United States The United States Food and Drug Administration approves the use of the drug Belimumab (Benlysta) to treat lupus, the first drug to be approved for this purpose in 56 years.
Space Shuttle The Space Shuttle "Discovery" makes its final landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after 27 years of service.
Illinois Governor The Governor of the US state of Illinois, Pat Quinn, signs a law banning the death penalty and commutes the sentence of 15 death row prisoners to life without parole.
Mohammed VI of Morocco King Mohammed VI of Morocco promises ""comprehensive constitutional reform" to expand individual and collective liberties in a televised address to the nation.
Michigan State Senator The Senate in the US state of Michigan approves a proposal to allow state-appointed emergency managers authority to break labor deals to turn around failing schools and cities most notably in Detroit.
Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate vote to remove collective bargaining rights from state employees separate from the budget to end the impasse over the state budget with no Democrat Senators present.
Canadian The minority government led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper is reprimanded by the Canadian House of Commons for failing to produce documents but avoids a no confidence motion.
Enda Kenny Enda Kenny is elected as the 13th Taoiseach of Ireland by a margin of 117-27 in the 31st Dáil Éireann, replacing Brian Cowen.
Takeaki Matsumoto Takeaki Matsumoto is sworn in as the Foreign Minister of Japan, replacing Seiji Maehara who resigned following a political donations scandal.
Greek Nearly 300 migrant workers in Greece end a hunger strike after the government offered a deal over residence permits.
India Police in India break up a demonstration of pro-Tibet protestors outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi.
Arab Spring A court in Tunisia dissolves the political party of the former President, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
The Saudi Foreign Minister, Saud al-Faisal, says dialogue is the best way to bring about reform, rather than protest.
King Mohammed VI of Morocco pledges democratic reforms to the country's constitution, after demonstrations last month.
Thousands of people in Bahrain protest over the country's naturalisation policy, which they say favours foreigners at their expense.
Intellectuals in the United Arab Emirates petition the country's government for free and fair elections.
United States government United States Government investigates are looking at possible breaches of air cargo screening regulations by US Air at Philadelphia Airport.
Federal grand jury A Federal grand jury in the US city of Lubbock, Texas indicts Khalid Aldawsari on one charge of Attempted Use of a Weapon of Mass Destruction.
Judy Moran Judy Moran, the matriarch of the Australian Moran crime family, is convicted of the murder of her brother-in-law Des Moran in Melbourne, Victoria.
Danish Denmark upgrades its relation with Palestine to a mission, the second highest rank, following many other western nations recent upgrades.
Kuomintang Taiwan says it will end restrictions on Philippine workers imposed after a row over the deportation of 14 Taiwanese to mainland China.
North Korea North Korea posts a rare interview with the families of defectors urging them to return home.
Antarctica Ice loss from Antarctica and Greenland has accelerated over the past 20 years, according to new research, and will soon become the biggest driver of sea level rise.
Tsunami A tsunami alert is issued after a strong earthquake of preliminary 7.2 magnitude occurs off the coast of Honshu, Japan.
Canadian A government-sponsored study in Canada concludes that heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic compounds found in the Athabasca River downstream of oil sands plants, are not a natural occurrence but pollution resulting from those plants.
Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace confirms that the wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall will be held on 30 July 2011 at the Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Vivian Schiller Vivian Schiller resigns as the head of National Public Radio in the United States following a fundraising scandal.
United Nations According to the United Nations, Afghan civilian deaths increased by 15% in 2010, to 2777.
Christian Clashes between Christian Copt and Muslims in the Egyptian capital Cairo kill 13 people and injure 140.
Uganda Police in Uganda fire tear gas at demonstrators protesting the win of incumbent President Yoweri Museveni in elections.
Violence committed in the aftermath 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis: Unrest continues in Côte d'Ivoire as the internationally-recognised President Alassane Ouattara heads to a mediation summit.
Egypt has been secretly aiding Libyan rebels, apparently has sent around 100 Special Forces troops, while Cairo has made no official comment on the report.
Activists in London calling themselves Topple the Tyrants occupy the mansion of Gaddafi's son, saying they would stay "until this property can be returned to the Libyan people."