Los Angeles Police Department fails to obtain a search warrant when a federal judge in Texas blocks their attempt to obtain 1970's tapes of conversations between a Manson family member and his attorney. LA Police believe this evidence could help solve more than a dozen murders.
Mau Mau uprising A torture case related to the 1950s Mau Mau uprising is allowed to proceed in a British court.
High Court of Justice The British High Court rules that Islamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other suspected terrorists can be immediately extradited to the United States to face trial on charges of terrorism.
Fungal meningitis At least 47 people throughout the United States are infected with fungal meningitis from contaminated medicine, with five people dying.
Anglo American Platinum Anglo Platinum Limited—the world's biggest platinum producer—fires 12,000 people in South Africa after a strike over working conditions. The corporation has stated that the strikes have cost it 39,000 ounces in output - equivalent to 700 million rand ($82.3 million; £51 million) in revenue.
Rustenburg Workers say a miner is killed by a police rubber bullet near Rustenburg. A National Union of Mineworkers branch leader of Lonmin is killed at his house in Marikana, South Africa.
Homs The Syrian city of Homs is subjected to a sustained bombing campaign, the worst it has seen in five months.