Federal Constitutional Court of Germany The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany rules that the German constitution allows its military to start operations inside Germany, for the first time since 1945.
Police The death toll following yesterday's clash between South African police and Lonmin striking miners in Marikana, Rustenburg, rises to 34. South African President Jacob Zuma announces an inquiry.
A Moscow court convicts three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot of "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred and enmity" and jails them for two years.
Jang Song-thaek Jang Song-thaek, the uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, meets Chinese leader Hu Jintao.
Doctors Without Borders Médecins Sans Frontières state that Sudanese refugees are in 'humanitarian disaster' in South Sudan.
Described An unusual spider discovered in 2010 is described as a separate family, the Trogloraptoridae. The single species will be named "Trogloraptor marchingtoni", after Neil Marchington, a deputy sheriff, amateur biologist and local cave explorer who helped with the discovery.
Insurgency in the North Caucasus North Caucasus insurgency: 4 police officers are killed in an attack near Grozny, the capital of the Russian North Caucasus republic of Chechnya.
Gabon The president of Gabon Ali Bongo calls for calm following clashes between police and anti-government protesters and a subsequent attack on an opposition television station.
Turkey Turkey urges its citizens not to travel to Lebanon after the kidnapping of two Turkish nationals.
War on terror Afghanistan: Mullah Mohammed Omar orders the Taliban to avoid civilian losses in the conflict.
Afghanistan: ISAF announces two U.S. soldiers are killed by an Afghan policeman. The shooter is also killed.
Lakhdar Brahimi Fighting continues in major cities as Lakhdar Brahimi is named as the new United Nations envoy for Syria.