Italian Prime Minister Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta resigns after less than a year in office, following pressure from his own Democratic Party to step down.
Thai government The government of Thailand deploys thousands of riot police to reclaim areas of Bangkok currently occupied by protesters.
Zetas The United States Department of the Treasury sanctions the wife of Los Zetas former leader Miguel Treviño Morales under the Kingpin Act.
Mount Kelud The eruption of Mount Kelud on the island of Java causes the closure of airports in three cities Surabaya, Yogyakarta and Solo as well as the reported death of two people.
Winter storm A giant winter storm continues to hit the northeastern United States as hundreds of thousands of people in the southern United States remain without power. At least 22 people have died in the storm.
Winter storms Winter storms will return to the United Kingdom with flood warnings in place for parts of Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Surrey and Somerset.
Oscar Pistorius Oscar Pistorius posts a message apologizing for his role in the killing of Reeva Steenkamp.
India India and Penguin books ban the book "The Hindus: An Alternative History" by Wendy Doniger for "blasphemy".
France France announces it will increase the number of its soldiers deployed in the Central African Republic as sectarian violence worsens.
Southern Syrian From 18 to 43 people including civilians are killed and dozens wounded by a car bomb outside a mosque in the southern Syrian village of al-Yadouda according to local reports.