Avigdor Lieberman Avigdor Lieberman resigns as the Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister and as Deputy Prime Minister following an indictment for fraud.
North Korea Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans celebrate the successful launch of the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 satellite in Pyongyang's Kim Il-Sung Square.
Labour Party Former British Labour Party MP Margaret Moran is given a two year supervision and treatment order after falsely claiming £53,000 in expenses. A judge had earlier ruled she was unfit to stand trial because of mental health issues.
Prosecutors The Crown Prosecution Service decides that computer hacker Gary McKinnon will face no charges in the United Kingdom over his activities.
Stabs 22 children A 36-year-old man identified as Min Yingjun attacks an elderly woman with her own knife at her home, then stabs 22 children outside the nearby Chenpeng Village Primary School in Xinyang, Guangshan County, Henan, China. The attack on the children occurred as they were arriving for classes, and most of the victims are thought to be 6–11 years old.
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting A shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, United States, leaves 28 people dead, including 20 children, 6 teachers, the shooter, and his mother.
England Thirteen areas of south-west England and Wales have been warned of possible floods as the United Kingdom prepares for heavy rain.
Cyclone Evan Cyclone Evan heads towards Fiji after causing at least three deaths and widespread damage in Samoa.
Gene Wolfe Gene Wolfe wins the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award for "lifetime achievement in science fiction and-or fantasy".
Kenneth Kendall Kenneth Kendall, who became the BBC's first in-vision television newsreader in 1955, dies aged 88.
Americans American admiral James G. Stavridis, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe claims that Scud missiles fired by Syria at rebel forces have landed "fairly close" to the border with Turkey.