Hugo Chávez Hugo Chávez, the President of Venezuela, announces that he has cancer again. Preparing to travel to Havana, Cuba, for further cancer surgery, he named Vice President Nicolás Maduro to carry out his legacy if he is unable to remain in office.
Politics of Italy Silvio Berlusconi announces that he will run for a fourth term as Prime Minister of Italy despite a conviction for tax fraud.
Burma The Government of Burma apologises to Buddhist monks injured in a protest outside a copper mine last month.
General election The Ghanaian election is extended by one day as glitches in the electoral system cause extended delays in voting in some areas.
Australian Bosses at Australian radio station 2Day FM suspend all advertising until Monday after several major advertisers withdrew their business in the wake of the death of Jacintha Saldanha.
American football American football player Josh Brent of the Dallas Cowboys is arrested for driving while intoxicated and vehicular manslaughter in relation to the death of teammate Jerry Brown.
United Nations A United Nations climate conference held in Doha, Qatar, agrees to extend the Kyoto Protocol until 2020.
President The President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai claims that a suicide bombing attack that injured his security chief was planned in the Pakistani city of Quetta.
Cambodia Eight people, including four children, are killed after fire rages through a popular night market in the Cambodian town of Siem Reap.
President The President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino declares a state of national calamity in the country following Typhoon Bopha, which has claimed over 450 lives.
Violent clashes Mohammed Morsi annuls the decree he issued expanding his powers but a proposed referendum on a new constitution will still go ahead.
Tens of thousands of protesters continue to camp outside the Palace of the President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi.
Syrian civil war Fighting takes place in Damascus, as rebels declare that Damascus International Airport is a "legitimate target".
Russia arms Syria with Iskander missiles in response to NATO's stationing of Patriot missile defense systems in Turkey.