Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi's party calls for mass protests amid disputed elections.
Wukan The population of the village of Wukan in southern China revolt over the death of a local man who led protests against a land grab; local officials and police flee.
Russia The speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament and ally of Vladimir Putin, Boris Gryzlov, resigns.
Police officer Belgian police find the body of a woman at the home of gunman Nordine Amrani responsible for the 2011 Liège attack.
Kuomintang Taiwan is to reduce the length of compulsory military service from one year to four months.
United States The governments of the United States, Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands protest the start of Japan's whaling season off the coast of Antarctica.
State of emergency A state of emergency is declared in the Nelson region of New Zealand due to heavy floods.
''Time'' "Time" names "The Protester" the magazine's 2011 Person of the Year, as a result of the Arab Spring and subsequent movements.