Laron syndrome It is announced that people who suffer from Laron syndrome have a gene that inhibits cancer.
Hawaii Senate The Hawaii Senate approves Hawaii Senate Bill 232 legalising civil unions for gay and lesbian couples and will be sent to the Governor Neil Abercrombie for approval.
Operation Power Outage In an FBI Eurasian Organized Crime Task Force "'Operation Power Outage"', 74 members of Armenian Power criminal syndicate have been arrested on charges of racketeering offenses, bank fraud schemes, kidnappings, and drug trafficking.
U.S. Marshal Three U.S. marshals are shot in Elkins, West Virginia, while trying to serve a warrant, resulting in the death of one marshal and the shooter.
Abduwali Muse Abduwali Muse, a Somali pirate, is sentenced to almost 34 years in prison in the United States for his role in attempting to hijack the Maersk Alabama.
Whaling in Japan Japan's whaling fleet is leaving the Antarctic under pressure from conservationists and diplomats.
Buenos Aires At least four people die and dozens injured following a train crash in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Tanzania People's Defence Force Explosions occur following an accident at a Tanzania People's Defence Force ammunition dump near the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam with casualties reported.
Northern Territory The Northern Territory Emergency Service in the north of Australia warns residents in low-lying coastal areas including in the capital Darwin ahead of Tropical Cyclone Carlos.
Borders Group Borders Group, the second largest bookstore chain in the United States, files for bankruptcy with plans to sell at least 200 stores.
Jens Weidmann Jens Weidmann is chosen to succeed Axel A. Weber as President of the Deutsche Bundesbank.
London Researchers from London's Natural History Museum claim that ancient skulls found in Gough's Cave in the Cheddar Gorge in the southwestern English county of Somerset show signs of cannibalism.
Egypt The Egyptian Ministry for Health estimates that at least 365 people were killed and 5,500 injured in the 2011 Egyptian protests.
Libya Fourteen people are hurt in clashes between Libyan protestors and security forces in Benghazi as protests spread.
Iran Iranian state TV reports clashes between pro-government and anti-government forces at a funeral for someone killed in the 2011 Iranian protests.
South Korea South Korea will fly the bodies of eight Somali pirates killed in a commando raid on a freighter last month from Muscat, Oman, to Mogadishu, Somalia.