Prince Philip Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is treated in hospital for a blocked coronary artery.
Democratic Republic of the Congo Police in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ban the swearing-in ceremony for opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi.
Burma Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi registers her National League for Democracy party, and visits Burma's parliament for the first time.
Teargas Police fire teargas in the southern Chinese town of Haimen, and state media air confessions from two detained activists amid a protest against a proposed new power plant.
People's Republic of China A Chinese court sentences dissident Chen Wei to nine years imprisonment for "inciting subversion of state power", after he published essays online calling for multiparty democracy.
Czech Republic World leaders attend the funeral of former Czech President and dissident Václav Havel.
North Korea North Korea says it will accept all South Korean delegations wishing to pay respects to the late leader Kim Jong-il.
2011 Christchurch earthquake A series of large aftershocks from the 22 February earthquake – the largest registering magnitude 6.0 – strike the city of Christchurch, New Zealand.
China Three Gorges Corp. China Three Gorges Corp. wins a bid for its 21% stake in EDP-Energias de Portugal SA with an offer of €2.69 billion ($3.51 billion), in the first of a series of sales of state-owned assets under Portugal's austerity program. This is the first time a mainland Chinese firm has acquired a significant stake in a southern European company.
2011 Egyptian revolution 2011 Egyptian revolution: Activists gather in the Egyptian capital Cairo, calling for the end of the post-Hosni Mubarak military regime.
2011 Syrian uprising 2011 Syrian uprising: Syrian state media report the deaths of at least 40 people in two car bombings in the capital Damascus.