Pakistan Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is granted protective bail in several cases, paving the way for his return to Pakistan from self-imposed exile.
President Former President of France Nicolas Sarkozy is being investigated over claims of illegal donations received from the country's richest woman, Liliane Bettencourt of L'Oréal.
Australian Labor Party Several Ministers and Australian Labor Party figures resign or are sacked following a leadership spill including Simon Crean, Martin Ferguson, Chris Bowen, Kim Carr, Richard Marles, Ed Husic and Joel Fitzgibbon.
State of emergency A state of emergency is imposed in the Burmese town of Meiktila after at least twenty people are killed in communal violence.
Shooting A shooting at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, United States, kills three people, including the suspected shooter.
Rwanda Rwandan accused war criminal Bosco Ntaganda is transferred into the custody of the International Criminal Court.
Israel Two tourists, an Israeli and a Norwegian, are kidnapped in the South Sinai of Egypt by armed tribesmen.
President President of the United States Barack Obama announces that Israel and Turkey have reached an agreement to normalize relations between both countries.
Israel–Turkey relations Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologizes to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the death of nine activists during a flotilla raid in Gaza in 2010 and offers compensation for their families.
Italy Two Italian marines accused of murdering Indian fishermen in international waters return to India to face legal charges, defusing a standoff between the two countries.
South Korea South Korea´s Ministry of Unification allows humanitarian aid shipments to North Korea despite recent military tensions.
United Nations The UN human rights council has set up an inquiry into human rights abuses in North Korea for the first time.
Xi Jinping Xi Jinping heads to Russia on the first stop of his maiden overseas tour as President of China.
President President of the United States Barack Obama visits Jordan and meets with King Abdullah II. He warns of extremist threat in Syria.
2013 meat adulteration scandal 2013 meat adulteration scandal: Britain's Food Standards Agency says that 100kg of horse meat imported from Hungary and labelled as beef has been discovered in Lancashire.
2013 Thailand refugee camp fire 2013 Thailand refugee camp fire: At least 30 people are killed and 200 are injured after a fire destroys a camp containing Burmese refugees near Ban Mae, Thailand.
Snowfall Heavy snowfall causes widespread disruption to many parts of the United Kingdom, while torrential rain brings floods to South West England.
Collapse 2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis: Minister of Finance of Cyprus Michael Sarris says that his talks with officials in Russia about a possible rescue package for Cypriot banks have led nowhere.
People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China levies anti-dumping charges on the chemical resorcinol imported from the United States and Japan.
United States American alternative rock band My Chemical Romance announces their breakup in one paragraph after a musical career spanning 12 years.
Al-Qaeda Two al-Qaeda fighters and two pro-government militiamen are killed in clashes in Jaar, Yemen.
Pakistan Pakistan officials say that a US drone strike has killed 4 suspected insurgents in a car in Datta Khel in North Waziristan.