## [2013-01-4](/feed/2013/01/4/index.md)

##### Church of England
### [The Church of England drops its prohibition on gay clergy in civil partnerships becoming bishops, so long as they promise to be celibate. ](/feed/2013/01/4/the-church-of-england-drops-its-prohibition-on-gay-clergy-in-civil-partnerships-becoming-bishops-so-long-as-they-promis.md)
##### King
### [King of Spain Juan Carlos I gives a rare television interview to coincide with his 75th birthday. ](/feed/2013/01/4/king-of-spain-juan-carlos-i-gives-a-rare-television-interview-to-coincide-with-his-75th-birthday.md)
##### Sudan
### [The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan, Omar al-Bashir and Salva Kiir Mayardit, respectively, will meet in Addis Ababa to convene for talks regarding escalating tensions is response to Sudan's recent seizure of Abyei. ](/feed/2013/01/4/the-leaders-of-sudan-and-south-sudan-omar-al-bashir-and-salva-kiir-mayardit-respectively-will-meet-in-addis-ababa-to.md)
##### U.S. Congress
### [The United States Congress officially declares President Barack Obama the winner of the 2012 presidential election. ](/feed/2013/01/4/the-united-states-congress-officially-declares-president-barack-obama-the-winner-of-the-2012-presidential-election.md)
##### Venezuela
### [The Venezuelan government announces that president Hugo Chávez is being treated for a "respiratory deficiency" after complications from a severe lung infection. ](/feed/2013/01/4/the-venezuelan-government-announces-that-president-hugo-chavez-is-being-treated-for-a-respiratory-deficiency-after-com.md)
##### China
### [Journalists in China call for the resignation of the propaganda chief in Guangdong province over "excessive censorship" amid the closure of a liberal website. ](/feed/2013/01/4/journalists-in-china-call-for-the-resignation-of-the-propaganda-chief-in-guangdong-province-over-excessive-censorship.md)
##### Sexual violence
### [Demonstrations against sexual violence after Delhi gang rape spread across Asia and are now happening in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh. ](/feed/2013/01/4/demonstrations-against-sexual-violence-after-delhi-gang-rape-spread-across-asia-and-are-now-happening-in-nepal-sri-lank.md)
##### Pakistan
### [Pakistani schoolgirl blogger Malala Yousafzai, shot by the Taliban in October 2012, is discharged from hospital in the UK. ](/feed/2013/01/4/pakistani-schoolgirl-blogger-malala-yousafzai-shot-by-the-taliban-in-october-2012-is-discharged-from-hospital-in-the-u.md)
##### U.S. media
### [U.S. media report that celebrity Naomi Campbell has been assaulted in Paris. Reports say two men on a motorcycle tried to make off with her handbag during the attack. ](/feed/2013/01/4/us-media-report-that-celebrity-naomi-campbell-has-been-assaulted-in-paris-reports-say-two-men-on-a-motorcycle-tried-t.md)
##### Nepal
### [Former Nepalese Colonel Kumar Lama is charged with torture in the UK stemming from allegations of human rights abuses during the Nepalese Civil War. ](/feed/2013/01/4/former-nepalese-colonel-kumar-lama-is-charged-with-torture-in-the-uk-stemming-from-allegations-of-human-rights-abuses-du.md)
##### Nigerian police
### [The Nigerian police announces that Hyundai has paid a ransom of £118,000 ($190,000) to free 6 kidnapped workers in the Niger Delta region. ](/feed/2013/01/4/the-nigerian-police-announces-that-hyundai-has-paid-a-ransom-of-ps118000-190000-to-free-6-kidnapped-workers-in-the.md)
##### Kills eight people
### [A gunman kills eight people in a house-to-house rampage in Kawit, the Philippines. ](/feed/2013/01/4/a-gunman-kills-eight-people-in-a-house-to-house-rampage-in-kawit-the-philippines.md)
##### Russia
### [Six Russian tourists are killed and two tourists are seriously injured after a snowmobile towing a sled veers off a ski slope, crashes into a barrier, and flies into a ditch on Italy's Mount Cermis. ](/feed/2013/01/4/six-russian-tourists-are-killed-and-two-tourists-are-seriously-injured-after-a-snowmobile-towing-a-sled-veers-off-a-ski.md)
##### Beechcraft Bonanza
### [Three people are killed when a Beechcraft BE35 plane crashes into a home near Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. ](/feed/2013/01/4/three-people-are-killed-when-a-beechcraft-be35-plane-crashes-into-a-home-near-daytona-beach-florida-united-states.md)
##### Henan
### [At least seven children are killed in a fire at an orphanage in Henan, China. ](/feed/2013/01/4/at-least-seven-children-are-killed-in-a-fire-at-an-orphanage-in-henan-china.md)
##### Wegelin & Co.
### [Swiss bank Wegelin & Co., the nation's oldest, will cease to operate after pleading guilty to a US tax evasion case and being fined $57.8 million. ](/feed/2013/01/4/swiss-bank-wegelin-co-the-nation-s-oldest-will-cease-to-operate-after-pleading-guilty-to-a-us-tax-evasion-case-and.md)
##### U.S.
### [Joblessness in the United States remains constant, with latest official figures showing a modest job creation total of 155,000. ](/feed/2013/01/4/joblessness-in-the-united-states-remains-constant-with-latest-official-figures-showing-a-modest-job-creation-total-of-1.md)
##### Belfast
### [Police clash with demonstrators in Belfast over when the Union Flag is to be flown over their city hall. ](/feed/2013/01/4/police-clash-with-demonstrators-in-belfast-over-when-the-union-flag-is-to-be-flown-over-their-city-hall.md)
##### Damascus
### [9 people are killed by a car bomb at a petrol station in the Syrian capital of Damascus. The bomb reportedly hit the Barzeh al-Balad district, as large numbers of people were queuing for fuel. ](/feed/2013/01/4/9-people-are-killed-by-a-car-bomb-at-a-petrol-station-in-the-syrian-capital-of-damascus-the-bomb-reportedly-hit-the-bar.md)
##### Gaza Strip
### [Hundreds of thousands of people rally in Gaza in a show of unity between the governing Hamas, elected in 2006, and Fatah, in opposition since then. ](/feed/2013/01/4/hundreds-of-thousands-of-people-rally-in-gaza-in-a-show-of-unity-between-the-governing-hamas-elected-in-2006-and-fatah.md)
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