Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics upgrades the prototype United States Army robot BigDog with an arm strong enough to hurl cinderblocks.
SpaceX SpaceX CRS-2: The SpaceX Falcon 9 supply rocket launches from Cape Canaveral SLC-40 as scheduled, but encounters problems once in orbit.
United Kingdom British Prime Minister David Cameron says he will "win people back" after his party, the Conservatives came third in the Eastleigh by-election behind the Liberal Democrats and UK Independence Party.
2013 Sequestration 2013 Sequestration: A budget sequestration comes into effect today in the United States Government.
Google Google wins a copyright case in the German Bundestag over whether they can put news stories on their website without having to pay.
Myanmar Myanmar drug lord and convicted murderer Naw Kham is executed by lethal injection in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.
Death of Mido Macia Death of Mido Macia: Eight South African policemen are arrested on suspicion of murder after dragging a Mozambican man behind their police van earlier in the week.
Clogged arteries A study concludes that clogged arteries around the heart are a risk factor for brain injury from stroke.
Islamist One of Islamist organization al-Qaeda's most feared commanders in Africa, Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, is killed by Chadian forces in Northern Mali.
Malaysia At least 14 people die in Malaysia's Sabah province when rebels open fire on government security forces.
Bangladesh The death toll in Bangladesh rises to 44 as protests continue following the sentencing of Delwar Hossain Sayeedi.