Mir-Hossein Mousavi Mir-Hossein Mousavi, leader of the Iranian opposition and former Prime Minister, returns home from a hospital after a heart attack.
Romania A court in Romania, at the request of the Romanian Intelligence Service, expels 8 Palestinians suspected of being involved with Hamas and Hezbollah.
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, in the case "Sony BMG v. Tenenbaum", awards Sony BMG US$675,000 in statutory damages against Joel Tenenbaum, who shared 30 MP3 files through the defunct Kazaa network.
Kills A gunman shoots and kills a former coworker near the Empire State Building in New York City. Following the initial shooting, police kill the gunman, and nine other people are wounded.
High Court of Australia The High Court of Australia quashes the conviction of former Bundaberg, Queensland surgeon Jayant Patel on manslaughter charges due to a miscarriage of justice with a fresh trial to be held.
California A jury in the U.S. state of California rules that Samsung Electronics owes Apple Inc. over US$1 billion for patent infringement.
South Korea A South Korean court rules that Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics infringed each other's patents on mobile computing technology.
Oslo, Norway A court in Oslo, Norway, deems Anders Behring Breivik sane and sentences him to 21 years' imprisonment for intentionally killing 77 people in two terror attacks in July 2011.
Huitzilac, Morelos Two U.S. government employees are ambushed and wounded by gunshots near Huitzilac, Morelos, by Mexican Federal Police officers. Details are still unclear.
Lower house The House of Representatives of Japan passes a resolution criticising the President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak's recent visit to the disputed Liancourt Rocks.
Yangmingtan Bridge The newly-built Yangmingtan Bridge in Harbin City in China collapses, killing three and injuring five people.
Tropical Storm Isaac Tropical Storm Isaac hits the island of Hispaniola containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic. A hurricane watch threat level is set for Haiti.
War on terror Pakistan: A drone attack conducted by the United States kills 18 alleged Taliban militants in North Waziristan.
Syrian civil war Syriaonline.sy reminds of the fate of captured Syrian TV journalist Mohammed al-Saeed.
Three people, including a 28-year-old anti-Assad sheikh, are killed in combat between pro-Assad and anti-Assad groups in the Lebanese city of Tripoli.