Google Google expands its Google Maps map data coverage of North Korea for what has been blank on most of that country satellite images on its search engine.
British government UK government plans to redraw constituency boundaries before the next general election are defeated in the House of Commons by 334 to 292.
United States The United States Senate confirms John Kerry to become United States Secretary of State by a vote of 94–3. Kerry succeeds outgoing Secretary Hillary Clinton on February 1.
Ukraine A Ukrainian court sentences a former police chief Olexiy Pukach to life imprisonment for murdering journalist Georgiy Gongadze in 2000.
Bombardier CRJ200 A Bombardier CRJ200 airliner operated by SCAT Air crashes near the Kazakh city of Almaty, killing all 15 passengers and 5 crew people on board.
Vittorio Grilli Vittorio Grilli, Italy's Economy Minister, contends before a committee of parliament that the central bank's handling of the supervision of Monte dei Paschi has been "attentive and appropriate".
Queiq River At least 65 corpses are discovered in the Queiq River near Aleppo. All of them appear to have been executed with gunshots.
Northern Mali conflict (2012–present) French troops take Timbuktu while Tuareg forces of MNLA claim they control the city of Kidal in the north of Mali.
The UK announces it will deploy 330 military personnel to Mali and other West African countries in support of French forces operating in the area.
Somali government A suicide attack against the Somali government offices kills at least two people and injures dozens in Mogadishu.