A senior Taliban commander and two other insurgents were killed in a fire fight with Nato and Afghan forces in western Badghis province's Murghab district. (Dawn)
Riot police and dogs clash with protesters as demonstrations lead to violence in England. There are injuries and 5 men are arrested in the country's largest police operation for a quarter of a century (25 years). (BBC)(The Daily Telegraph)
A drill reaches the underground chamber where the 33 trapped miners reside. Wild celebrations occur. Rescue efforts are scheduled to begin within days. (BBC)(Reuters)
More than 200 passengers are rescued, 20 of whom sustain injuries, from Baltic Sea ferry Lisco Gloria, en route from Kiel to Klaipėda, after it ignites near Fehmarn off the eastern coast of Schleswig-Holstein. There are reports of an explosion on board. (BBC)(Deutsche Welle)
International relations
The United States leads a group of non-EU developed countries in attempts to thoroughly revamp the Kyoto Protocol, blocking any possible progress in the climate negotiations currently under way in Tianjin, according to negotiator Sui Wei. (China Daily)
Law and crime
An Ecuadorean court orders the imprisonment of 12 police after last week's 2010 Ecuador crisis, with a lawyer saying they are being swept up in a "witch hunt". (Al Jazeera)
Former Oceanic Bank chief Cecilia Ibru is sentenced to six months in prison after being found guilty of committing 3 of 25 charges of fraud and mismanagement. (BBC)