Bo Xilai Allegations surface over Bo Xilai's extrajudicial measures used to extract confessions during the Chongqing gang trials.
King The funeral of former King of Tonga George Tupou V is held in Nukuʻalofa with thousands of mourners lining the street.
Al Jazeera Al Jazeera announces that it has decided not to broadcast video footage of the 2012 Midi-Pyrénées shootings that had been filmed by the gunman with a camera strapped to his body.
Benedict XVI During a personal meeting, Pope Benedict XVI asks Cuban President Raúl Castro to recognize Good Friday as a holiday in the country over its importance for the Catholic calendar.
Chairman The President of Sudan Omar Hassan al-Bashir cancels planned meetings with the government of South Sudan following border clashes yesterday.
U.S. Justice Department The United States Department of Justice says that it will not invoke antitrust laws to stop the merger of Humana with Arcadian Management Services, two important health insurance companies.
Apple Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook arrives in China for talks with government officials to clear up problems in the firm's biggest growth market, including the contested iPad trademark and treatment of local labor.
2011–2012 Libyan factional fighting The National Transitional Council admits that it faces a national crisis amid an escalation of violence and militia rule.
Kabul Several people are arrested in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, as alleged suicide bombings are foiled.
The country's Arab citizens Two smugglers, allegedly including an Israeli-Arab, are killed in an exchange of fire with Israel Defense Forces troops and Egyptian Border Guards.
Maharashtra A landmine explosion in Maharashtra, India, allegedly by Maoist insurgents, kills 15 policemen and injures 13 others.