King of Tonga The King of Tonga George Tupou V dies in Hong Kong at the age of 63. He is succeeded by his younger brother, ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho.
Cuba Authorities in Cuba detain dissident Berta Soler and dozens of her supporters ahead of a visit by Pope Benedict XVI.
Republican primaries Voters in the US territory of Puerto Rico go to the polls for the Republican primary with Mitt Romney winning all of the delegates.
Joachim Gauck Joachim Gauck is elected President of the Federal Republic of Germany by the Federal Assembly.
Guinea-Bissau Voters in Guinea-Bissau go to the polls for a presidential election following the death of President Malam Bacai Sanhá in January.
Downtown A tourist in Downtown Baltimore, Maryland is beaten, robbed, and stripped by a group of African-Americans.
Superleague Greece A Superleague Greece match between Athens football clubs Olympiacos and Panathinaikos is abandoned after fans set fire to parts of the Athens Olympic Stadium.
Hospital Two hospital nurses are arrested in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo in connection with the suspicious death of dozens of patients over several years at two hospitals.
American Two gunmen shoot dead an American working at a language school in the Yemeni city of Taez for spreading Christianity.
Detachment 88 Detachment 88 of the Indonesian National Police kills five people suspected of planning terrorist operations on the island of Bali.
Libya British journalists Gareth Montgomery-Johnson and Nicholas Davies-Jones, detained last month in Libya after being accused of entering the country illegally, have been released the country's Interior Ministry confirms.
Pakistan Pakistani villagers find 13 bodies with bullet wounds in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas near Afghanistan as security forces step up an offensive.