Template:In the news
- The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation agrees at its summit to admit Afghanistan as a member, and to accord China and Japan observer status.
- The Burkinabe people vote in presidential elections.
- Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf wins the Liberian presidential runoff, defeating George Weah.
- Explosions in three hotels in Amman, Jordan kill at least 57 people; authorities suspect suicide bombers.
- Jacques Chirac declares a state of emergency, announcing curfews in an attempt to quell the civil unrest across France.