Social Democratic and Labour Party Former Social Democratic and Labour Party leader John Hume receives the papal knighthood at a special Mass in Derry's St Eugene's Cathedral.
April Jones A 46-year-old man is charged with the murder of April Jones, who disappeared near her home in Machynlleth, Wales, on October 1.
Vatican City A court in the Vatican finds Pope Benedict XVI's former butler Paolo Gabriele guilty of theft for stealing and leaking confidential documents and sentences Gabriele to 18 months' imprisonment.
Defense ministry The South Korean Ministry of National Defense states that a North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea after killing two of his superiors.