Same-sex marriages Hundreds of thousands of people march in Paris against proposals to legalise same-sex marriage in France with violent clashes after police deny marchers access to the Champs-Élysées.
Syria Syria's opposition chief Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib resigns from the Syrian National Coalition after inconclusive talks with the European Union.
2013 in Pakistan Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf leaves Dubai for Karachi, ending his self-imposed exile and defying death threats from the Taliban.
Mir Hazar Khan Khoso is appointed as interim Prime Minister of Pakistan ahead of general elections in May 2013.
Tens of thousands gather in Lahore as Pakistan's cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan launches an election bid for the country's general elections in May 2013.
Jessica Upshaw American politician Jessica Upshaw dies, reportedly after being shot in the head in the small town of Mendenhall, Mississippi.
US Secretary of State US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Iraq on an unannounced visit to press for greater co-operation over the conflict in Syria.
Bolivia Bolivia's President Evo Morales vows to take a border dispute with Chile to the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
2012–13 Cypriot financial crisis 2012–13 Cypriot financial crisis: Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades begins a series of emergency meetings in Brussels in a last-ditch attempt to finalize a bailout.
Northern Nigeria 25 people are killed in coordinated attacks by unidentified men armed with machine guns, bombs and rocket-propelled grenades in Northern Nigeria Adamawa State.
Israeli military Israeli soldiers fire an anti-tank missile at a Syrian Army post after coming under fire for the second time in 12 hours in the Golan Heights area.
Central African Republic Rebels in the Central African Republic reportedly take the presidential palace in Bangui, as President François Bozizé flees to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.
Suicide bomber A suicide bomber strikes a Pakistani military checkpoint in the tribal district of North Waziristan, killing at least 17 soldiers.