Scottish A Scottish-designed bionic leg exoskeleton, designed to allow handicapped people to walk, is approved for sale in the United Kingdom.
NASA NASA observes the asteroid YU 55 as it makes a close Earth flyby, passing within 0.85 lunar distances (about 201,700 miles) of the Earth. YU 55 is approximately 400 m across, and is the largest asteroid to make a close pass since 1976.
Brodie Clark Brodie Clark, head of the UK Border Agency, resigns after saying that comments made by Home Secretary Theresa May amounted to "constructive dismissal", and states that he will launch legal proceedings against the government.
Liberia Voters in Liberia go to the polls for the second round of a presidential election, with the incumbent President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, likely to be re-elected.
Italian Prime Minister Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi narrowly wins a key budget vote in the Italian Parliament, but loses his parliamentary absolute majority as both allied and opposition politicians call on him to resign.
Senate of Australia The Australian Senate votes to introduce a controversial carbon tax, a form of carbon pricing.
French President Journalists report comments by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to US President Barack Obama at the G20 summit in Cannes, in which Sarkozy called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "liar".
Chinese president Human rights groups send an open letter to the President of the People's Republic of China, Hu Jintao, pressing the Chinese government to address the underlying causes of protests that have led 11 Tibetans to set themselves on fire since March.
IAEA The International Atomic Energy Agency releases a report that says that Iran has carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear device, and that the project may still be under way.
Red Arrows A British Red Arrows pilot dies after being accidentally ejected from his BAE Hawk jet aircraft while on the ground at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire.
Stampede At least 16 people are killed in a stampede during a religious festival in the Indian city of Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
Floods Flooding in Thailand reaches the residence of the Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Bangkok, forcing her to withdraw from the Hawaii APEC summit to deal with the crisis.
Americans A record number of Americans β 49.1 million β are living below the poverty line, based on a new census measure.
Russia Russia starts commercial natural gas deliveries to Central Europe via the Nord Stream, the world's longest submerged pipeline.
2011 Syrian uprising The United Nations reports that the death toll of the eight-month-old Syrian uprising has reached 3,500.
The Syrian government continues its crackdown on protesters and army defectors in the city of Homs, killing dozens of civilians in the process.