Iran Thousands of opposition supporters from Iran's Green Movement march silently through the capital Tehran calling for the release of political prisoners.
Uganda The Ugandan minister Minister for Ethics and Integrity Simon Lokodo raids a workshop for gay activists and attempts to arrest the organiser.
World Bank The World Bank announces that its President, Robert Zoellick, is stepping down when his term ends in June.
Venezuela The Venezuelan Supreme Tribunal orders the opposition not to destroy the voter list following its primary.
American An employee in the United States embassy in Islamabad is detained in the Pakistani city of Peshawar after bullets are found in his luggage.
Vice-President of the People's Republic of China The Vice-President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping meets with the President of the United States Barack Obama during a visit to the United States.
Sean Penn Actor Sean Penn meets Argentina's president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to voice his support for "the Malvinas Islands of Argentina" and urges Britain to cease its "archaic commitment to colonialist ideology".
Cyclone Giovanna Category 4 Cyclone Giovanna hits Madagascar near the city of Toamasina, with at least one person being killed and the death toll expected to rise.
Jean-Claude Juncker Jean-Claude Juncker, the head of the Euro Group, cancels a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the Greek bailout stating that they are still seeking information from the Greek government.
American Authorities in the U.S. say that the recent mortgage settlement with the country's largest banks will provide $1 billion to the Federal Housing Administration, replenishing the FHA's badly depleted capital reserves.
Chinese China issues new regulations on foreign television programmes being aired in the country - banning all imported programmes during prime time.
Wellesley College Wellesley College and Baylor University publish love letters between English poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett online.
North Korea A new statue of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is unveiled in the capital Pyongyang.
Sudan A Sudanese air strike hits the South Sudanese state of Unity, injuring four soldiers in a contested area.
Strait of Hormuz The U.S. aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln 2, accompanied by the cruiser Cape St. George 2 and the destroyer Sterett 2, sails through the Strait of Hormuz, close to the coast of Iran, for the second time in recent weeks.
Anonymous marks the anniversary of the Bahraini uprising by hacking U.S. tear gas company Combined Systems Inc., based in Jamestown, Pennsylvania, which has supplied much of the tear gas the regimes of the Middle East have used against protesters.
Security forces fire tear gas on anti-government demonstrators on the first anniversary of the start of protests calling for reforms in the nation.
Syrian uprising The Government of Egypt circulates a draft motion for consideration by the General Assembly of the United Nations. A proposed resolution would strongly condemn human rights violations by the Syrian regime.
The Syrian army continues its bombardments of Homs, as Arab officials confirm that regional governments would be prepared to arm the opposition if the fighting does not cease.