Bradford West by-election Bradford West by-election: Respect Party candidate George Galloway tours the City of Bradford on an open-top bus in celebration of his shock victory over Labour, a result which has been described as the "Bradford Spring".
Naoki Tanaka Naoki Tanaka, Japan's Minister of Defense, issues orders to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it falls towards Japanese territory.
Chongqing Ousted Chongqing party chief Bo Xilai is reportedly confined to his house in Beijing as he undergoes investigations from Chinese authorities.
Nine top officials are jailed for their role in the near-bankruptcy of one of Vietnam's largest state-owned companies.
Leonid Shebarshin Leonid Shebarshin, the former head of the KGB's foreign intelligence branch, apparently shoots himself dead.
Indian forces Indian police introduce a curfew in the city of Sangareddi in Andhra Pradesh due to an outbreak of communal violence.
London police London's Metropolitan Police is embroiled in a racism scandal after a black man used his mobile phone to record police officers subjecting him to a tirade of abuse in which he was told: "The problem with you is you will always be a nigger".
Huanglongbing Huanglongbing or citrus greening, a disease which has killed millions of citrus trees in Brazil and Florida, is discovered in a residential section of Los Angeles County, California, in the United States.
Mega Millions The Mega Millions jackpot in the United States is up to $640 million, becoming the world's largest lottery jackpot.
VISA VISA and MasterCard warn banks across the United States about a "massive" breach of security with more than ten million credit card numbers potentially compromised.
The Spanish government cuts 27 billion euros from the country's budget as part of one of the toughest austerity drives in its history.
Australian Australian artist Tim Storrier wins the 2012 Archibald Prize for a self-portrait "The historic wayfarer (after Bosch)".
Amnesty International Amnesty International urges the release of imprisoned Bahraini human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja "immediately and unconditionally".
Land Day 2012 Thousands of Lebanese and Palestinians protesters protest peacefully in the Crusader-built Beaufort Castle in Southern Lebanon.
A 20-year-old Palestinian is killed and 13 others are wounded by IDF gunfire as they try to breach the Gaza border fence in order to infiltrate into Israel near the Erez crossing.
United States A United States drone attack kills two alleged militants in the Pakistani town of Miran Shah in North Waziristan.
The Syrian government says that the revolt against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad has ended, but it will still keep soldiers inside cities, "for security".