Governor of California Former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger admits to fathering the child of a longterm member of his household staff.
Indian National Congress Indian National Congress MP Rahul Gandhi alleges that police murdered farmers and raped women during recent protests against a new road in Uttar Pradesh.
Environmental Protection Agency The Environmental Protection Agency delays its proposed rules for the United States for cutting pollution from industrial boilers used at oil refineries, chemical plants, paper mills and other factories.
US state The US state of Arizona proposes that a $50 fine should be in place for overweight Medicaid recipients who do not follow a strict health regime discussed with the recipient and their doctor.
Rwandan Former Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR) chief of staff Augustin Bizimungu is sentenced to 30 years imprisonment for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn Pressure mounts for the jailed Dominique Strauss-Kahn to resign as head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is remanded in custody at New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail after being dragged from a plane, charged with trying to rape a hotel maid and denied bail.
Gold mine The gold mining company African Barrick Gold says seven "intruders" have been shot dead and several injured at one of its mines in northern Tanzania.
Burmese Burma begins to release thousands of prisoners in a general amnesty, though few political prisoners are released.
Israel Israel reopens its embassy in Cairo a day after it was closed following the 2011 Nakba Day protests.
Queen Elizabeth II starts her first state visit to the Republic of Ireland, the first visit of a British monarch since Ireland's independence from the United Kingdom in 1921. Elizabeth is also the first British monarch to visit Ireland since George V's state visit in 1911.
Prime Minister The Prime Minister of Pakistan Yusuf Raza Gilani commences a state visit to the People's Republic of China.
Fukushima I nuclear accidents The President of South Korea, Lee Myung-bak, calls for transparent release of nuclear safety information.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) announces new plans to tackle the ongoing Fukushima I nuclear crisis, after it is discovered that the problems with the number 1 reactor at the Fukushima I plant are worse than thought.
Condé Nast The publisher Condé Nast agrees to be the anchor tenant at One World Trade Center, the largest building of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, and prospectively the tallest building in the United States.
Oprah Winfrey Show The final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show is recorded in the US city of Chicago.
Guatemala A "state of siege" is declared in northern Guatemala after a massacre is committed by The "Zetas" Drug Cartel.
Father's killing The U.S. killing of Osama Bin Laden may act as a precedent for "targeted killings," according to a report prepared by the library of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
NATO invasion of Pakistani airspace The Pakistan Army protests, saying NATO "violated Pakistan airspace".
A NATO helicopter based in Afghanistan intrudes into North Waziristan in Pakistan and fires at a Pakistan Army checkpoint, wounding two soldiers.
2011 Syrian uprising 2011 Syrian uprising: At least one mass grave is reported to have been discovered in the city of Daraa; the government denies it exists.
Civil war Libyan forces claim to have hit a NATO warship near Misrata, but NATO dismisses this as a "fabrication."