Israeli Police Israeli police capture Aziz Dweik, Speaker of the Hamas-dominated Palestinian Parliament, and place him under detention for 6 months.
United Nations The United Nations says a new foreign judge at the Khmer Rouge trial can continue cases without the support of Cambodia.
Iranian President Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says that Iran is willing to talk about Iran's nuclear program with other leaders.
United States A United States rescue operation in Somalia frees two foreign hostages and kills nine pirates.
Tibet A Tibetan monk is shot dead in Sichuan, China, in the second violent clash this week as unrest spreads.