ATR-72 An ATR-72 aircraft belonging to Carpatair veers off a runway at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, injuring at least 6 people.
Road accidents Five road accidents in two days claims the lives of at least 58 people in China before Chinese New Year.
Gansu A bus catches fire after falling into a ravine in Gansu province, China, killing 18 people and injuring 34 others.
Prime Minister of Japan Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe vows to defend the Senkaku Islands "at all costs" in a speech aimed at the Japan Self-Defense Forces.
Cairo The protesters clashes with police outside the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, after a week of violence in which more than 60 people were killed.
Turkey The Turkish radical leftist group Revolutionary People's Liberation Party–Front claims responsibility for the bombing in Ankara.
Pakistani Army Militants attack a Pakistani Army base in the Lakki Marwat District in Pakistan killing at least 23 and injuring at least 8.