Saturday
Tokyo: The Dalai Lama says that he would serve as a "pure spiritual leader" after handing over his "legitimate political authority" to Lobsang Sangay, the newly elected Prime Minister of Tibet's government-in-exile.
Tripoli/Washington: Defiant Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi vows not to quit, but says he is ready for a "ceasefire and negotiations" as NATO bombs a key government complex in Tripoli while the Libyan regime steps up the offensive in the besieged western city of Misurata.
Sunday
Tripoli: Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi survives a NATO air strike that kills his youngest son and three grandchildren under the age of 12 in his bastion of Tripoli, hours after the alliance rejects the embattled leader's offer for "a ceasefire and negotiations."
Tokyo: Another woman worker at Japan's crisis-hit Fukushima nuclear plant is exposed to radiation exceeding the legal limit, the embattled operator of the facility said, days after announcing the first such case among its female employees.
Monday
Washington: World's most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden, known as the mastermind behind the worst-ever terror attack on US soil, is killed and his body is recovered by American authorities in Pakistan.
Washington: Pakistan was kept in dark till the operation to kill Osama bin Laden was successfully accomplished inside the country close to the capital Islamabad, the US officials say.
Tuesday
Washington: Refusing to buy Pakistan's claim that it was unaware of Osama bin Laden's presence on its soil, the US says it was "inconceivable" that the dreaded terrorist had no support system in the country where he had been hiding for over six years.
Tripoli: Pro-Gaddafi forces pound the western besieged city of Misurata as the rebels seek more funds for their campaign to overthrow the embattled Libyan leader ahead of a key international meet in Rome to take stock of the military operation in Libya.
Wednesday
Washington: The US will not offer any apology to Pakistan for its unilateral military action against Osama bin Laden deep inside that country, says White House, adding he was "enemy number one" for America.
Washington/Islamabad: In a snub to Pakistan, CIA chief Leon Panetta says 'Operation Geronimo' to kill Osama bin Laden could have been compromised if the US had informed authorities in that country of the mission, drawing a swift reaction from Islamabad which called his comments "disquieting."
Thursday
Washington: The US will not trot out the "gruesome" images of slain al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden with a bullet hole in his head as "trophies" because it fears that it will incite violence and lead to national security risk.
Kathmandu: Nepal will not allow its territory to be used against India with which it shares close historical, cultural and economic ties, says newly-appointed Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav.
Friday
Washington: Al Qaeda plotted a possible train attack at an unspecified location in the US to grimly mark 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks this year, say American officials based on intelligence found in the home of slain Osama bin Laden.
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan orders the shutdown of an ageing nuclear plant near Tokyo due to safety concerns as the atomic unit is located close to dangerous tectonic faultline.