• 2012 Afghanistan Quran burning protests:
  • Two U.S. officers are killed inside the Ministry of Interior in the Afghan capital Kabul. (BBC)
  • Four people are killed in protests in Kunduz. (CNN)
• Syria:
  • Over 100 civilians are killed by the Syrian army, primarily in the artillery shelling of the cities of Homs and Hama. (Al Arabiya)
• Yemen:
  • An Al Qaeda suicide bombing claims at least 26 people in the city of Mukalla. (Reuters)
  • Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi is sworn in as the new President of Yemen. (Reuters)
• Bahrain's Opposition Al-Wefaq group claims that a woman has died from tear gas inhalation. (AFP via Google News)

• Treasure from the Spanish Navy frigate Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes returns to Spain after being recovered by Odyssey Marine Exploration in 2007. (Reuters)
• The Artist wins four awards including best film at the Independent Spirit Awards 2011 held in Santa Monica. (Associated Press)

• A G-20 finance ministers meeting is held in Mexico City to discuss progress in the Eurozone bailout. (Reuters)

• The Australian town of Gympie, Queensland is threatened by the flooded Mary River following heavy rain overnight of up to 300 mm. (News Limited)
• A fire forces the evacuation of the Comandante Ferraz Brazilian Antarctic Base with two people dying. (AFP via Google) (BBC)

• A bribery case against former Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi is dismissed due to the statute of limitations having expired. (The Telegraph)

• Pakistani authorities start demolition of Osama bin Laden's former compound in Abbottabad. (AP via Google)
• A thousand people hold a protest in Tel Aviv over Israel's proposed plan to deport hundreds of migrant workers. (Jerusalem Post)
• Liberal Party of Canada leader Bob Rae states that recent evidence of voter suppressing "robo-calls" played a factor in his party's defeat in the 2011 Canadian federal election. (The Gazette)

• The World Health Organisation removes India from the list of polio endemic countries with only Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria remaining. (AFP via Google News)