Water quality Among the rising concerns about the water quality in Hanoi's Hoàn Kiếm Lake, its giant sacred turtle is captured for study and (possibly) medical treatment.
Guido Westerwelle Guido Westerwelle, the Foreign Minister of Germany, resigns as leader of the Free Democrats following recent poor electoral performances.
Russia Russian President Dmitry Medvedev orders Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to remove his deputies on the boards of state companies by 1 July.
Presidential election A presidential election takes place in Kazakhstan, with President Nursultan Nazarbayev winning 95% of the vote.
Air France Flight 447 The wreckage of Air France Flight 447, which crashed in June 2009, killing 228 people, is found in the Atlantic Ocean.
Of March 11, 2011 The official death toll from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami passes 12,000 with over 15,000 people missing.
Fukushima I nuclear accidents The efforts to plug the leaks at the Fukushima I plant appear not to be working.
Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant The bodies of two dead workers are found at the afflicted Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant in Japan.
Taylor Swift Taylor Swift wins the Entertainer of the Year award at the Academy of Country Music Awards 2010 with Miranda Lambert winning four awards including Female Vocalist of the year.
People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China detains Ai Weiwei, a leading artist and dissident, as part of a crackdown on dissenting views.
Taliban At least 40 people are dead and 100 injured following a Taliban suicide bomb on a Sufi Muslim shrine in Pakistan.