Blocks mentions China blocks mentions on the Internet to Jiang Zemin due to speculation of his death.
United Nations Israeli officials are reported to be boycotting a United Nations official over an unpublished report concerning the part played by Israeli forces in the recent deaths of 7 Palestinian protesters during the annual Nakba commemorations.
Freedom Flotilla II Israel announces the deportation of 5 people involved in activism to Belgium and France amid reports that hundreds more are to fly in from Moscow and New York.
The French ship "Dignity Al Karama" is reported to have successfully reached international waters and is heading for the Gaza Strip, with hopes expressed that the remaining unsabotaged ships currently being held by Greek authorities will soon join it.
Denis Naughten Irish government lawmaker Denis Naughten votes against his own government over cuts to a hospital, amid protests by hundreds of people outside Dáil Éireann; he now faces expulsion from Fine Gael with the hospital's emergency department to close on Monday.
Nepal Nepalese authorities ban exiled Tibetans from celebrating the Dalai Lama's birthday for fears that the gatherings will turn anti-Chinese.
''News of the World'' phone hacking affair Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of News Corporation, calls the allegations "deplorable and unacceptable".
"The Daily Telegraph" reports that phones belonging to the relatives of British soldiers killed in combat were hacked.
Vauxhall, Mitsubishi, the Co-op, Lloyds TSB and Virgin Holidays all join Ford in suspending advertising with the "News of the World".
News International uncovers emails indicating that thousands of pounds were paid to Metropolitan Police officers by News International staff for information.
Members of the United Kingdom House of Commons discuss a Labour Party proposal to set up a public inquiry into the News of the World phone hacking affair.
German Nine Germans are convicted "in absentia" in Verona Italy for killing hundreds of civilians during World War II.
Russia Russian government daily "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" publishes a list of individuals and companies allegedly involved in money laundering and financing of terrorism.
Turkish League 7 people are jailed before a trial into suspicions of match-fixing in the Turkish League.
Belarus 5 Belarusian journalists are sentenced to administrative arrests ranging from 3 to 12 days for attending unsanctioned rallies in Minsk and other cities.
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals orders the Obama administration to cease its enforcement of the ban on gay men and women in the military ("Don't ask, don't tell").
Bell UH-1Y Venom A Bell UH-1Y Venom helicopter crashes on a training flight at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton near the US city of San Diego with one person dead and five people injured.
Heavy flood 7 people are killed during heavy floods in Sichuan Province in the People's Republic of China.
Afghanistan Authorities report that a cargo plane has crashed in eastern Afghanistan with casualties feared.
Japan Japan's Jiji Press reports that the country will conduct stress tests for all nuclear reactors in the country.
European Commission The European Commission denounces international credit ratings agencies as "questionable" after Portugal is downgraded by Moody's, while Greece's foreign minister Stavros Lambrinidis calls their behaviour "madness".
Nigeria An explosion and gunfire are heard in the northern Nigerian town of Maiduguri, amid activity by Islamist group Boko Haram.
Arab Spring 2011 Egyptian revolution: A court in Suez upholds the release of police accused of killing 17 people during the popular revolution that ousted the regime of Hosni Mubarak from power; family members attack police cars and the court building as a result. There is a call for 1 million people to demonstrate in Tahrir Square on Friday.
2011 Syrian uprising: A Syrian human rights organisation claims that Syrian Army troops have killed 22 people in the town of Hama since yesterday.
al-Qwalish is taken by anti-Gaddafi forces, who make gains of 12 kilometres, after a battle lasting 6 hours.