Reforms in Burma Reforms in Burma: Burma announces a mass pardon for political prisoners, including student leader Min Ko Naing.
Kiribati Kiribati President Anote Tong is re-elected to a third (and final) term in the 2012 presidential election.
Sunk Costa Concordia disaster: The cruise ship "Costa Concordia" runs aground at Isola del Giglio in the Mediterranean Sea, with 32 passengers dead, 2 missing and presumed dead, and 64 injured.
Lions Gate Entertainment Lions Gate Entertainment, the largest independent studio in the United States, purchases Summit Entertainment for US$412.5 million.
Standard & Poor's The Standard & Poor's credit rating agency lowers its long-term credit ratings on the eurozone countries of Cyprus, Italy, Portugal, and Spain by two notches each and Austria, France, Malta, Slovakia, and Slovenia by one notch each.
Syrian uprising 2011-2012 Syrian uprising: Security forces kill at least 13 protesters, including three children, amid ongoing protests in Syria.