Cuba The Cuban Roman Catholic Church claims that the Government of Cuba plans to release 10 dissidents including Óscar Elías Biscet.
Prime Minister of Madagascar The Prime Minister of Madagascar Albert Camille Vital resigns together with his Government as a part of a peace process proposed by the Southern African Development Community to end a two year political crisis.
U.S. House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives votes to end the Federal Housing Administration Refinance Program by 256 to 171.
U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords announces plans to attend the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, piloted by her husband Mark Kelly, three months after she was shot in the 2011 Tucson shootings.
2011 Wisconsin protests Peter W. Barca, the leader of the Democrats in the Wisconsin State Assembly, takes legal action to have the decision overturned.
Current Dalai Lama The 14th Dalai Lama announces plans to retire as the head of the Tibetan exile movement within days.
Yemen Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh announces plans to move towards a parliamentary democracy, following weeks of demonstrations.
Zimbabwe The Zimbabwean Energy Minister and member of the Movement for Democratic Change, Elton Mangoma, is arrested for unknown reasons.
House of Commons In the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, a Liberal Democrat member disclosed, with the protection of parliamentary privilege, the fact that the former chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland has obtained an injunction banning the publication of information about him, even the simple identification of this individual, Fred Goodwin, as a banker.
United States government A Federal grand jury indicts eleven members of a firearms trafficking ring based in Columbus, New Mexico including the mayor and police chief.
Baltimore More than 30 people in and around the US city of Baltimore, Maryland, are arrested on drugs charges, including actress Felicia Pearson from television series "The Wire".
Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton, the United States Secretary of State, announces plans to visit Egypt and Tunisia this week.
Japan A senior diplomat in charge of relations with Japan at the United States State Department is replaced for allegedly making disparaging remarks about the people of Okinawa.
5.4 magnitude earthquake At least 25 people are killed and 250 injured following a 5.4 magnitude earthquake in Yingjiang County, Yunnan province, China, near the Burma border.
Moody's Moody's downgrades Spain's credit rating to Aa2 due to the cost of restructuring the Spanish banking system.
Bank of Korea The Bank of Korea increases the main interest rate in South Korea by a quarter percentage point to 3% due to concerns over inflation.
People's Republic of China China posts a trade deficit for the first time since March 2010, amid slowing exports.
Violence committed in the aftermath The disputed government of Côte d'Ivoire imposes a ban on United Nations flights from flying over or landing in the country.
Ninawa Governorate An oil pipeline in the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq is bombed preventing the flow of thousands of barrels of oil.
Kissidougou At least three army recruits are killed in a riot at a military training camp in Kissidougou, southern Guinea.
France recognizes the National Transitional Council as the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people.