Pope Francis Pope Francis appoints a panel of nine high-ranking prelates from around the world to advise him of the running of the Catholic Church and advise him on the reform of the Vatican bureaucracy.
Central African Republic The National Transitional Council of the Central African Republic elects Michel Djotodia as the President confirming a position he has held since a coup last month.
Salam Fayyad Salam Fayyad resigns as Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority following an ongoing dispute with the President Mahmoud Abbas.
Ireland In Ireland, thousands of people attend an anti-austerity rally at Dublin Castle, where EU finance ministers are meeting. Opposition TDs Richard Boyd Barrett, Joan Collins and Joe Higgins address the demonstration.
New River Community College A man suspected of a shooting at the New River Community College in Christiansburg, Virginia, United States, is charged with multiple counts of malicious wounding and use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and held without bail.
Egypt Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's retrial on charges of corruption and conspiracy to kill protesters during the 2011 Egyptian revolution is transferred to another court.
Russia Russia bans 18 American diplomats from entering the country, in retaliation for similar restrictions placed on 18 Russian officials by the Magnitsky Act.
China China and the United States agree to collaborate on resolving cybersecurity issues between the two countries.
The United States and People's Republic of China agree to work towards ridding the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons.
South Korean police stop a planned launch of anti-North Korean leaflets across the border, as the government of South Korea seeks to open dialogue with the North and defuse soaring tensions in the Korean Peninsula.
Girl A seven-year-old girl is confirmed as the first person in Beijing, China, to catch the Influenza A virus subtype H7N9 bird flu.
Toncontín International Airport The main airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, is shutdown due to smoke from a forest fire.
Crashed Lion Air Flight 904 lands short of the runway at Ngurah Rai International Airport near Denpasar, Indonesia. All 108 people survived with minor injuries.
Earthquake An earthquake estimated at a magnitude of 6.0 hits Kobe, Japan, injuring at least 22 people.
Syrian civil war "The Times" reports that evidence smuggled out of Syria indicates the use of chemical weapons in the ongoing conflict.