Burma Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says that a dispute over the wording of the oath of office has been resolved and that she and her colleagues from the National League for Democracy will attend parliament for the first time.
Sunni Fugitive Sunni Vice President of Iraq Tariq al-Hashimi and his bodyguards are charged with killing at least six judges.
Home Office A British government pathologist suggests Secret Intelligence Service officer Gareth Williams "possibly died" from poisoning or asphyxiation.
South Korea South Korea arrests nine Chinese sailors after four Korean officials were injured in a maritime dispute.
Barack Obama U.S. President Barack Obama refuses to comment on Chen Guangcheng, the blind Chinese dissident said to be at the U.S. embassy after fleeing house arrest.
Falmouth Beach Hotel A major fire destroys the Falmouth Beach Hotel in Gyllyngvase in Falmouth, Cornwall.
Ferry capsizes An overloaded ferry capsizes on the Brahmaputra River in India killing at least 103 people.
One World Trade Center The as of yet unfinished One World Trade Center becomes the tallest building in New York City, overtaking the Empire State Building.
Bosco Ntaganda Troops loyal to Bosco Ntaganda – who is wanted by the International Criminal Court – take two towns in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Bahrain A court in Bahrain orders a civil trial for 21 activists who took part in anti-government protests and were convicted by a military court.