Leon Panetta Leon Panetta is sworn in as the new United States Secretary of Defense, succeeding Robert Gates.
Labour The British Labour Party's Iain McKenzie wins the Inverclyde by-election with a majority reduced from 14,416 in 2010 to 5,838.
U.S. state The government of the U.S. state of Minnesota is to shut down as a result of a budget dispute between Democratic Governor Mark Dayton and the Republican Legislature.
Venezuela Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez makes his first speech since receiving treatment for cancer in Cuba.
Conservative Party Former British Conservative peer and leader of Essex County Council, Lord Hanningfield is jailed for nine months for fiddling his parliamentary expenses.
Federal appeals court A US Federal Appeals Court overturns the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative banning the use of race and gender preferences in college admissions and government hiring and contracting in the US state of Michigan.
Danes Danish drug company Lundbeck restricts use of its Nembutal drug to stop its use in lethal injections in some US states.
Chosunilbo The "Chosunilbo" newspaper in South Korea reports that Kim Pyong-il, the half-brother of current North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, is under house arrest in Pyongyang.
The New York Times "The New York Times" reports that the sexual assault case against former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is on the verge of collapse due to concerns over the credibility of the alleged victim's testimony.
Australian Federal Police The Australian Federal Police charges six senior executives, all former employees of two companies owned by the Reserve Bank of Australia, Securency and Note Printing Australia, in relation to alleged bribery of officials in Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia.
Moscow A Moscow court declares books and brochures by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard as "extremist", banning them from distribution in Russia.
Yonhap The Yonhap News Agency reports that North Korea is tightening border controls with South Korea to stop defections.
People's Republic of China Manufacturing activity in the People's Republic of China is at its lowest level in more than two years after three successive months of falls indicating a continued slowdown.
Bank of Japan A Bank of Japan survey shows that business confidence has fallen markedly since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Bank of Moscow "Bank of Moscow", the fifth largest bank in Russia, in record bailout of $14 billion, after the discovery that almost a third of the bank's assets are "problematic," the Central Bank of Russia said.
Albert II, Prince of Monaco Albert II, Prince of Monaco weds Charlene Wittstock, the Olympic swimmer, at the royal palace; Wittstock becomes Her Serene Highness, Princess Charlene.
Freedom Flotilla II Greek authorities prevented a US-flagged vessel, "The Audacity of Hope", carrying dozens of U.S. activists, from departing for the Gaza Strip, towing it back to the port of Perama after commandos, reportedly carrying weapons, intercept it.
Activists increase their guard of the remaining boats bound for Gaza following the alleged sabotage of other boats.
Arab Spring 2011 Yemeni uprising: Demonstrations are held in the capital Sana'a and across the country, while protesters in Ta'izz chant slogans against a possible Saudi Arabian intervention, "Tell Saudi Arabia that Yemen is a republic" and "Yemen is not Bahrain", in reference to Saudi Arabia's suppression of the Bahraini uprising.
2011 Bahraini uprising: Some expatriate Bahrainis are sent "loyalty pledges" in light of the uprising.
Members at the African Union summit in Equatorial Guinea express annoyance at NATO's intervention in Libya over fears that it is only making the situation worse.
Muammar Gaddafi, speaking via an audio message broadcast to a square in central Tripoli, calls on NATO to stop its bombing campaign or he will target European "homes, offices, families".
Rebels withdraw from the town of Bir al-Ghanam, 80km south of Tripoli after coming under rocket attack from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.
Hundreds of thousands of people protest against the regime nationwide as the crackdown against civilians continues.
United Nations The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights claims the Congo government troops raped 121 women between June 11 and 13 then pillaged their villages.