U.S. state The U.S. state of Wisconsin has demonstrations in the tens of thousands against a bill forcing public service workers to pay increased pension costs, increased healthcare coverage as well as stripping them of almost all union rights. Senators yesterday fled the state to Illinois.
U.S. House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives blocks Federal funding for Planned Parenthood.
Obama administration The Obama administration rescinds most of a regulation designed to protect health care workers who refuse to provide a service that they find objectionable but retains protections against performing abortions when you have strong anti-abortion convictions.
Washington Post The "Washington Post" reports that United States Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico will announce that he will not contest the 2012 Senate election for New Mexico.
New Caledonia New Caledonia's coalition government collapses after the pro-independence Caledonian Union party withdraws its support for President Philippe Gomes in a dispute over the use of New Caledonian flags.
Madeleine McCann A McCann family spokesman insists reports that Madeleine McCann was taken to the United States after being snatched during a family holiday in Portugal must be treated with caution.
People's Republic of China A Chinese court upholds an eight year sentence for "stealing state secrets" for Chinese American geologist Xue Feng.
Italian Prime Minister Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi proposes a reform of the Italian judiciary system restricting telephone taps, one of the methods used by prosecutors in the Ruby Rubacuori scandal.
US President President of the United States Barack Obama is announced to visit Brazil, Chile and El Salvador from March 19 to 23.
Japan Japan officially suspends its whaling program for the season due to interference by the Sea Shepherd conservation organisation.
Angelo Mozilo The U.S. abandons its criminal investigation of Angelo Mozilo former chairman of Countrywide Financial, in connection with Countrywide's collapse in 2007-08. Mozilo settled a civil action four months ago.
Facebook Facebook recognises civil unions and domestic partnerships as relationship statuses in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Australia.
Mark Rybinski The corpse of Mark Rybinski is found with multiple stab wounds and a slit throat outside a private school in Tunis.
Tirana Tens of thousands of people march peacefully through Tirana urging the Albanian government to resign due to corruption in the Sali Berisha regime. 4 people were killed in a similar demonstration nearly a month ago.
Tunisian president Former President of Tunisia Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, ousted during the recent popular revolution, is reported to have slipped into a coma following his stroke in Saudi Arabia.
2011 Egyptian revolution Yusuf al-Qaradawi, a leading Islamic preacher associated with the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, is to lead public prayers in Cairo's Tahrir Square for the first time in thirty years.
Ayman al-Zawahri, Al-Qaeda's deputy leader, issues a video saying that Egypt had long "deviated from Islam" and warning that democracy "can only be non-religious."
Some Egyptians march through the streets of Cairo apologising for the way in which Hosni Mubarak was deposed after 30 years in the recent revolution. "Yes to Change, No to Humiliation".
2011 Yemeni protests In the southern port city of Aden one anti-government protester is shot dead and 40 others are injured as police open fire on thousands of demonstrators; thousands of protesters later storm two council buildings setting them on fire.
Anti-regime protests occur in Baghdad, with demonstrators calling for a larger demonstration next Friday as part of an "Iraqi revolution".
Anti-regime protests continue overnight after yesterday's "Day of Rage". Funerals of those killed due today. Human Rights Watch lists 24 killed and many wounded.
Tear gas Police shoot tear gas at thousands of people demonstrating against the Ismail Omar Guelleh regime in Djibouti.
2011 Bahraini protests Bahrain's military fires at hundreds of mourners advancing towards Pearl Square with reports of live ammunition being used.
Thousands of people attend the first funerals of those killed by security forces in yesterday's massacre at Pearl Square, many making known their anger at the Bahraini regime.
King of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa visits and praises the military for its nighttime crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Manama, lauding their "bravery and readiness to assume their national duties".
Troops and tanks patrol Manama as the Bahraini military sets up checkpoints; a ban on public gatherings is announced.
Central Intelligence Agency Retired CIA officer-turned-political activist Ray McGovern is thrown out, bloodied and arrested while protesting a speech given by Hillary Clinton on internet freedomdate=August 2017 at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Veterans for Peace requests that Clinton apologise.
Kunar At least 37 people are killed and others are wounded in a U.S.-led airstrike in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
Panama Police and indigenous protesters clash in Panama during a protest against changes to the country's mining law.
Kuwait A thousand or more non-citizen residents of Kuwait demonstrated yesterday demanding rights given to Kuwaiti citizen.