Thai Prime Minister Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva seeks King Bhumibol Adulyadej's endorsement to dissolve the lower house of parliament and calls for a national election.
Alternative Vote referendum Voters reject proposals to introduce the alternative voting system in the UK.
Welsh elections The counting of votes in the Welsh elections continue with the Labour Party to retain control possibly with an absolute majority.
Scottish Election Scottish Labour Party leader Iain Gray announces his resignation after his party loses key seats in constituencies across Scotland.
The Scottish National Party wins an absolute majority in the Scottish elections with a referendum on independence likely.
Council elections The counting of votes in UK local elections continues with the Labour Party making gains and the Liberal Democrats losing seats.
Iranian politics Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issues an ultimatum to the President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to accept his intervention in a cabinet appointment or resign.
A political row between Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei intensifies, with Ahmadinejad said to contemplating resignation.
Azerbaijan Police in Azerbaijan break up a demonstration against a ban on female students wearing the hijab.
Japanese police Japanese police launch an investigation after four people die of food poisoning after eating raw meat at a Yakiniku restaurant chain in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Russia A court in Russia sentences ultranationalist Nikita Tikhonov to life imprisonment for the murder of human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova in 2009.
People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan hold an antiterrorism drill in Xinjiang.
Spain Spanish maritime rescue services look for 22 would-be immigrants missing after their boat capsized south of Spain.
Sabinas Rescuers recover a seventh body from inside a coal mine near Sabinas, Mexico, more than three days after an explosion there; seven remaining miners trapped inside are presumed dead.
Russia Russia launches an urgent rescue mission after the nuclear-powered icebreaker Taymyr in its fleet develops a nuclear leak in the frozen seas of the Arctic and was forced to abandon its mission.
Japanese prime minister Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan orders the closing of the ageing Hamaoka nuclear power plant in a densely populated area southwest of Tokyo because it is located close to a tectonic fault line.
Spring 2011 Mississippi River Floods The President of the United States Barack Obama declares a state of emergency for Louisiana due to concerns about floods.
The United States Coast Guard closes a section of the Mississippi River near Caruthersville, Missouri due to heavy flooding.
CNET CNET reports that a group of computer hackers is planning another cyberattack against Sony over its handling of the PlayStation Network outage.
Montana Two Montana residents sue American author Greg Mortenson and his Central Asia Institute for alleged fabrications in his book "Three Cups of Tea".
Paul McCartney British musician Sir Paul McCartney gets engaged to American businesswoman Nancy Shevell.
Father's killing The Taliban in Afghanistan advises that it will reinvigorate its efforts in fighting NATO.
The President of the United States Barack Obama thanks service personnel in the operation against Osama bin Laden at Fort Campbell and awards them a Presidential Unit Citation.
Vietnam Vietnam closes off an ethnic Hmong area that was the scene of rare protests demanding autonomy and religious freedom.
7 July The inquest into the 7 July 2005 London bombings concludes with the ruling that the victims had been unlawfully killed.
Pakistan Pakistani militants open fire on Shi'ite Muslims in Quetta killing at least 8 and wounding 10.
2011 revolution Tunisian Revolution: Riot police break up an anti-government demonstration calling for a "new revolution" in the capital Tunis.
2011 Syrian uprising Riad Seif, a Syrian opposition figure and former member of parliament, is arrested in Damascus.
Syrian security forces kill 15 protesters in Homs when they fired on a crowd of demonstrators to disperse them.
27 people are killed in a "day of defiance" against the regime in Syria on Friday, including 15 protesters, and 5 security forces in Homs.