Canada The Canadian Federal Court of Appeal rules against the Conservative Party of Canada on ad spending prior to the Canadian federal election, 2006, while the Harper government reaches 43% support and announces cuts to the budget.
Germany The German Federal Minister for Defence Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg resigns over a plagiarism scandal.
2011 Yemeni protests The protests in Yemen continue with tens of thousands of protestors in the streets in a "Day of Rage".
Jody Weis Jody Weis resigns as the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department in the US city of Chicago.
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone's Supreme Court bans the country's main opposition party from meeting to choose its presidential candidate.
Zimbabwe An internet campaign calls for protests demanding that Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe step down, leading to an increased security presence.
Life sentence Eleven people are sentenced to death and twenty to life sentences for their roles in the Godhra train burning in New Delhi, India.
President The President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak calls on North Korea to abandon its nuclear and missile programs.
New Zealand New Zealand holds a two-minute silence in respect for the victims of the 2011 Canterbury earthquake.
Ally Financial Ally Financial, the company formerly known as General Motors Acceptance Corporation, announced in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that the U.S. Treasury Department will be selling some of Ally's preferred securities. This is part of the unwinding of the Treasury's investment in the auto industry as a result of the 2008 financial crisis.
Charlie Sheen American actor Charlie Sheen loses custody of his two sons Bob and Max following claims by their mother Brooke Mueller that he made threats of domestic violence.
Archaeologist Archaeologists recover six cannons from the ships of Welsh privateer Henry Morgan off the coast of Panama.
NATO NATO forces kill 9 Afghan children while they collected firewood; this is the third NATO attack on civilians in the last 2 weeks.
2011 Omani protests 2011 Omani protests: A fourth day of protests take place, with security forces firing into the air in an attempt to disperse protesters.
Civil war The United Nations says the situation on the Libyan-Tunisian border has reached "crisis point".
Al-Jazeera reports that forces supporting Muammar Gaddafi have bombed targets in the Libyan city of Misrata.
2011 Jordanian protests 2011 Jordanian protests: Relatives of jailed Islamists in Jordan demand their release in a demonstration in the capital Amman.
2011 Iranian protests 2011 Iranian protests: Tear gas is fired on anti-government demonstrators during clashes in the capital Tehran.