Nicolas Sarkozy French President Nicolas Sarkozy admits he did not visit Fukushima while in Japan after last year's earthquake and tsunami, despite having previously said he had done so.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom British Prime Minister David Cameron makes a historic visit to Burma (Myanmar), becoming the first British Prime Minister to visit that country.
China A standoff between Chinese and Filipino ships at the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea continues.
North Korea North Korea's efforts to launch a long range rocket ends in apparent failure with the rocket breaking up soon after launch.
Spain Spain seeks to deter Argentina's nationalization of YPF, an Argentine oil company majority-owned by Spain's Repsol, warning that such a nationalization would make Argentina a "pariah".
Bollywood Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan is detained by the United States for 90 minutes at a New York airport; the detention draws ire from India's External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna.
Economic Community of West African States The Economic Community of West African States condemns an apparent coup d'état in Guinea-Bissau.
United Nations A draft United Nations Security Council resolution outlines plans to send observers to Syria to monitor compliance with a new peace plan, as several people are reportedly shot dead after Friday prayers.
Skopje Five people are killed near Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia, amid simmering ethnic tensions in the country.