Spanish Prime Minister The Prime Minister of Spain Mariano Rajoy is reelected as head of the Popular Party at its conference in Seville.
Latvia Voters in Latvia go to the polls for a constitutional referendum on whether to make Russian a second official language with 75% of voters rejecting the proposal.
International Monetary Fund Former International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn is summoned by French police to face questions about alleged involvement in a prostitution ring in the city of Lille.
People's Republic of China Twenty one people are given jail sentences in the People's Republic of China for match fixing, including Yang Yimin, a former deputy chief of the Chinese Football Association.
Government The Greek Cabinet approves additional austerity measures demanded by the European Union and International Monetary Fund.
Italian The Italian film "Caesar Must Die" wins the Golden Bear at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival.
Roman Catholic Church The Pope also announces seven new saints, including the first native American saint Kateri Tekakwitha from the US state of New York.
American The funeral of American entertainer Whitney Houston is held at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey.
Police Senegalese police clash with protesters in Dakar in the fourth consecutive day of protests ahead of next week's presidential election.
Russian Army The Russian Army loses 17 soldiers while fighting in a day-long battle with insurgents in the North Caucasus region.
North Waziristan USA drone airstrikes kill at least 21 suspected militants in North Waziristan, Pakistan.
Pakistan The death toll from a bombing on Friday in the Pakistani town of Parachinar in the Kurram region rises to 32.
Security forces open fire at a funeral procession in Damascus for those killed in protests in the capital.