Saturday
Cairo: Egyptians, weary of a prolonged political turmoil, voted on a referendum over a divisive constitution that has brought Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on a confrontation with a secular opposition which complained of irregularities and "vote rigging".
Washington: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is being treated for a stomach virus fainted and suffered a concussion, her spokesperson said.
Yangon: It was a day of religious diplomacy by India as External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid inaugurates a three -day international conference on Buddhism followed by unveiling of a 15-foot statue of Gautam Buddha.
New York: A day after a lone gunman went on a shooting spree at a Connecticut elementary school, police were trying to find motive behind one of the deadliest massacre in US history that claimed 28 lives, including 20 children.
Sunday
Tokyo: Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party returns to power in a landslide election victory after three years in opposition, exit polls showed, signalling a rightward shift in the government that could further heighten tensions with rival China.
Islamabad: In a fierce gun battle, Pakistani security forces killed 10 Taliban fighters responsible for an abortive attempt to storm an air force base in the northwestern city of Peshawar, the latest in a string of audacious attacks by the militants.
London: An Indian-origin nurse, who was found dead after a hoax call to a UK hospital treating Prince William's pregnant wife Kate, left a note blaming the two Australian DJs behind the prank for her tragic death.
Monday
Islamabad: The Pakistan government gives its consent for a team of Indian legal experts to visit Islamabad this week to finalise the terms of reference for a Pakistani judicial commission that will go to Mumbai to gather evidence on the 2008 terror attacks on the financial hub.
Baghdad: A wave of attacks targeting both Iraqi security forces and civilians kill 48 people, in a second day of deadly violence ahead of the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US forces.
Tuesday
London: Ireland announces it will legalise abortions when the mother's life is at risk, weeks after the death of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar who died after being refused an abortion in the European country.
Washington: With the US working to make its foreign military sales more responsive and more effective, the Obama Administration expresses its willingness to boost defence trade with rising powers like Brazil and India.
Wednesday
Abuja/Mumbai: Five Indian sailors, including the captain of a German oil tanker, are kidnapped by heavily Armed pirates in notorious waters off Nigeria's southern coast after they stormed and ransacked the ship.
New York: Pakistan's ISI and its former Chiefs Ahmed Shuja Pasha and Nadeem Taj "enjoy immunity" in a case related to the 26/11 attacks filed by American survivors and relatives of victims of the Mumbai terror strikes, the US government has informed a court here.
Thursday
Washington: Families of American victims of the Mumbai terror attack are disappointed over a submission made by the US government in a New York court that the Pakistani spy agency ISI and its two former chiefs-Ahmed Shuja Pasha and Nadeem Taj–enjoyed immunity in the 26/11 case.
Islamabad: A four-member team of Indian legal experts has arrived in Pakistan to finalise the terms of reference of a judicial commission that is expected to visit India next year to gather evidence on the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Friday
Bugarach (France) Diehard doomsayers Hunkers down to await the apocalypse today, but most took a lighthearted view of the Mayan "prophecy" of the world's destruction, laying on stunts and parties to while away the end.
Washington: US President Barack Obama nominates Senator John Kerry as his next Secretary of State, noting his vast foreign policy experience makes him the "perfect choice" to guide the American diplomacy.
Los Angeles: Late rockstar George Harrison's widow Olivia joined hundreds of fans and family members of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar to pay last homage to the Indian music legend at his adopted home in California.
