Les Paul
The British government suspends the self-governance of the Turks and Caicos Islands for up to two years.
Electric guitar innovator Les Paul (pictured) dies at the age of 94.
Scientists announce the discovery of exoplanet WASP-17b, the first known planet to have a retrograde
orbit.
Rafael Correa is sworn in for a second term as President of Ecuador.
After 15 years in hiding, Grégoire Ndahimana is arrested in North Kivu for the alleged murder of 6,000
Tutsi civilians during the Rwandan Genocide.
A mine fire and explosion in Handlová, Trenčín Region, kills 20 people in Slovakia's deadliest mining
disaster.
Hamas police claim to have killed Abdel-Latif Moussa, head of the islamic group Jund Ansar Allah in a shootout.
Hong Kong officially exits the recession.
Colombia claims to have completed talks with the United States to allow its troops to use seven of its military bases.
Japan expresses remorse for its actions in World War II on the anniversary of its 1945 defeat but former Prime Ministers Junichiro Koizumi and Shinzo Abe visit the Yasukuni Shrine, a controversial war shrine seen as a symbol of its past militarism.
Burma is to free detained American John Yettaw, who appeared uninvited at Aung San Suu Kyi's home, after a meeting with US Senator Jim Webb.
A ransom demand is made for the missing ship, the MV Arctic Sea.
A suicide bomb attack occurs outside the NATO headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan.
