Jack Layton Jack Layton, leader of Canada's New Democratic Party and Leader of the Opposition, dies from cancer at age 61.
New York City Prosecutors in New York City ask for charges against former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn to be dropped.
Hurricane Irene Hurricane Irene reaches hurricane strength over Puerto Rico, becoming the first of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season.
Twenty people including British billionaire Richard Branson and actress Kate Winslet have to be rescued after Hurricane Irene destroys Branson's mansion on Necker Island in the Caribbean Sea.
Crude oil The price of crude oil falls on world markets due to the downfall of Muammar Gaddafi and bleak global economic outlook.
Australia Australia's BlueScope Steel announces the loss of a thousand jobs with 800 jobs lost in Port Kembla and 200 jobs in Western Port.
Ashford & Simpson Nick Ashford, American R&B singer-songwriter and one half of the husband-and-wife songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson, dies from throat cancer aged 69.
Leiber and Stoller Jerry Leiber, the American lyricist of the Leiber and Stoller duo that wrote many of the most popular songs in the early years of rock and roll, dies at the age of 78 in Los Angeles.
Soldier The Australian Army reports that another Australian soldier has been killed by an improvised explosive device lost in fighting in Afghanistan.
Pakistan Pakistan announces it will send more troops to Bahrain in support of the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
Palestinian Palestinian militants on the Gaza Strip fire rockets and mortars into Israel despite a truce.
Civil war Iran's Foreign Ministry calls for the release of Musa al-Sadr, who they claim has been held in Libya since 1978.
South Africa is reported to be involved in negotiations with Muammar Gaddafi's camp to offer him a place of refuge, though the government denies reports a plane has been sent for him.
Large anti-Gaddafi protests take place, with some coming under fire from snipers perched on rooftops.
People celebrate their victory in the streets of Tripoli by saying Shahada, ending to 42 years of dictatorship.
In an audio message, Gaddafi urges the people of Tripoli to "purge the capital" even as fighters sweep through the city and take control of the symbolic Green Square, which is subsequently renamed Martyrs' Square.
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague call for Saif al-Islam to stand trial for his role in the civil war.
National Transitional Council forces take control of Tripoli as Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is reported captured by rebels.
Mustafa Abdul Jalil, Chairman of the National Transitional Council, announces that Muammar Gaddafi's regime has collapsed.