James Cameron Canadian filmmaker and adventurer James Cameron becomes the first person in fifty years to visit the Challenger Deep, the deepest point on earth in the Mariana Trench of the Pacific Ocean, in the Deepsea Challenger.
Unite Fuel tanker drivers belonging to the Unite union in the United Kingdom vote overwhelmingly to take strike action in a dispute over terms and conditions.
Cash for Access In the wake of the Cash for Access scandal British Prime Minister, David Cameron publishes details of Conservative Party donors who have had dinner with him at 10 Downing Street.
Macky Sall Macky Sall, former Prime Minister under Abdoulaye Wade's administration, is elected President of Senegal.
Campbell Newman Campbell Newman is sworn in as the new Premier of the Australian state of Queensland following a landslide victory in Saturday's election.
BBC The BBC's "Panorama" alleges that a company owned by News Corporation recruited a pay-TV "pirate" to hack a rival's secret codes then post the details online.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, is placed under formal investigation in France over alleged involvement in a prostitution ring.
United States The United States and China agree to co-ordinate their responses if a proposed North Korean rocket launch commences.
Cuba As he arrives in Cuba to begin a three day visit there, Pope Benedict XVI offers a prescription for change.
Tibetan A Tibetan activist sets himself on fire at a demonstration in India's capital New Delhi ahead of a visit by the President of China Hu Jintao later in the week.
Nova Scotia One person is killed, three people declared missing, and three people rescued after a sailboat sinks off the southwestern coast of Nova Scotia, Canada.
Jefferson County, Colorado One person is killed and several homes destroyed in a wildfire outbreak in Jefferson County, Colorado.
Syria Syria responds to a peace plan proposed by envoy Kofi Annan to end the violence in the country.
Somali pirates Somali pirates hijack an Iranian-owned cargo ship with 23 crew in waters off the Maldives - the first hijacking in such territory.
Tibet A Tibetan protester self-immolates during a protest in the Indian capital New Delhi, ahead of a visit by the Chinese president Hu Jintao.
Afghanistan An Afghan police officer shoots and kills two British military personnel before being gunned down.