Swaziland Police in Swaziland detain at least seven activists on their way to a pro-democracy church service in the city of Manzini.
North Korea In his first public speech, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un calls for a push towards "final victory" at a ceremony in Kim Il-sung Square in the capital Pyongyang.
U.S. Secret Service The U.S. Secret Service announces it has put 11 agents on leave while it investigates alleged "inappropriate conduct" in Cartagena, Colombia, before the 6th Summit of the Americas there attended by U.S. President Barack Obama. It emerges that five soldiers are also facing investigation.
Tel Aviv Across Europe, hundreds of activists are prevented by authorities from boarding flights bound for Tel Aviv as part of the Welcome to Palestine campaign. Hundreds of Israeli police officers are deployed at Israel's main airport to arrest any activists who manage to fly in.
China China loosens controls on the yuan, allowing it to fluctuate up to 1% in trading against the United States dollar, up from 0.5%.
Spain Spanish King Juan Carlos is criticised for going on a hunting trip to Botswana while his country is in an economic crisis.
Russian Russian Orthodox patriarch Kirill says the church is stronger than its critics after a series of scandals.
2012 South Sudan–Sudan border conflict Five people are killed and five wounded in an aerial bombing attack on the town of Rubkona, South Sudan; a Sudanese military spokesman denies any attack occurred.
Islamists Nearly 400 Islamist militants escape from a prison in northwestern Pakistan after an attack by insurgents.
Taliban Heavily armed Taliban insurgents launch multiple coordinated militant attacks on the British, Russian and German embassies, NATO's headquarters, military bases and the Afghan parliament in central Kabul, Afghanistan, and other cities, including Jalalabad and Gardēz.
Syrian uprising The first members of a U.N. monitoring team arrive in Syria, while at least 23 people are reported killed in violence across Syria.