Saturday
New York/Washington: In what is described as a "watershed moment", radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri along with four other terror suspects were today flown in from the UK to face trial on charges relating to hostage taking and conspiracy to set up an al-Qaeda-style militant training camp.
London: Barring three men, the Scotland Yard releases on bail the remaining nine persons, including two women, arrested in connection with the attack on 'Operation Blue Star' hero Lt Gen (retd) K S Brar.
Washington: Days after his Republican rival Mitt Romney's surprise debate win, Barack Obama had some good news as unemployment dipped below 8% to the lowest point of his first term in the White House, with a relieved President saying today that the US is "moving forward" again.
Sunday
Islamabad: A peace march against US drone strikes led by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan is stopped by the army on the edge of Pakistan's lawless tribal belt due to fears of a possible militant attack on the rallyists, which also included American anti-war activists.
New York: Hours after he was extradited from the UK to face terrorism charges and a possible life sentence, one-eyed radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri makes his first appearance in a US court, which orders that he be held under detention till his formal arraignment on October 9.
Monday
London: Two Indian-origin men are charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Lt Gen (retd) Kuldip Singh Brar, the hero of the 1984 Operation Blue Star, even as British police arrest one more person in the case.
Stockholm: British researcher John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka of Japan win this year's Nobel Prize in medicine today for the discovery that mature, specialised cells of the body can be reprogrammed into blank slates that can become any kind of cell.
Tuesday
Islamabad: A 14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl, who spoke out against the atrocities of militants in their former stronghold of Swat, is in a precarious condition today after she was shot in the head during an assassination attempt by the Taliban.
Male: Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed is freed by a court where he appeared after overnight detention and was given 25 days to answer allegations of abusing power while in office.
United Nations: India and Pakistan get into a fresh verbal duel on Kashmir at the United Nations after Islamabad made "gratuitous references" to the issue, just a week after they sparred over it at the world body.
Stockholm: Serge Haroche of France and David Wineland of the US win the Nobel Prize for work in quantum physics that could one day open the way to revolutionary computers.
Wednesday
Islamabad: Pakistani doctors remove a bullet lodged near the spine of a 14-year-old girl shot by the Taliban, a horrific attack that drew grief and revulsion from across the nation and prompted the army chief to highlight the need to fight the propagators of "such barbaric mindset".
Stockholm: US chemists Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka win the Nobel Prize for their work on cell receptors, which yielded vital insights into how the body works at the molecular level.
United Nations: For the second day in a row, India and Pakistan spar over Kashmir at the United Nations after Islamabad made "gratuitous references" to it at the world body.
Thursday
Islamabad: Eighteen militants, including some foreign fighters, are killed when US drones target a compound of a militant commander believed to have links with the Haqqani network and al-Qaeda in northwest Pakistan.
Islamabad: Teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai, still critical after being shot in the head by the Taliban, is airlifted to Pakistan's top army hospital in Rawalpindi for better post-surgery care as special prayers were offered across the nation for her quick recovery.
London: Ending a 10-year boycott of Narendra Modi imposed after the 2002 riots, the UK says it has decided to resume engagement with Gujarat, prompting the Chief Minister to welcome the move as "better late than never".
Friday
Oslo: The European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to promote peace and democracy in Europe, despite being in the midst of its biggest crisis since the bloc was created in the 1950s.
Islamabad: In an "important breakthrough", three suspects have been arrested over the near-fatal Taliban attack on Pakistan's teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai, who remains on ventilator at a top army hospital.
Islamabad: A Pakistani court has resumed hearing two petitions filed by authorities to seek permission to obtain voice samples of seven suspects charged with involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks and to declare LeT operative Ajmal Kasab a "proclaimed offender" or fugitive.
