Egypt's antiquities chief, Zahi Hawass, announces the discovery of a 4,300-year-old pyramid belonging to Queen Sesheshet, mother of King Teti.
An accident aboard Russian submarine K-152 Nerpa kills 20, the worst Russian submarine disaster since Kursk.
A shipment of cocaine, worth €750 million, is seized off the coast of Ireland in the largest such seizure in the country's history.
A coalition consisting of the National Party (party leader John Key pictured), ACT and United Future wins a majority of seats in the Parliament of New Zealand.
At least 94 are dead after a school collapses in Pétionville, Haiti.
Johnson Toribiong is elected President of Palau following presidential elections.
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the world's youngest reigning monarch, is crowned the fifth Dragon King of Bhutan
