Louisiana Voters in the US state of Louisiana go to the polls for a gubernatorial election with incumbent Governor Bobby Jindal expected to be elected in the first round.
Saudi Arabia Saudi heir Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud dies, leaving questions as to the succession in the kingdom. Hard-line conservative Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz becomes likely successor.
Morocco Morocco, Togo, Guatemala and Pakistan are elected to the United Nations Security Council, with a fifth seat still undecided.
National Transitional Council National Transitional Council chairman Mahmoud Jibril announces that Libyan elections will occur "within months".
Suspension bridge A pedestrian suspension bridge collapse in Bijanbari, near Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, kills at least 34 people and injures over 100.
North Korea North Korea agrees, for the first time in 6 years, to let the United States search for the remains of American soldiers killed during the Korean War.