Former UK government Minister Chris Huhne pleads guilty to perverting the course of justice over claims he caused his ex-wife to accept speeding points he had incurred. He also announces his intention to resign his House of Commons seat.

The death of Jimmy Lee Dykes results to the end of the 2013 Alabama hostage standoff.

The President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces his desire of becoming the first Iranian astronaut after the sucessful lauching and returning of a monkey sent by its national scientific space program.

Dell announces it will go private after a $24 billion leveraged buyout deal with a consortium led by founder Michael Dell.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad travels to Egypt. It is the first time since 1979 revolution that an Iranian head of state visits that country.

The trial of five men accused in the 2012 Delhi gang rape case begins today, while President of India Pranab Mukherjee approves the death penalty for rapists.

United Kingdom MPs vote overwhelmingly in favour of government legislation to introduce same-sex marriages.

A tsunami warning is issued for a wide range of islands in the South Pacific after an 8.0 magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of the Solomon Islands.

U.S. President Barack Obama nominates CEO of REI Sally Jewell to be the next Secretary of the Interior.

South Korean soldiers on the world's most heavily armed border now have orders to shoot back immediately if they come under attack.

In Bangladesh, mass protests continue, with over 100,000 peacefully congregating and demanding the death penalty for the atrocities committed during the Bangladesh Liberation War.

A large parade in London celebrates the Chinese New Year.

The 2013 Grammy Awards are held in the American city of Los Angeles.

Fun win the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for We Are Young

Gotye featuring Kimbra win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year for "Somebody That I Used To Know”

Mumford & Sons win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for Babel.

Boeing conducts the first test flight of the Dreamliner since it was taken out of service for battery problems.