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The discovery of Balaur , a new genus of dinosaurs closely related to velociraptor , is announced.[1]
In the Iraq War , Operation Iraqi Freedom concludes and Operation New Dawn begins; marking the end of foreign combat operations in Iraq .[2]
A mass shooting in Bratislava , Slovakia , leaves eight people dead, including the gunman.[3]
Hurricane Earl , a major Category four hurricane that has already battered the northern Leeward Islands , impacts the East Coast of the United States with mandatory evacuations of 30,000 people in North Carolina .[4]
Three bombings kill at least 30 people and injure more than 200 others in Lahore .[5]
Typhoon Kompasu makes landfall in South Korea , becoming the strongest typhoon to affect Seoul in fifteen years.[6]
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes the South Island of New Zealand , causing widespread damage in Christchurch .[7]
In one of the longest trials in Portuguese history, six men are convicted on charges stemming from the child sexual abuse at the Casa Pia children's home in Lisbon .[8]
A bombing at a Shia rally in Quetta , Pakistan , marking Quds Day kills at least 73 people and injures 200 others.[9]
The Spanish Basque nationalist group ETA announces a ceasefire ; the first since a similar 2006 declaration .[10]
At least 54 people are killed by Tropical Depression Eleven-E in Guatemala after a series of mudslides cover parts of the Inter-American Highway .[11]
The Labor Party , led by Prime Minister Julia Gillard , forms a minority government after a federal election in Australia that resulted in a hung parliament .[12]
The Iranian government suspends the sentence of death by stoning for Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani in response to international pressure.[13]
Gunmen storm a prison in Bauchi , Nigeria , freeing over 700 inmates.[14]
The White House announces that Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta (pictured) will be awarded the Medal of Honor , the first living recipient to be so honored since the Vietnam War .[15]
The American film Somewhere , directed by Sofia Coppola , wins the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival .[16]
In basketball , the United States defeats Turkey to win the 2010 FIBA World Championship .[17]
New Zealand win the 2010 Tri Nations Series undefeated, after beating Australia at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney .[18]
Voters in Turkey approve constitutional changes in a referendum .[19]
In tennis , Rafael Nadal of Spain and Kim Clijsters of Belgium win the men's and women's singles, respectively, at the US Open .[20]
The French parliament passes a bill , controversially banning the wearing of the niqāb or the burqa Islamic garments in public.[21]
Pope Benedict XVI makes the first state visit by a pope to the United Kingdom , amid controversy over Catholic social policies.[22]
The killing of exiled Pakistani politician Imran Farooq in London provokes violence in his home town of Karachi .[23]
Researchers announce that the Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), closely related to HIV , has evolved at least 32,000 years ago, making it about a hundred times older than previously thought.[24]
French athlete Philippe Croizon becomes the first quadruple amputee to swim the English Channel , completing the challenge in less than 14 hours.[25]
In the Swedish general election , the centre-right Alliance wins a plurality, while the Sweden Democrats hold the balance of power.[26]
The King's Speech , directed by Tom Hooper , wins the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival .[27]
In cycling , Vincenzo Nibali from Italy , wins the Vuelta a España .[28]
In Gaelic football , Cork defeat Down to win their seventh All-Ireland Senior Football Championship .[29]
Italian authorities seize €23 million in assets from the Vatican Bank amidst an investigation of alleged money laundering .[30]
The discovery of Kosmoceratops , a genus of ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period , is announced.[31]
Typhoon Fanapi makes landfall in Mainland China after devastating Taiwan , leaving at least 72 dead.[32]
Alleged al-Qaeda operative Aafia Siddiqui is sentenced by a federal court to 86 years in prison for attempted murder , resulting in protests in Pakistan .[33]
Soviet politician Gennady Yanayev , leader of the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt , dies at the age of 73.[34]
Hugo Chavez' United Socialist Party of Venezuela maintains a majority of seats in the Venezuelan parliamentary election but loses its supermajority in the National Assembly .[35]
President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev dismisses Mayor of Moscow Yury Luzhkov with first Deputy Mayor Vladimir Resin appointed as acting Mayor.[36]
Maatia Toafa is elected as Prime Minister of Tuvalu .[37]
Kim Jong-un , the third son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il , is made a general of the Korean People's Army and a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea .[38]
An Indian High Court rules that the disputed holy site in Ayodhya be split into three parts.[39]
The Icelandic parliament indicts former Prime Minister Geir Haarde on charges of negligeance in office related to the 2008–2012 Icelandic financial crisis .[40]