Meredith Kercher Amanda Knox's parents have been indicted for allegedly libeling police in Perugia, Italy in statements made surrounding the murder of Meredith Kercher.
Death of Linda Norgrove A coroner has given his verdict into the death of Linda Norgrove by stating that the soldier who threw the grenade had "acted unaware of Linda's presence".
Italian Prime Minister The Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi is indicted on charges of paying for sex with an underaged girl and abuse of power in the so-called Rubygate scandal.
Islam Islamic morality police arrest over 80 Muslims in Malaysia to prevent them from celebrating Valentine's Day.
UNASUR Constitutive Treaty The UNASUR Constitutive Treaty of the Union of South American Nations will come into force on March 11th, following the deposit of its ninth instrument of ratification, by the Uruguayan government.
U.S Secretary of State The United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlines a new policy on Internet freedomdate=August 2017.
Argentina Argentina lodges an official complaint against the United States after America's landing of a military plane loaded with undeclared "sensitive material", including guns, drugs and satellite phones, leading the Argentinian government to express concerns that the U.S. was attempting to sneak its cargo into the country.
Delaware The Delaware Chancery Court upholds the use of a poison pill by Airgas, effectively ending a takeover bid launched a year ago by Air Products.
United Airlines United Airlines temporarily grounds its fleet of 96 Boeing 757 jetliners so it can perform checks to earlier modifications to air-data computers.
Apple Apple launches a subscription service for magazines, newspapers, videos, and music bought through its App Store.
Government of Malaysia The Government of Malaysia cancels a concert by expatriate Iranian singer Mohsen Namjoo "because it is not appropriate in terms of religion, culture and the country's cosmopolitan nature".
Mötley Crüe Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil begins a 15-day jail sentence for drunk driving in Las Vegas.
Raymond Chandler Writer Raymond Chandler's wife's ashes are buried over his casket during a ceremony in San Diego in the U.S. state of California.
Prime Minister of Japan The Prime Minister of Japan Naoto Kan vows to find the remains of the 12,000 Japanese soldiers still missing after the Battle of Iwo Jima of World War II.
Government The Government of the Philippines and Communist Party of the Philippines hold their first peace talks in six years in Oslo, Norway.
2011 Bahraini protests The King of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa orders an inquiry into the deaths of the two protestors.
Thousands of people demonstrate in Bahrain after a protester was shot dead at a funeral for another protester.
Yemen Clashes take place for a fifth day in the Yemeni capital Sana'a, amid demonstrations calling for political reform.