Harvard Medical School A research study conducted by Harvard Medical School shows that red meat increases the risk of death and has other negative health implications.
Republican Party presidential primaries Voters in the state of Hawaii and the territory of American Samoa go to the polls for caucuses with Mitt Romney winning both.
Voters in the US states of Alabama and Mississippi head to the polls for primaries with Rick Santorum winning in both states.
Foreign Affairs Minister Minister for Foreign Affairs Bob Carr is sworn in as a member of the Senate of Australia, replacing Mark Arbib, representing New South Wales.
British police British police arrest six people on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice in relation to phone hacking in the media including Rebekah Brooks, a former top executive of News International.
Dos Erres Pedro Pimentel Rios, a participant in the Dos Erres massacre of the Guatemalan civil war, is sentenced to 6,060 years in prison.
Belgian At least 28 Belgians are killed in a bus crash in a motorway tunnel near the town of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais.
A ferry At least 30 people are dead and dozens missing after the MV Shariatpur 1 ferry carrying 200 people collides with an oil tanker. It capsizes on the Meghna River in Bangladesh's Munshiganj District near the capital Dhaka.
American Most of the largest financial institutions in the United States pass a Federal Reserve System stress test although Citigroup, MetLife, Ally Financial and SunTrust do not.
Jaguar Land Rover Auto manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover announces plans to hire an additional 1,000 workers in its car plant in Halewood on Merseyside, England.
American The United States, Japan, and the European Union file a case against China at the WTO regarding export restrictions on rare earth metals.
Interviews Before Execution "Interviews Before Execution", a Chinese television talk show that interviews death row inmates shortly before they are executed, is reportedly cancelled as a result of a BBC documentary on the programme which has attracted international attention.
Encyclopaedia Britannica "Encyclopaedia Britannica", the oldest encyclopedia still in print in the English language, announces that it will no longer be producing printed versions but continuing online editions.
Afghanistan Students in Afghanistan hold protests in response to the Kandahar massacre by a member of the United States Army.
Israeli-Palestinian clashes Israeli-Palestinian clashes subside as a truce between Israel and Palestinians militants in the Gaza Strip comes into effect.
Boko Haram According to the Nigerian military, the group Boko Haram has killed 1200 people since the end of 2009.
Syrian uprising Syrian uprising: The Syrian army attacks rebels in northern Syria; dozens of people in the city of Idlib are reported killed with heavy shelling in areas around Idlib and around Homs; rebels kill at least 10 troops in an ambush in the same area