Phil Hogan Phil Hogan says Fine Gael and the Labour Party have agreed a draft of a proposed Programme for Government as talks between the political parties resume at Government Buildings in Dublin following the recent general election.
2011 National People's Congress 2011 National People's Congress: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivers the annual Government Work Report to the National People's Congress in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, outlining the priorities for the Chinese government in the next five years.
United States United States aid worker Alan Gross has been found guilty of crimes against the state of Cuba supposedly for setting up illegal Internet connections.
Prime Minister Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi is put on trial for corruption again, one of the four trials he is involved in at the moment.
South Korea South Korea reports China's formal invitation to probable North Korean heir Kim Jong-un to visit the country, though China has not confirmed this.
Antonov An-148 Six people are killed near Belgorod, Russia when an Antonov An-148 loses a wing in flight and crashes.
Brazil At least 25 people are killed after a truck and a bus collide in Brazil's Santa Catarina state.
Tornado A tornado hits the town of Rayne in the US state of Louisiana resulting in one death, at least eleven injuries and 50 homes destroyed.
ChristChurch Cathedral A search of ChristChurch Cathedral, Christchurch has found no bodies from the 2011 Canterbury earthquake despite fears that there were 22 bodies buried there - the confirmed death toll is 165.
Slumdog Millionaire "Slumdog Millionaire" souvenirs are destroyed after the home of actress Rubina Ali burns down in a fire in Garib Nagar near Bandra Railway Station in Mumbai. 21 people are wounded and more than 2,000 others become homeless.
Civil war An eight member United Kingdom Special Air Service team and a junior diplomat are captured by Libyan rebels as a secret effort to contact the rebels backfires.