US Congress The United States Congress votes to pass legislation allowing for greater use of drone aircraft in the United States.
Iran The Iranian parliament summons president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over economic policy, in the first such summons since the Iranian Revolution.
Government The French Cabinet walks out of the National Assembly after Socialist Party MP Serge Letchimy accuses Interior Minister Claude Guéant of flirting with Nazi ideology in his statement that "not all civilisations are of equal value".
U.S. Republican Party presidential primaries Voters in the state of Missouri vote in a non-binding primary with Rick Santorum winning the most votes.
Republican voters in the state of Minnesota participate in caucuses with 40 delegates at stake - Rick Santorum is projected to win.
Republican Party voters in Colorado participate in caucuses with 36 delegates at stake - Santorum wins, with Mitt Romney placing second.
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturns California's Proposition 8 banning gay marriage in that state.
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the President of Argentina, states that Argentina will lodge a complaint with the United Nations Security Council and the United Nations General Assembly about the alleged "militarisation" of the area around the Falkland Islands by the United Kingdom.
Pakistan The death toll from a factory collapse in the Pakistani city of Lahore rises to 17 with 20 more people trapped in the rubble.
Philippines Rescuers in the Philippines search for survivors of the 2012 Negros Oriental earthquake with the death toll so far confirmed at 43.
Greek government debt crisis Greek government debt crisis: discussions among the three parties within the ruling coalition in Greece are postponed, at least in part because the paperwork wasn't ready.
Tuareg Rebellion (2011–present) Tuareg Rebellion (2011–present): 22,000 people flee fighting in Mali to neighbouring countries.
Salvador A standoff between security forces and striking policemen occupying the state legislature continues in Salvador, Brazil.
Maldivians The former Vice President of the Maldives Mohammed Waheed Hassan is sworn in vowing to uphold the "rule of law".
Nasheed later resigns on national television as the unrest spreads with the mutinying officers gaining control of state television.
Maldives National Defence Force soldiers fire rubber bullets at police officers demonstrating in the capital Malé who are defying an order by President Mohamed Nasheed to crack down on protests.
Sergey Lavrov, the Foreign Minister of Russia, visits Damascus to hold discussions with the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad about the current violence.