President of East Timor The President of East Timor José Ramos-Horta concedes defeat in the East Timorese presidential election with Taur Matan Ruak and Francisco Guterres likely to contest a runoff in April.
Maldives Demonstrations occur against Maldivian President Mohammed Waheed Hassan, accused of taking power in a coup, as he attempts to open parliament for the second time this month.
Interpol An Interpol arrest warrant is issued for Michael Misick, former Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands on corruption charges.
Alan Shatter A man is arrested following a break-in at the home of the Irish minister for Justice, Alan Shatter, in Dublin.
Laurent Kasper-Ansermet Swiss Judge Laurent Kasper-Ansermet resigns from the international war crimes tribunal in Cambodia.
European Union The European Union threatens trade sanctions against Iceland and the Faroe Isles over a disagreement about fishing rights.
Kaafjord Six tourists are buried in an avalanche in Kaafjord, Norway, leaving four dead and one missing.
Federal appeals court The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rules against a First Amendment free speech challenge to a regulation by the Food and Drug Administration requiring that tobacco companies put graphic images on their cigarette packaging. The imagery is designed to discourage smoking.
German Public sector workers in the German states of Lower Saxony and Bremen begin a 24-hour strike as part of pay negotiations.
Somali National Theatre The Somali National Theatre reopens in Mogadishu more than two decades after it was closed amid civil war.
Indonesia Indonesian police kill five men suspected of planning robberies in order to fund terrorism.
2011–2012 Bahraini uprising Bahraini uprising: Bahraini opposition groups prepare to talk to the ruling monarchy as the government continues to crackdown on protests across the nation.
Syrian uprising Confidential documents that surfaced provide a look into the regime's strategy to suppress the anti-government protests.
At least 30 people are reported killed in fighting between Syrian rebels and government forces in the Damascus neighborhood of al-Mazzeh.