Party of the Democratic Revolution Mexico's presidential runner-up and PRD candidate, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, files a lawsuit against Enrique Peña Nieto for alleged vote-buyings, biased media coverage, and manipulated opinion polls in the recent Mexican elections.
Alabama A federal judge in Alabama sentences Ulugbek Kodirov, an Uzbek national, to 15 years in prison for plotting to kill Barack Obama.
International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for war crimes against Sylvestre Mudacumura, the commander of the Congolese rebel group, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda.
Tetra Pak Tetra Pak heir Hans Kristian Rausing is arrested on suspicion of involvement in the death of his wife, Eva Rausing.
Gordon Brown Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is appointed United Nations special envoy for education.
Canada Canada announces it will establish an embassy in Myanmar after the country's widespread democratic reform, says Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird.
A11 52 people are injured following a collision between a car and a coach on the A11 in the English county of Suffolk.
Counties More than 1,000 counties in the United States are declared natural disaster areas after a drought spreads throughout the country.
Mystere-Falcon 20 Three Americans die in a Mystere-Falcon 20 after it crashes on the runway at Le Castellet Airport du Castellet, between Toulon and Marseille.
South Africa Between 19 and 30 people are killed after a train crashes into a truck carrying farm labourers near the South African town of Malelane.
Federal Aviation Administration The Federal Aviation Administration fines Boeing $13.5 million for failing to provide fuel tank flammability instructions by designated deadline.
Economic growth The economic growth rate for the People's Republic of China falls to 7.6 per cent, its lowest level in three years.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is set to release documents outlining what it knew about the Libor scandal and what action it took.
Moody's Investor Services Moody's Investor Services downgrades Italy's government rating from A3 to Baa2.
Academy Award Academy Award winning producer Richard D. Zanuck dies in Los Angeles of a heart attack.
Carol Ann Duffy Carol Ann Duffy, the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, is announced as the winner of the 2012 PEN-Pinter Prize.
Cambodia Cambodian troops aim machine gun fire at a Thai passenger jet, saying they believed it to be a spy plane, but do not hit the plane.
Tribal fighters Bedouin men kidnap two tourists from the United States and their guide in Egypt's Sinai region and demand the release of a jailed tribesman for their return.
Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines flight 126 en route to Madrid turns around and lands back at JFK following a security problem with some cut wires being discovered in the plane's bathroom.