Margaret Thatcher Personal documents released from the papers of Margaret Thatcher show the former British Prime Minister held a private meeting with Rupert Murdoch at Chequers weeks before his purchase of Times Newspapers in 1981.
Julian Assange Julian Assange announces plans to run for the Senate of Australia despite being under house arrest in the United Kingdom.
African Union Leaders of the African Union meet in Benin to discuss a resolution of the leadership crisis after deadlocked elections in January.
Chongqing Chinese leaders urge officials and residents in Chongqing to support the change of leadership in the city, after former chief Bo Xilai was removed.
Police Venezuelan police shoot dead the daughter of a Chilean diplomat at a police checkpoint at the city of Maracaibo after the vehicle she was travelling in refused to stop - 11 police officers are under investigation.
Nazi Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk, convicted of accessory to the murder of 27,900 Jews during The Holocaust, dies at the age of 91.
London London's Metropolitan Police are investigating an attempted break-in at the British Houses of Parliament on Friday evening.
Belarus Belarus executes Vladislav Kovalev, one of the men convicted of the 2011 Minsk Metro bombing.
Mauritania Mauritania's state information agency announces that Abdullah Senussi, Muammar Gaddafi's former intelligence chief, has been arrested at the airport in Nouakchott upon arrival from Morocco.
China China expresses concern at North Korea's intention to launch a satellite next month to mark the centenary of founder Kim Il-sung's birth.
Burma Burma signs an agreement with the International Labour Organization to end forced labour by 2015.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Lua Severe Tropical Cyclone Lua is upgraded to a Category 4 cyclone as it hits the town of Pardoo on the northwest coast of Western Australia.
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, the leader of Egypt's Coptic Christian community, dies of cancer at the age of 88.
Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI launches an internal investigation into leaks of confidential documents alleging corruption, financial mismanagement and power struggles among senior church officials.
Tibet A Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in southwest China, in the latest in a series of similar incidents where nearly 30 monks have now self-immolated.
Government At least two bombings are reported of government facilities in the Syrian capital Damascus with several police and civilians reported dead.