Kim Jong-il A giant statue of Kim Jong-il is unveiled in North Korea ahead of the 70th anniversary of his birthday.
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ACTA loses further support in Europe as Bulgaria and the Netherlands join Poland and Germany in declining to ratify it due to privacy and human rights concerns.
Texas Christian University Seventeen students at Texas Christian University in the U.S., including four members of the school's football team, are arrested on drug charges. An arrest warrant for one of the players alleges that drug use was rampant on the team and that at least three of the players were dealing drugs.
Prosecutors It is revealed that the Crown Prosecution Service and Met Police paid a family more than £600,000 in damages and costs in 2008 after a child witness was identified to a gang. It is believed to be one of the largest of its kind.
Deadly prison fire The President of Honduras Porfirio Lobo pledges a "full and transparent inquiry" into the events and suspends local and national prison officials.
Kellogg Company The Kellogg Company purchases snack maker Pringles from Procter & Gamble for US$2.7 billion.
Coal miner Approximately 3000 coal miners working for BHP Billiton in the Australian state of Queensland commence a week-long strike.
Sony Sony admits it increased the price of two Whitney Houston albums hours after she was found in the bathtub of her hotel room last Saturday. Fans react with outrage.
Henrietta Moraes "The Portrait of Henrietta Moraes", a painting by Francis Bacon, sells at Christie's for £21.3 million, the second most valuable work of post-war contemporary art sold at the London auction house.
2011–2012 Bahraini uprising Al Wefaq confirms informal contacts between senior officials and the government.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expresses concern over recent violence between security forces and demonstrators, urging authorities to exercise maximum restraint.
Over 120 protesters are injured and some arrested in clashes with police who prevented protesters from celebrating the first anniversary of the uprising.
Syrian uprising 25 people are killed across Syria by security forces, primarily in the cities of Homs and Idlib.
Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, the Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, calls on the international community to rule out military intervention in Syria.