Elections in the Netherlands Elections in the Netherlands: Dutch provincial elections of 2011. The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) obtain the highest number of votes cast, The Labour Party (PvdA) obtain the second highest number of votes.
Hawaii Hawaii Democratic Party Senator Daniel Akaka announces that he will not be standing for reelection in the United States Senate election in Hawaii.
South Dakota Senate The South Dakota Senate passes a bill requiring additional steps to provide informed consent before a woman can have an abortion.
President The President of the United States Barack Obama signs a bill preventing a shutdown of the United States government for another two weeks.
Senate The Wisconsin Senate votes to fine missing Democrats $100 a day for their absence during the 2011 Wisconsin protests.
Fox News Fox News suspends contributors Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum until they decide on a 2012 US presidential election candidacy.
Germany German Chancellor Angela Merkel names Thomas de Maizière as new defence minister and Hans-Peter Friedrich as the new interior minister, following resignations earlier this week.
Ivory Coast Private and independent newspapers in Ivory Coast cease publication to protest violence and harassment by supporters of incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo. Radio broadcasts by the BBC and RFI are taken off air.
Sirhan Sirhan Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin of US politician Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, is denied parole again in California.
United States military The United States military files new charges against Private Bradley Manning in relation to the leak of the WikiLeaks cables.
United States Air Force Two United States Air Force personnel are killed and two others injured after a gunman opens fire at Frankfurt Airport in Germany - a suspect is arrested in connection with the incident.
Public prosecutor Prosecutors in Paris, France, say that British fashion designer John Galliano will face criminal charges over alleged anti-Semitic remarks.
Dust storm A dust storm hits Christchurch, New Zealand, hampering the recovery efforts from the 2011 Canterbury earthquake.
Zambia Around 40 fishermen in Zambia are feared dead after their boat capsized in a storm on Lake Mweru.
Barnes & Noble Barnes & Noble settles an intellectual property dispute over the design of its ebook reader, the Nook.
MetLife MetLife, the largest life insurance company in the United States, claims that shares held by the American International Group (AIG) have been sold for $6.35 billion to help pay back the United States government for the bailout.
Rupert Murdoch Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation agrees to sell Sky News in order to be in a position to buy BSkyB without a Competition Commission inquiry.
Bangladesh The Bangladeshi central bank attempts to remove Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus from the Grameen Bank which he founded.
Chinese stamps Four Chinese stamps from the Cultural Revolution are sold at auction for approximately $1.15million.
Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI exonerates the Jewish people for the responsibility for the death of Jesus in his book "Jesus of Nazareth Part II".
Sony Music Sony Music Japan apologises for members of the rock band Kishidan dressing up in Nazi style uniforms in a television broadcast following protests from the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
Shahbaz Bhatti Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan's Minister for Minorities and himself a Roman Catholic, is assassinated in Islamabad.
2011 Iranian protests Iran's opposition says 200 people were arrested during protests in the capital Tehran yesterday.
2011 Yemeni protests Thousands of anti-government protesters demonstrate across Yemen, amid mounting pressure for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down.
Civil war A spokesman for the "interim national government council" in Benghazi calls for the international community to carry out air strikes against mercenaries fighting for Colonel Gaddafi.
Colonel Gaddafi claims that Libya's oil fields are "safe" and "under control" and warns against foreign intervention.
Supporters and opponents of Muammar Gaddafi fight to control the town of Brega with the rebel held town of Ajdabiya being bombed; government troops later retreat.
The South Korean Navy ship "Choi Young" arrives off the coast of Tripoli to evacuate South Korean citizens from Libya.