Egypt An Egyptian court orders the dissolution of the former ruling National Democratic Party of Hosni Mubarak.
National Front The ruling National Front coalition in Malaysia win an election in the country's largest state Sarawak.
Belgrade A 50,000-strong anti-government demonstration calling for snap elections takes place in Belgrade, Serbia, with leader of the opposition Serbian Progressive Party Tomislav Nikolić announcing he is to begin a hunger strike until new elections.
Police Mexican authorities announce the arrest of Los Zetas Cartel leader Martin Omar Estrada "El Kilo" Luna.
United Nations A United Nations expert panel finds "credible allegations" which, if proven, indicate that war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed both by the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE in the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Tornado Tornadoes kill several people in the US states of North Carolina and South Carolina with storms killing at least 20 people in the southern United States over the past few days.
Insurgency in Laos Insurgency in Laos: A human rights group accuses Laos and Vietnam of killing four Hmong Christians.
United Nations The United Nations calls for an investigation after an Iraqi raid into an Iranian opposition Camp Ashraf which left 34 people dead.
Arab Spring 70 Islamists are arrested after clashes with pro-monarchy groups in Zarqa and Rassifeh, Jordan.
One person is killed in a second day of clashes between protesters and security forces in Ahvaz, western Iran.
President Bashar al-Assad announces that the 48-year-old state of emergency law will be lifted next week.
Second Ivorian Civil War Second Ivorian Civil War: Ivorian Popular Front, the party of ousted Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, calls upon its supporters to end the unrest in the country after his arrest.
Burkina Faso Hundreds of traders in Burkina Faso set fire to the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress headquarters and ransack other government buildings, after mutinous soldiers looted their shops.