U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Ron Paul announces that he will again be seeking the Republican nomination for President of the United States.
German Germany's plagiarism scandal widens, engulfing the European Parliament's vice president Silvana Koch-Mehrin accused of plagiarizing 25 per cent of her doctoral thesis; she refuses to comment.
Japan Japanese anti-nuclear protests following the Fukushima I nuclear accidents: Hundreds of farmers protest against Japan's atomic crisis, outside the TEPCO head office in Tokyo.
India An Indian court orders Suresh Kalmadi, the chief organiser of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to remain in custody while corruption charges against him are investigated.
Barack Obama U.S. president Barack Obama is criticised by supporters of imprisoned Welsh-born U.S. serviceman Bradley Manning for interfering in any future trial after Obama is caught on camera accusing Manning of breaking the law.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict Foreign minister Uri Rosenthal writes a letter to the Dutch parliament, urging Dutch NGOs not to join the flotilla.
Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter, Mary Robinson, Martti Ahtisaari and Gro Harlem Brundtland head to North Korea.
Chinese Officials from China and the United States agree to engage in dialogue over their respective economies.
Mohammad-Reza Rahimi Iranian first vice president Mohammad-Reza Rahimi meets with Japanese ambassador to Iran Kinichi Kumano, with Rahimi expressing sympathy in relation to the recent earthquake and tsunami and asking for stronger ties between the countries.
President President of France Nicolas Sarkozy and Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi meet to discuss what to do about migrants from North Africa who want to join relatives, with reports that the Schengen Agreement is to be amended so the two can deal with the issue.
Kars, Turkey In Kars, Turkey, near the Armenian border, a statue devoted to reconciliation with Armenia is demolished.
Poplar Bluff Thousands of residents in the US town of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, are evacuated as the Black River overflows its banks.
President of Colombia President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos calls for national unity after floods kill 91 people.
Greek Greece's budget deficit for 2010 is 10.5% of gross domestic product, significantly higher than expected.
France French dairy group Groupe Lactalis launches a 3.4 billion euro bid for Italian dairy group Parmalat.
Another France Télécom Management and unions confirm another France Télécom worker has committed suicide.
BBC BBC television personality Andrew Marr admits to having taken out a high court superinjunction after "Private Eye" launches a challenge, though Marr states he "did not come into journalism to go around gagging journalists".
Katie Couric U.S. television personality Katie Couric announces that she will no longer host the "CBS Evening News" at the end of June.
Guantanamo Bay files leak An international poll finds that a majority of people believe that Julian Assange is not a criminal.
The rector of Lyon's grand mosque expresses outrage over a leaked document which asserts that The Pentagon believes the mosque is used by Al Qaeda.
A study, carried out by a retired army brigadier general and a Physicians for Human Rights expert, finds United States Department of Defense physicians and psychologists concealed evidence of deliberate harm and torture at the prison camp; the Department of Defense does not respond.
Newly released cables document an alleged al-Qaeda "assassin" working for the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) while suspected of bombing Christian churches and a hotel in Pakistan.
Arab Spring 2011 Egyptian revolution: Former Interior Minister Habib el-Adly goes on trial charged with ordering the killing of unarmed protesters shot in the head and chest during the popular revolution against Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule.
Hundreds of students gather outside the United Nations building in Tehran, Iran, to protest against government suppression of students in Bahrain.
2011 Mauritanian protests: Hundreds of people demonstrating during a "day of rage" against the regime of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz are tear gassed by police, while others are arrested and opposition MPs deterred from joining the protests.
2011 Libyan civil war: At least three people are killed by missiles at a port as Misrata is attacked by Muammar Gaddafi's forces.
The Syrian human rights organisation Sawasiah claims that the Government of Syria has arrested 500 protesters since the crackdown began.