Michelle Obama An error by an American air traffic controller leads to the plane carrying Michelle Obama of the United States to come two miles too close to another plane near Washington, D.C.
Fidel Castro Fidel Castro resigns from the Cuban Communist Party's central committee, formalising his gradual retreat from the spotlight that started in 2006.
Singapore Singapore's Parliament is dissolved for the 14th General Election which is to be held on 7 May 2011.
Georgia Georgia annuls a military transit treaty with Russia, which allowed the latter access to its military base in Armenia.
David Cameron British prime minister David Cameron sets out to block his predecessor Gordon Brown's attempt to take the £270,000 per year role of head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Containment shell A donation campaign raises less money than expected towards a newer containment shell at Chernobyl.
Manila Devastating fire in Manila, Philippines leaves about 8,000 people homeless and nine injured in a Makati City squatter community.
Seagate Technology Seagate Technology, a California based manufacturer of hard disk drives (HDDs), buys the HDD division of Samsung, to create an entity with a combined HDD market share of 40 percent.
Kindergarten Three kindergarteners are wounded after a gun goes off in a school cafeteria in the U.S. state of Texas. The gun was brought to the school by a six-year-old child.
Bradley Manning U.S. serviceman Bradley Manning is moved by officials to a military prison in Kansas amid increased international concerns about the U.S. military's policy of forcing him to strip naked in his cell and taking away his clothes.
Omar Suleiman Long-time intelligence chief Omar Suleiman is questioned about the Hosni Mubarak regime's attacks on the people of Egypt.
United Nations Security Council The United Nations Security Council meets to discuss as the Yemen government killing of the people protesting continues.
Syrian uprising President Assad lifts the 48-year controversial state of emergency following demands by protests.
Thousands of anti-government protesters occupy and start a sit-in at Al-Saa Square in Homs, the third largest city in Syria.
NATO NATO and the civilian council of Misrata request ground troops to protect the city of Misrata from Gaddafi's forces, after NATO admits it is unable to stop the artillery shelling of Misrata.
Hamas Hamas fatally shoots two of the suspects in last week's murder of Italian pro-Palestinian activist Vittorio Arrigoni in Gaza.