NASA NASA announces that the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer module on board the International Space Station has found possible evidence of dark matter.
Malaysia Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak dissolves parliament and advises all the state governments, except Negeri Sembilan and Sarawak to do the same, in preparation for general election.
Nicolás Maduro Nicolás Maduro, acting President of Venezuela, officially begins his campaign to succeed Hugo Chávez in the late leader's hometown ahead of the April 14 election.
U.S. Thirty-five American teachers from Atlanta are indicted on fraud charges for allegedly facilitating cheating on standardized tests dating back to 2001.
Motorcyclist Four sisters are burned by motorcyclists throwing acid in India's Uttar Pradesh province.
Australia Australia opens a national probe into child sex abuse, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard warning of "uncomfortable truths" as institutions including schools and churches come under scrutiny.
Cholesterol A new study suggests that common cholesterol reducing drugs may also prevent macular degeneration.
Pollution in China According to a new study, more than one million people per year die prematurely due to the air pollution in China.
2013 Korean crisis The United States plans to set up a missile defence system in Guam. U.S. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel describes North Korea as a "real and clear danger".
The North Korean army says it has final approval to launch "merciless" military strikes on the United States, involving the possible use of "cutting-edge" nuclear weapons.
South Korea's Ministry of Unification says that North Korea is denying workers entry to joint-Korean Kaesong complex amid tensions on the peninsula. The Ministry of Defence will consider a military action if the workers' security is threatened. The U.S. Navy sends USS "John McCain" and USS "Decatur" into the area.
Passenger bus At least 24 people are killed and two are critically injured after a bus carrying tribesmen plunges off a cliff near Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea.
Berlin Construction work near Berlin's main train station reveals a 100-kilogram Soviet bomb from World War II. It was successfully removed several hours after it was found.
2013 Argentina floods 2013 Argentina floods: More than 50 people are killed in major floods in Buenos Aires and La Plata, Argentina, due to heavy rain.
Subaru Subaru recalls around 200,000 vehicles in the United States to fix a defect which could lead to corrosion of the brake lines.
U.S. U.S. commercial TV network NBC announces the departure of Jay Leno from the "The Tonight Show" in spring 2014. Leno is to be replaced by Jimmy Fallon, host of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon".
Iain Banks Writer Iain Banks announces he is terminally ill with gallbladder cancer at the age of 59 and has months to live. The publication of his final novel is to be brought forward by several months in the hope of allowing him to see it in print.
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, the only person to have won both an Academy Award and a Booker Prize, dies at the age of 85.
Taliban At least 46 people are killed and more than 100 injured following an attack by Taliban militants armed with suicide vests on a courthouse in Farah, Afghanistan.
Israel Israeli warplanes strike targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire, the first air strikes launched by Israel since an informal ceasefire ended eight days of cross-border fighting between Israel and Hamas-ruled Gaza in November 2012.