Soyuz A Soyuz space capsule containing Oleg Kononenko (Russia), André Kuipers (Netherlands) and Don Pettit (United States) lands safely in Kazakhstan.
The Sunday Telegraph Writing in "The Sunday Telegraph" British Prime Minister David Cameron says he is prepared to consider a referendum on the UK's relationship with the European Union, but only when the time is right.
Hong Kong Hong Kong marks the fifteenth anniversary of the handover from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China.
Protesters throng the streets of Hong Kong, hours after China's paramount leader Hu Jintao of China swore in Leung Chun-ying as new Chief Executive and the Executive Council for the territory.
Mexican Voters in Mexico go to the polls for a general election with Institutional Revolutionary Party presidential candidate Enrique Pena Nieto claiming victory.
Colombia Colombia evacuates towns near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano over concerns about a possible eruption.
Japan Japan provokes protests from its people by restarting the first nuclear reactor since last year's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
Taliban insurgency A gunman wearing Afghan National Police uniform kills three members of NATO's International Security Assistance Force in southern Afghanistan.
At least five people are killed and 11 injured after a bomb strikes a bus near the Afghan city of Ghazni.
Kenya At least 17 people are killed and 45 injured in an attack on two churches in the eastern Kenyan town of Garissa.
Syrian civil war Turkey scrambles a total of six F-16 fighters jets near its border with Syria in response to three cases of Syrian military helicopters approaching the Turkish border, although there is no border violation.
Syrian opposition groups reject a UN-brokered peace plan accepted yesterday in Geneva for a political transition in Syria, arguing that it is ambiguous and a waste of time, and vowing not to negotiate with President Bashar Assad or members of his regime.