Xanana Gusmão Xanana Gusmão resigns as the Prime Minister of East Timor ahead of an expected government restructure next week.
Prime Minister The Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott faces a possible leadership vote when the Parliament of Australia resumes sitting after backbencher Luke Simpkins announces that he will move a motion calling for a leadership spill.
Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada strikes down a ban on assisted suicide meaning doctors can now assist mentally competent patients with severe and incurable conditions to die.
Ecuador Ecuador declares a state of emergency in the Galápagos Islands after a ship, "The Floreana", carrying hazardous materials ran aground January 28.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ISIL claims that the American female hostage Kayla Jean Mueller has been killed by Jordanian airstrikes at the outskirts of Raqqa, Syria. The White House says that they have no proof of her death.