Antonis Samaras Antonis Samaras, leader of the New Democracy party in Greece, continues to negotiate with political rivals to form a coalition government, as Greece struggles to overcome its economic crisis.
Najran Province A Saudi man is beheaded on charges of sorcery and witchcraft in Najran Province of Saudi Arabia.
Supreme Court of Pakistan The Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualifies prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani from holding office after Gillani was found guilty in a contempt-of-court case on April 26.
2012 G-20 Mexico summit 2012 G-20 Mexico summit: UK prime minister David Cameron confronts Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner over a letter she sent to him regarding the Falkland Islands.
WikiLeaks Wikileaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange takes refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden on charges of sexual misconduct.
United Nations A United Nations investigator calls on the United States to justify its increasing use of drones against al-Qaeda and Taliban targets.
Turkish soldiers At least seven people and 15 members of the Turkish Army are killed in a Kurdistan Workers' Party ambush in the Yüksekova district near the border with Iraq and Iran.
Mahmoud Sarsak Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak, on hunger strike over his detention without charge for three years in an Israeli jail, agrees to resume eating if released from captivity.
Spain Striking miners and riot police clash in northern Spain as Mariano Rajoy's austerity drive causes escalating violence.
Palestinian territories Palestinian militants fire a barrage of rockets into southern Israel following an Israel Air Force strike that killed two Islamic Jihad gunmen; IAF strikes at militant targets in Gaza have killed six Palestinians since yesterday.
Arab Spring Syrian uprising: A ship carrying military helicopters and missiles from Russia to Syria is halted and turned back off the coast of Scotland after its insurance coverage is cancelled.
Hosni Mubarak suffers a stroke in prison and is reportedly "clinically dead", though several Egyptian officials refute the announcement made by the state agency.
Tens of thousands of people converge on Cairo's Tahrir Square to demonstrate against Egypt's military rulers, who have seized power following the ousting from power of Hosni Mubarak in last year's revolution.