- Christine Lagarde (pictured) is appointed as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, effective 5 July.
- The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Muammar Gaddafi, accusing him of crimes against humanity during the ongoing civil war in Libya.
- New York becomes the sixth and most populous U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.
- Mario Draghi is appointed for an eight-year term as President of the European Central Bank, effective 1 November.
- Pauline Nyiramasuhuko is convicted of genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
- Actor Peter Falk, best known for playing the detective Columbo, dies at the age of 83.
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