SATURDAY:
Tripoli/Washington: Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi withdraw from the western besieged city of Misurata in a bid to allow the local tribes to find a solution to the deepening civil war as NATO intensified its air strikes on the Libyan capital Tripoli.
Tokyo/Fukushima: Workers battling to stabilise Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant are being subject to increasing radiation exposures as Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard becomes the first foreign leader to visit the tsunami-ravaged northeast.
SUNDAY:
Juba (Sudan): A Southern Sudanese official says at least 57 people have died in fighting between government forces and a rebel militia.
Dhaka: India and Bangladesh agree that "serious efforts" are required to restore the railway links between the two countries that had been snapped during the 1965 Indo-Pak war, six years before the liberation of Bangladesh.
MONDAY:
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Tripoli: A NATO air strike destroys buildings inside Muammar Gaddafi's office in the capital Tripoli as forces loyal to the embattled leader pounded western Misurata, despite the regime announcing halt to operations in the besieged city.
Tokyo/Fukushima: Some 25,000 troops fan out in Japan's tsunami-affected northeastern coast to locate thousands still missing after last month's earthquake, amid plans by the government to allow the evacuees to soon visit their homes near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
TUESDAY:
Tokyo/Fukushima: The embattled operator of Japan's radiation-leaking Fukushima nuclear complex says it is giving top priority to transferring "highly contaminated water" from the No. 2 reactor after toxic water level in two of the six reactors rose, hampering the critical work of restoring its cooling functions.
Karachi: Two roadside bomb blasts target buses carrying Pakistani navy employees, killing at least three persons, including a woman, and injuring over 30 others.
WEDNESDAY:
Washington: Seeking to put an end to a controversy over his birthplace, Barack Obama releases his birth certificate, which showed that he was born in the American state of Hawaii, making him constitutionally eligible to hold the office of US President.
Islamabad: India and Pakistan begin their first trade negotiations since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, with officials from both the countries saying that they were focussed on fruitful talks that would boost business from the current level of about two billion dollars a year.
THURSDAY:
Tokyo/Fukushima: As Japanese workers battle hard to stabilise the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, radioactivity exceeding safety limits is detected in fish and spinach from the tsunami-ravaged northeastern region.
Islamabad: Pakistan agrees to take immediate steps to implement a non-discriminatory trade regime with India even as the two sides announced they would work on steps to boost trade in electricity and petroleum products, as part of efforts to use economic engagement to build trust.
FRIDAY:
London: Prince William and Kate Middleton are pronounced man and wife at the majestic Westminster Abbey where the couple exchanged vows in the presence of some 1,900 guests, while millions of people around the world watched the ceremony live on TV.
Cape Canaveral (Florida): NASA abruptly calls off space shuttle Endeavour's final launch because of a puzzling heater failure in a critical power unit, disappointing huge crowds converging on the area for the afternoon liftoff.