January 23, 2013 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Iraqi insurgency:
- A suicide bombing at a mosque in the Iraqi town of Tuz Khormato kills at least 23 people. (BBC)
- Nigerian Sharia conflict:
- Gunmen from the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram open fire at a market in Damboa, Nigeria, killing 18 people. (AFP via Google News) (Reuters) (BBC)
- Five people are hacked to death in Maiduguri, Nigeria, by members of the Islamist sect Boko Haram. (Reuters) (AFP via Google News) (AP via Yahoo! News)
Business and economy
- The 2013 World Economic Forum begins in Davos, Switzerland. (USA Today) (WEF)
- Three of the largest managers of U.S.-based money market funds announce a change of policy toward greater transparency – they will give daily rather than monthly data on fund assets. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- The offensive smell - caused by mercaptans - from a leak at a chemical plant in northern France is reported in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. (BBC)
- Singer Alex Sparrow is seriously injured and in intensive care in Los Angeles, United States, after a high speed car crash. (All Voices)
- Rescuers from New Zealand and McMurdo Station looking for three Canadians aboard an airplane presumed to have gone down in Antarctica were grappling with bad weather conditions. (Canadian Press)[permanent dead link] (Radio Australia)
Law and crime
- A court in Thailand sentences a magazine editor to ten years' imprisonment for publishing articles that were deemed to have insulted the monarchy. (BBC)
Politics and elections
- In a speech in London, British Prime Minister David Cameron outlines his intention to renegotiate the terms of the UK's membership of the European Union then offer a referendum on United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union if a new deal is agreed. (BBC) (AP) (The Guardian)
- The United States Armed Forces overturns its ban on women serving in combat, reversing a 1994 rule, and potentially clearing the way for women to serve in front-line units and elite commando forces. (BBC) (USA Today)
- A parliamentary election is held in Jordan with boycotting by the opposition, which alleges fraud. (BBC) (Reuters)
Sport
- Bradford City are scheduled to play Swansea City in the 2012–13 Football League Cup Final after their respective defeats of Aston Villa and Chelsea in the semifinals. (BBC Sport) (ESPN)
- European champions Chelsea are defeated by Swansea City after a 0–0 draw in the second semifinal match; the game is marred by an incident involving Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard, who is sent off after violently kicking a ball boy in the midriff during the game. (The Guardian) (BBC Sport) (Sky News)
- Ferencvárosi TC, football club from Hungary, wins 2013 Football Impact Cup in Marbella, Spain. (Fradi.hu) (Sport.ro)