Canada Voters in Canada's most populous province Ontario go to the polls for a general election with the Ontario Liberal Party, led by Dalton McGuinty, winning another term under a slight minority government.
Ichiro Ozawa The trial of Ichirō Ozawa, a powerful faction leader in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, over a political funding scandal begins today in Japan.
South Korea South Korea rejects North Korea's demands that two citizens from the north who crossed the border be repatriated.
Bank of England The Bank of England injects a further £75bn into the British economy through quantitative easing.
Japan Production at the Japanese plants of carmaker Toyota returns to normal following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.