Belgium Belgium's Pierre Deligne wins the 2013 Abel Prize in mathematics for seminal contributions to algebraic geometry.
Voyager 1 Scientists debate the possibility that the Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in September 1977, may have left the Solar System.
South Korea South Korea is suspected to be the target of recent cyberattacks as major TV stations and bank's computer systems infrastructures experience disruptions followed by shutdown. Recent reports indicate that the systems were brought down by a computer virus.
Venezuela Venezuela cuts off an informal channel of communication with the United States because of comments by a US State Department official about next month's presidential election.
U.S. President President of the United States Barack Obama begins a four-day visit to the Middle East, visiting Palestine and Israel.
Miners 19 miners, who were trapped underground, are rescued from the Rudna mine after a small earthquake hits the heavily industrialized region of Silesia, Poland.
Collapse 2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis: President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades presents a new bailout package for Cypriot banks as Cyprus is hit with a liquidity crisis.
1953 British Mount Everest Expedition The last surviving member of the 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition George Lowe dies at the age of 89 after a long illness.