Benedict XVI For the United States, Pope Benedict XVI appoints new bishops for the dioceses of Baltimore, Maryland; Rockford, Illinois; and Tallahassee-Pensacola, Florida.
Illinois Voters in the US state of Illinois go to the polls for the Republican primary with Mitt Romney projected as the winner.
People's Republic of China Media reports in the People's Republic of China claim that former Chongqing Communist Party boss Bo Xilai interfered in a police investigation into a family member before he was dismissed.
Parliamentary A Pakistani parliamentary committee calls for an end to NATO drone strikes and an apology for an air strike in November 2011 that killed 24 Pakistani Army soldiers.
State A train crash in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh leaves 15 people dead after the train collided with a vehicle.
7.4-magnitude earthquake A 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes near the border of the Mexican states of Guerrero and Oaxaca.
United States Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejects two patents held by Prometheus Laboratories, a unit of Nestlé S.A., continuing a trend in recent years toward a narrowing of the grounds of patentability.
India India's official poverty rate falls to an all-time record low of 29.8% for the 2009-2010 survey.
Jamie Waylett Jamie Waylett is convicted of participating in violent disorder and handling stolen goods, but cleared of intent to destroy or damage property during last year's riots throughout England. Waylett is jailed for two years.
John Carter "John Carter" records one of the biggest losses in cinema history, forcing Disney to take a $200 million writedown.
Wave of terror attacks At least 50 are killed and more than 240 injured in a wave of terror attacks across 10 cities in Iraq.
Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch raises claims of serious human rights abuses in a clash between Myanmar Armed Forces and the Kachin Independence Army in a dispute in Kachin State that has displaced approximately 75,000 people.