CERN CERN researchers affiliated with the OPERA experiment report experimental results that appear to show neutrinos exceeding the speed of light.
Shelly Yachimovich Former television journalist Shelly Yachimovich is elected as the head of the Israeli Labor Party.
Chile Tens of thousands of students protest in the Chilean capital Santiago for increased education expenditure.
Italian Chamber of Deputies The Italian Chamber of Deputies rejects a request to arrest Marco Milanese, a former aide to the Minister of Economy and Finance, Giulio Tremonti, on corruption charges.
President of Cape Verde The first President of Cape Verde, Aristides Pereira, dies in Portugal at the age of 87.
FBI The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrests suspected members of the computer hacking groups LulzSec and Anonymous in the US cities of Phoenix, Arizona and San Francisco.
General Assembly of the United Nations Representatives of the United States and European nations walk out of the General Assembly of the United Nations during an accusatory speech by the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
F-16 Fighting Falcon China warns the United States over its proposed sale of newer versions of the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon to Taiwan.
Anniston Chemical Activity The Anniston Chemical Activity destroys its last mustard gas shells, becoming the fifth of nine US chemical weapons depots to close under terms of the Chemical Weapons Treaty.
Hurricane Jova 2011 Pacific hurricane season: Hurricane Hilary reaches category 3 strength off the coast of Mexico, but is not expected to make landfall.
Drainage basin Heavy floods and related disasters across China, especially in the drainage basin of the Han and Wei Rivers, leave 90 dead and 22 missing.
Dombivli At least four people are killed and 18 injured in a factory fire in the suburb of Dombivli in the Indian city of Mumbai.
Typhoon Roke Typhoon Roke passes through the Japanese island of Honshu, causing 13 deaths, and arrives in Hokkaido.
Hewlett-Packard Hewlett-Packard fires CEO Léo Apotheker, replacing him with former eBay CEO Meg Whitman.
Facebook Facebook makes major changes to its social networking interface, updating its profile page, adding an app store, and amending its news feed with a "timeline" feature.