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Protests in
Wisconsin ,
United States , against changes to the state's budget plan enter their third week, with thousands of people demonstrating around the
State Capitol .
[1]
Protests are held in
Bahrain ,
Egypt ,
Iraq ,
Jordan ,
Oman , and
Yemen amid continuing
turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa.
[2]
Pakistani
Minister of Minorities
Shahbaz Bhatti is assassinated in
Islamabad , following years a death threats for supporting
Pakistani Christians .
[3]
Essam Sharaf is appointed
Prime Minister of Egypt by the
Supreme Council of the Armed Forces after
Ahmed Shafik resigns.
[4]
In
Chad ,
parliamentary elections result in an overwhelming majority for the
Patriotic Salvation Movement , led by incumbent president
Idriss Déby .
[5]
NASA 's
Glory climate research satellite and four
CubeSats are lost in the second consecutive failure of a
Taurus-XL rocket, after its
payload fairing fails to separate.
[6]
Protests
continue across the
Arab world in
Bahrain ,
Yemen ,
Egypt ,
Iraq ,
Jordan ,
Oman and
Libya .
[7]
The
Human Rights Protection Party wins majority in
Samoan general election .
[8]
Preliminary construction of the controversial
Belo Monte Dam in
Brazil is allowed to begin after the previous ruling is overturned by a higher court.
[9]
Protesters storm several
State Security Intelligence buildings across Egypt, including the headquarters in
Alexandria .
[10]
Former
French President
Jacques Chirac stands trial for charges of corruption, the first former French head of state to stand trial since
Philippe Pétain .
[11]
Seiji Maehara resigns as
Minister for Foreign Affairs of
Japan after a scandal over political donations.
[12]
Events are held around the world to celebrate the
100th anniversary of
International Women's Day .
[13]
At least 25 people are killed and 127 others are wounded after a
car bomb attack in
Faisalabad ,
Pakistan .
[14]
The
Supreme Court of India lays out guidelines for
passive euthanasia .
[15]
France becomes the first nation to recognize
National Transitional Council as the legitimate government amid a continued
uprising in Libya .
[16]
A 5.4-
magnitude
earthquake strikes
Yunnan ,
China , severely damaging more than 18,000 houses and apartment buildings.
[17]
Belimumab becomes the first drug in over 50 years to be approved by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration for treatment of
lupus .
[18]
A 8.9
magnitude
earthquake off the coast of
Japan causes many injuries and triggers a 4 meter high
tsunami .
[19]
An explosion at the
Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant raises fears of a
nuclear meltdown .
[20]
The
People's Republic of China adopts a new
five-year plan , which includes a goal of increasing
GDP by eight percent this year.
[21]
The
14th Dalai Lama steps down as political leader of the
Tibetan government in exile .
[22]
Persian Gulf nations , including
Saudia Arabia , send troops and police to quell
protests in
Bahrain .
[23]
A
third explosion at
Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant in
Ōkuma ,
Japan , forces the evacuation of workers and increases the risk of a full
meltdown .
[24]
Security forces
crack down on protests in
Bahrain , as the
Gulf Cooperation Council agrees to send troops to the country.
[25]
CIA contractor
Raymond Allen Davis is freed in Pakistan after
blood money is paid.
[26]
A
U.S. drone attack kills almost 40 people in
North Waziristan and draws condemnation from
Pakistan .
[27]
Amid an
ongoing armed conflict , the
U.N. Security Council
approves a
no-fly zone over Libya .
[28]
The
MESSENGER
space probe becomes the first
spacecraft to orbit
Mercury .
[29]
Yemen declares a
state of emergency after unidentified gunmen open fire on
antigoverment protesters , killing at least 41.
[30]
Former
U.S. Secretary of State
Warren Christopher dies at the age of 85.
[31]
The
Moon reaches its closest point to Earth at
full phase for the first time since 1993.
[32]
The
French Air Force begins enforcing the
Libyan no-fly zone .
[33]
Berlin Zoo 's polar bear
Knut dies at the age of 4.
[34]
Thousands of people
protest across
Syria in the country's largest demonstrations in decades.
[35]
In
rugby union ,
England win the
Six Nations Championship .
[36]
The
2011 Alpine Skiing World Cup concludes with
Ivica Kostelić of
Croatia and
Maria Riesch of
Germany winning the overall titles.
[37]
The
ICANN Board votes to approve
.xxx , a
sponsored top-level domain intended as a voluntary option for
adult websites.
[38]
Voters approve a
constitutional referendum in
Egypt as a part of the
overall reform .
[39]
Nikolai Andrianov , the most successful men's
Olympic
gymnast , dies at the age of 58.
[40]
The
House of Representatives of the Philippines
impeaches
Ombudsman
Merceditas Gutierrez for alleged betrayal of public trust.
[41]
Actress
Elizabeth Taylor dies at the age of 79.
[42]
American mathematician
John Milnor is awarded the 2011
Abel Prize for his pioneering contributions to
Geometry ,
Topology and
Algebra .
[43]
After failing to get
austerity measures through the
Assembly of the Republic ,
José Sócrates resigns as
Prime Minister of
Portugal .
[44]
NATO takes over command of the
no-fly zone in Libya.
[45]
A
magnitude 6.8
earthquake hits northeastern
Myanmar , killing at least 75 people.
[46]
Security forces open fire on
protesters in
Syria , killing several dozen people.
[47]
Canadian
Prime Minister
Stephen Harper 's government falls after failing a
vote of non-confidence .
[48]
Anthropologists have confirmed
human settlement in the
Americas , up to 3,500 years older than the previous oldest-known settlement.
[49]
The first female
major party
vice presidential candidate in the United States,
Geraldine Ferraro (pictured) , dies of complications from
multiple myeloma .
[50]
Approximately 250,000 people
march through
London to protest against
government spending cuts .
[51]
Harry Coover , the inventor of
Super Glue and recipient of the
National Medal of Technology and Innovation , dies at the age of 94.
[52]
Eduardo Souto de Moura is awarded the 2011
Pritzker Architecture Prize .
[53]
An
explosion at a
munitions factory near
Ja`ar ,
Yemen , kills at least 124 people.
[54]
Syrian prime minister
Muhammad Naji al-Otari and his
cabinet resign amid
anti-government protests .
[55]
Libyan Foreign Minister
Mussa Kussa resigns amid the
Libyan civil war .
[56]
India
defeat
Pakistan during the semi-finals of the
Cricket World Cup , with the prime ministers of both countries in attendance.
[57]
Former
Brazilian Vice-President
José Alencar dies at the age of 79.
[58]
Rebels loyal to
Alassane Ouattara begin to
besiege Abidjan ,
Côte d'Ivoire 's former capital and largest city.
[59]
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