Parliament The Parliament of New South Wales officially appoints Bob Carr as a member of the Australian Senate filling a casual vacancy left by the resignation of Mark Arbib.
United States Congress The United States Congress votes to restore higher tariffs against the People's Republic of China and other nations that allegedly subsidize exports to the United States.
Hakimullah Mehsud Hakimullah Mehsud, leader of the Pakistan Taliban, removes his deputy commander Maulvi Faqir Mohammed in a sign of a growing power struggle.
State elections Counting begins in state elections in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Goa.
Ohio Incumbent Ohio Congresswoman Jean Schmidt is defeated in the Republican primary in the 2nd district by Brad Wenstrup.
Veteran Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich is defeated in a Democrat primary in the 9th district by incumbent Marcia C. Kaptur after he was affected by redistricting - Samuel Wurzelbacher aka Joe the Plumber wins the Republican Party primary.
Super Tuesday Rick Santorum is projected as the winner of the Oklahoma and Tennessee primaries and North Dakota caucuses.
Mitt Romney is projected as the winner of primaries in Virginia, Massachusetts, Ohio and Vermont as well as the Idaho and Alaska caucuses.
United States Law enforcement agencies in the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland arrest alleged senior members of the computer hacking group Lulz Sec, including a member of the FBI.
Japan Japan's Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission says that it will lodge criminal charges against Olympus Corporation as well as former advisers and executives over an accounting fraud.
British Retired British businessman Christopher Tappin is denied bail in the US state of Texas as he faces arms dealing charges.
European Commission The European Commission is involved in controversy over a video promoting EU enlargement that is perceived as racist.
Nicolas Sarkozy French President Nicolas Sarkozy announces his plan to cut immigration to France by half.
Iran Iran states that it will allow International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors access to its Parchin military complex.
Earthquake A 5.2 magnitude earthquake occurs in the Philippines near Masbate City on the island of Masbate causing some injuries.
Australia Approximately 9,000 residents of the Australian town of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, are evacuated as the Murrumbidgee River nears record levels threatening the town's levee.
Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines begins a service to Somalia, the first regular service to the capital Mogadishu except regional East African flights to operate in twenty years.
Robert B. Sherman Robert B. Sherman, half of the American songwriting duo the Sherman Brothers, dies at the age of 86.
Headmaster A gunman kills the headmaster of the Episcopal School of Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida, USA, and then kills himself.
Syria At least 39 people are killed across Syria, while the Red Cross states that it is still unable to deliver aid to the besieged Bab Amr neighborhood of Homs.
South Korea A South Korean panel identifies the 95 Koreans who died in the US bombing of Tokyo during World War II.