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- 29 people are killed in a suicide attack on a prison van, the torching of six NATO oil tankers, an attack by the Pakistan Army and an attack by United States missiles in Pakistan. (Arab News)
- Paraguay passes a bill requested by its President, Fernando Lugo, which suspends constitutional rights for 30 days in parts of the country after the Paraguayan People's Army (PPA) kills four people. (BBC)
- Marchers march in a dozen Spanish cities, including thousands in Madrid, to support Judge Baltasar Garzón who has been told he may face a trial for launching an inquiry into the acts of General Francisco Franco. Falange arrange a smaller protest in Madrid in oppositio to Garzón. (BBC)
- In Chile, Catholic Church leaders and President Sebastián Piñera meet for more than an hour to discuss the child sexual abuse scandal and agree to send a letter to all the country's parishes. (BBC)
- Former Nazi corporal and founder of a self-sufficient colony in Chile Paul Schäfer dies in prison at the age of 88. (BBC) (Deutsche Welle) (France24) (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Wang Lequan, Communist Party secretary since 1994, is replaced by Zhang Chunxian as the most powerful official in Xinjiang. (BBC) (Arab News) (The Hindu) (South China Morning Post)
- Two German men held in Abia State are released six days after being seized on a swim. (BBC)
- A tornado in Mississippi kills at least 10 people. (USA Today)
- Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of Thailand rejects protester demands to dissolve the Parliament within 30 days. (Sky News)
- An unmanned American aircraft kills seven militants in Pakistan. (Washington Post)
- The Cheonan, which was destroyed in the Baengnyeong incident, is recovered. (Sky News)
- Russia's Proton-M rocket sent a United States SES-1, a telecommunications satellite, into space on Saturday. (Xinhua)
- Mumbai's Oberoi Hotel reopens 18 months after sustaining damage in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. (BBC)
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