Senate The Senate of the United States passes a resolution condemning the Government of Syria for its violent crackdown on anti-Assad protests.
Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau, a member of the Dutch royal family, is severely injured in an avalanche at an Austrian ski resort and is reported to be in critical but stable condition.
World Bank The World Bank announces plans to select a new President to replace Robert Zoellick when his term expires in June.
Dow Jones Industrial Average The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at its highest level since May 2008.
Rupert Murdoch Rupert Murdoch tells staff at "The Sun" he will launch a Sunday edition of the newspaper, titled "The Sun on Sunday" "very soon".
Federal Court A US Federal Court judge orders Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration to return treasures from the shipwreck of the "Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes" to Spain.
Archaeological Museum of Olympia Pavlos Geroulanos, the Minister for Culture and Tourism, reportedly resigns after the robbery.
Thieves break into the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Greece. stealing between 60 and 70 artifacts of the ancient Olympic Games.
President The office of President of Haiti Michel Martelly claims that his motorcade was attacked by people throwing rocks when he was walking through Port-au-Prince.
Sudan Security forces in Sudan raid student dormitories at the University of Khartoum, arresting and beating students after they demanded the right to form a union.
U.S. Capitol Police United States Capitol Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Amine El Khalifi, a man from Morocco who allegedly planned a suicide attack on the United States Capitol.
Thai police officers Thai police search for two more suspects in an attempted terror attack on Israeli diplomats widely blamed on Iran.
Insurgency in the North Caucasus Insurgency in the North Caucasus: Dozens are killed and wounded as fighting intensifies between the Russian forces and the local Muslim insurgents in Chechnya and Dagestan.
Arab Spring Libya celebrates the first anniversary of the start of the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
Opposition activists claim that Syrian security forces shot dead three pro-democracy activists in Damascus.
The Syrian opposition warns that the Syrian army is preparing to "massacre" the neighborhood of Bab Amr, Homs, in a ground assault on the city. The city has been under constant artillery bombardment by the Syrian army for an 11th day in a row.