NASA NASA’s Cassini spacecraft observations show that the craters on Saturn’s moon Titan are disappearing.
NASA scientists beam a picture of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, the "Mona Lisa", to Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, a spacecraft orbiting the Moon, marking a first in laser communication.
Antonios Naguib Cardinal Antonios Naguib resigns as Patriarch of Alexandria and head of the Coptic Catholic Church, at the age of 77. The Coptic Synod, with the approval of Pope Benedict XVI, elects Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak to replace him.
Sufi Sufi cleric Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri reaches an agreement with the government of Pakistan following his Long March.
Cleaning woman A cleaning woman accused of stealing an empty commuter train in Saltsjöbaden, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, was not to blame for the crash.
Ray Nagin Ray Nagin, the former Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, is indicted on 21 different counts including fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, bribery, and tax evasion.
Sergei Filin An unknown assailant throws acid in the face of Sergei Filin, who is the artistic director of the Bolshoi Theatre, leaving him partially blind. The attack is attributed to the current power struggle for the famed Russian opera house.
Cyanide Lottery winner Urooj Kahn's body is exhumed after investigators concluded he was poisoned by cyanide.
Benjamin Netanyahu Benjamin Netanyahu says in an interview that he will not destroy any more Israeli settlements during his second term.
United States The United States will officially recognize Somalia's new government and officially open diplomatic relations with Somalia for the first time since the Battle of Mogadishu.
Bus At least 4 people are killed and 16 injured when a bus and a truck collided in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.
January 2013 Great Britain and Ireland snowfall London’s Heathrow airport, the busiest in Europe, cancels 395 flights or 30 percent of the total scheduled.
Syrian civil war French journalist Yves Debay is killed by a Syrian sniper while he was covering clashed between Syrian forces and rebels. In a separate incident, Al Jazeera reporter Mohamed al-Horani is killed by a Syrian sniper while covering clashes in Busra al-Harir.
A large explosion rocks Aleppo, Syria, causing several casualties. Syria TV says that it was a rocket launched by "terrorists". Syrian rebels state that it was a Syrian Air Force jet causing havoc in the city.
Mass hostage-taking The terrorists demand that the United States government release Omar Abdel-Rahman and Aafia Siddiqui in exchange for releasing American hostages.
Northern Mali conflict (2012–present) The Military of Mali recaptures the town of Konna three days after French jets drove out Islamist militants.
Thein Sein President Thein Sein of Myanmar orders the Myanmar Armed Forces to observe a ceasefire with Kachin rebels.