• Bangkok's former Don Muang International Airport reopens for domestic flights to relieve strain on Suvarnabhumi Airport, which is undergoing repairs. (People's Daily)

• Vanuatu is struck by an earthquake of 7.2 magnitude southeast of its capital Port Vila. (News Limited)
• A tsunami occurs on the northern coast of Japan after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 in the Sea of Japan. NHK reports that 1 person has died and 40 have been injured. (AP via FOX) (AFP via News Limited)
• Ten people are killed after a fire in a nightclub in Moscow, Russia, caused by a 'fire show'. (CBC)

• The Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan dies of a heart attack. (BBC)

• John Holmes, United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, warns that the situation in Darfur could collapse if aid workers are prevented from doing their work. (Reuters via CNN)
• Iran announces that it is partially suspending cooperation with the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency and will no longer advise it of new steps taken in its nuclear program. (AP via Houston Chronicle)
• UK says requests for access to 15 Royal Navy personnel held by Iran have been denied. (BBC)

• Up to 10,000 people protest in Minsk against President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. (Washington Post)

• Donald Tsang wins a second term as the Chief Executive of Hong Kong in the city's first contested race. (BBC)