Wikinews:2013/January

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January 2

• New video games rating R18+ becomes available in Australia

January 3

• Comedian Jim Davidson arrested as part of Yewtree sex abuse inquiries
• Photojournalist photographing Justin Bieber's car run over by another vehicle
• Pennsylvania court sentences child porn priest to eight years in prison

January 4

• Wikinews interviews Australian Paralympic wheelchair basketballer Shelley Chaplin
• Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai discharged from hospital
• 113th United States Congress convenes
• Syrian opposition report fuel station bombing kills at least nine

January 5

• Church of England to allow celibate gay bishops

January 7

• Abby Wambach wins FIFA World Player of the Year

January 8

• Three cities submit bids for 2020 Summer Olympics

January 10

• Needed rains blanket much of Texas, more expected, in early 2013

January 11

• All branches of UK photography retailer Jessops close today

January 12

• Real Madrid defeats Celta Vigo 4-0 in Copa del Rey octofinals
• Report: hacker activist Aaron Swartz commits suicide

January 13

• Fires burn across eastern Australia amid summer heatwave
• FAA orders review of Boeing 787 Dreamliners following week of incidents

January 14

• Healthcare workers, public officials struggle to address influenza outbreak across much of U.S.

January 16

• Helicopter collides with crane in central London

January 19

• Wikinews interviews Spain's most decorated Paralympian, Teresa Perales
• US Navy ship damages Tubbataha Reef National Park

January 21

• AFCON 2013: Hosts South Africa draw 0-0 with Cape Verde Islands

January 23

• Philippines seeks United Nations arbitration on South China Sea claims
• Briton sentenced to death for drug smuggling in Indonesia

January 24

• Pentagon announces end to ban on women in combat
• 'Imminent threat' as Foreign Office urges Britons to leave Benghazi
• Wikinews interviews Aurélien Miralles about Sirenoscincus mobydick species discovery

January 25

• UK government formally launches same-sex marriage legislation in Parliament
• Syrian refugees continue to enter Jordan as situation becomes 'critical'
• Mumbai 2008 attack plotter sentenced to 35 years
• British 4G mobile spectrum auction underway
• UK economy shrinks by 0.3% in fourth quarter of 2012
• Israelis re-elect Netanyahu, centre-left rises

January 27

• Australian Manns Mitre 10 hardware store closes after rent dispute

January 30

• January tornadoes, severe weather in southern, midwestern US cause fatalities
• Queen Beatrix to abdicate throne

January 31

• Main belt asteroid No. 274301 named 'Wikipedia'