Memphis, Tennessee Voters in the U.S. city of Memphis, Tennessee, agree to hand over controls of Memphis City Schools to Shelby County.
Police officers Opposition websites report that Iranian security forces have fired teargas at crowds in Tehran to disperse protestors.
Iranian president Former President of Iran Hashemi Rafsanjani loses his position as head of the Assembly of Experts, the body responsible for choosing the Supreme Leader of Iran, being replaced by Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani.
Panchen Lama China's choice for the Panchen Lama, Gyaincain Norbu, says Tibetans have "never been freer", in an interview days before the third anniversary of deadly unrest.
Darfur Darfur is to be divided into smaller states by Sudan, causing rebels in the region to protest.
Roman Catholic Church Twenty-one Catholic priests in the US city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are suspended after being named in an investigation in claims of widespread child molestation.
Mexico Mexico's youngest police chief, Marisol Valles García of the town of Práxedis G. Guerrero, Chihuahua, seeks asylum to the United States after receiving death threats.
Syria Syrian human rights activist and government critic Haitham al-Maleh is released from prison as part of an amnesty for those convicted of minor crimes and those aged over 70.
International Criminal Court International Criminal Court judges order two Darfur rebels to stand trial for a deadly 2007 attack on peacekeepers.
St Louis police A St Louis police officer and two U.S. Marshals are shot, one fatally, while serving an arrest warrant in south St. Louis, Missouri. The gunman is killed.
Italian police Italian police seek to arrest 41 alleged members of the 'ndrangheta crime syndicate based in Calabria with suspects also sought in Germany, Canada and Australia.
Hideyuki Yoshioka Lt. General Hideyuki Yoshioka, responsible for air systems development at Japan's Ministry of Defense, estimates that it is on track to develop a stealth fighter within three years.
Redondo Beach Authorities in Redondo Beach, California, in the US city of Los Angeles investigate what caused the death of millions of fish at the King Harbor Marina.
Oil company Oil companies and banks have stopped trading with Libya after the introduction of sanctions leading to a shutdown of exports and further pressure on oil prices.
Israeli bombardment Israeli troops and settlers open fire upon Palestinians in the West Bank while they repaired orchards previously attacked by settlers, injuring 8 Palestinians.
Police officers Police in Pakistan arrest a suspect over a car bombing in the eastern city of Faisalabad.
Copt One person is killed in clashes between Coptic Christians and Muslims in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
National Army of Colombia National Army of Colombia troops free 22 of 23 local oil contractors working for Canada's Talisman Energy captured a day earlier by FARC rebels.
Violence committed in the aftermath 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis: Four people are shot dead in Abidjan after a march to protest the killing of seven female demonstrators last week.
Civil war The President of the United States Barack Obama and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron agree that the "common objective in Libya" is the end of violence and the departure of Colonel Gaddafi.
Al Jazeera claims to have video that shows a Libyan Army officer being executed for refusing to fire on opposition positions west of the capital Tripoli.