As King Gyanendra of Nepal continues to reform his country's government in response to weeks of pro-democratic protests, Girija Prasad Koirala is appointed as Prime Minister of Nepal.
Three explosions hit Dahab, a tourist town on Sinai Peninsula, Egypt.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lifts a 27-year ban against women attending public sporting events in Iran.
Darwin, Australia is spared a projected direct hit by Cyclone Monica, one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere.