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- A series of Severe sandstorms hit north China, affecting the regions of Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia and the provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Hebei. (China Dialy)
- Death of Girija Prasad Koirala:
- Child sex abuse in the Catholic Church:
- The Pope's special pastoral letter to Irish Catholics on the issue of child sex abuse within the Church is published by the Vatican but fails to impress some survivors organisations. (RTÉ) (BBC) (CBC) (CNN)
- The Swiss Catholic Church investigates its own sex allegations, including some said to have occurred since 2001. (Reuters)
- Middle East:
- A Palestinian teenager is killed, and another wounded by Israeli Security Forces. According to Israeli authorities, a mob of Palestinians were holding a "violent, illegal riot", and were approaching an Israeli settlement in a "threatening matter", and were dispersed by tear gas and rubber bullets. Israel promises an investigation into the incident. (Yahoo! News)
- Muslims in Malmö, Sweden protest about the Gaza situation. (The Los Angeles Times)
- Thousands of people in Indonesia gather for a a rally to express their solidarity with Palestine. (ANTARA News)
- Major politicians in the United States urge in a letter addressed to United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to resolve the situation "quietly, in trust and confidence, as befits longstanding strategic allies". (The Jerusalem Post)
- Four people are charged with spying for Israel in Lebanon and admit being recruited by Mossad; two of them flee to Israel; Israel does not comment. (Ynetnews) (The Jerusalem Post) (Press Trust of India)
- At least 16 Palestinians are wounded, two seriously, by the Israeli Air Force. (Ha'aretz)
- Unidentified gunmen assassinate Sheikh Daud Ali Hasan, a senior commander of the Al-Shabab militant group in the southern city of Kismayo, Somalia. (Reuters) (African Press Agency)
- Thousands of Russians demonstrate across the country against the policies of the government of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. (Al Jazeera) (RIA Novosti) (BBC)
- A severe sandstorm affecting northern parts of China hits the capital Beijing, with health authorities urging people to stay inside. (China Daily) (BBC) (Bernama)
- Cabin crew at British Airways begin a three-day strike. (BBC) (The Times) (The Guardian)
- 67 people are arrested and several people are injured during a clash between members of the English Defence League and Unite Against Fascism in the town centre of Bolton, UK. (BBC) (The Daily Telegraph) (The Times)
- A Western Saharan human rights campaigner alleges abuse by Moroccan police after being interviewed by the BBC for their Tropic of Cancer programme. (BBC)
- Hundreds of thousands of people attend a rally in support of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Rome ahead of this month's elections. (France24) (BBC) (The Sydney Morning Herald) (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
- A teenager is arrested in New Jersey, United States in connection with the recent Wal-Mart announcement telling "all blacks" to leave the shop. (CNN) (CBS News) (The New York Times)
- David Bowie and Sir Elton John are among those to publicly mourn the death of Lesley Duncan, who also appeared on albums by Pink Floyd and Dusty Springfield. (BBC) (The Scotsman)
- In international rugby union, France achieve the Grand Slam—their first since 2004—to win the 2010 Six Nations Championship. (BBC) (RTÉ) (The Times) (The Globe and Mail)
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- Ancient tombs of Uganda's Bugandan kings, a World Heritage Site, are burnt down by unknown causes. (New Vision) (Xinhua)
- Nauru President Marcus Stephen dissolves Parliament, paving the way for an early general election, originally scheduled for 2011. (Radio New Zealand International)
- Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland Cardinal Seán Brady is accused of using the "Nuremberg defence" and is told to resign by politicians, including Martin McGuinness, over his representation of the Church when two teenagers abused by Father Brendan Smyth were forced to sign an oath of silence. (Ireland Online) (CNN) (The Times)
- A man who used to teach at a Roman Catholic religious order's schools in Spain is arrested in Chile on suspicion of sexually abusing children. (CNN)
- The military trial of Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka, charged with participating in politics while in uniform, is adjourned at the end of day one. (BBC) (The Guardian) (CBC) (The Daily Telegraph) (The Times)
- Thai redshirts spill blood at the gates of the government in their third day of protests. (BBC) (The Times) (The Guardian)
- France sends military aid to Wallis and Futuna, which suffered extensive damage from Cyclone Tomas. (Ocean Flash)
- French national railway SNCF, as part of a rapid response training, causes a media scare by mistakenly placing a statement on its website stating that more than 100 people died in a train explosion in Mâcon, Burgundy. (BBC) (San Francisco Chronicle) (The Times) (The Daily Telegraph)
- NASA researchers in Antarctica discover cold-water Lysianassidae, shrimp-like amphipods, living in the water beneath the Ross Ice Shelf. (The Christian Science Monitor)
- Michael Jackson's estate signs history's largest recording deal with Sony Music. (BBC) (Sky News) (The Guardian) (The Times)
- Sahil Saeed is located alive and well in a field in Pakistan after being deposited at a school. (BBC) (Sky News) (The Guardian) (The Daily Telegraph) (The Times)
- The Pakistan Olympic Association postpones its national games in Peshawar due to security concerns. (BBC) (Reuters)
- A French gendarme is killed by ETA terrorist members near Paris, in the first murder of a French police officer by ETA. (BBC)
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- The NASDAQ Composite Index reaches an all-time high of 5132.52. ([1])
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