February 2, 2013 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in North-West Pakistan:
- Militants attack a Pakistani Army base in the Lakki Marwat District in Pakistan killing at least 23 and injuring at least 8. (BBC) (CNN) (Los Angeles Times)
- 2013 United States embassy bombing in Ankara:
- The Turkish radical leftist group Revolutionary People's Liberation Party–Front claims responsibility for the bombing in Ankara. (Reuters) (CNN) (NBC News)
- 2012–2013 Egyptian protests:
- The protesters clashes with police outside the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, after a week of violence in which more than 60 people were killed. (Reuters) (BBC) (CBC News)
- Senkaku Islands dispute:
- Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe vows to defend the Senkaku Islands "at all costs" in a speech aimed at the Japan Self-Defense Forces. (Japan Today) (AP via Fox News)
Disasters and accidents
- A bus catches fire after falling into a ravine in Gansu province, China, killing 18 people and injuring 34 others. (Xinhua) (China Daily) (Global Times)
- Five road accidents in two days claims the lives of at least 58 people in China before Chinese New Year. (IANS via Yahoo!) (AP via Montreal Gazette)
- An ATR-72 aircraft belonging to Carpatair veers off a runway at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, injuring at least 6 people. (AP via Montreal Gazette)
Law and crime
- Former United States Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and another man are killed at a shooting range near Glen Rose, Somervell County, Texas. (The New York Times)
Science and technology
- Iran unveils a new Qaher-313 combat jet which is said can evade radar detection. (Fox News)
Sport
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations:
- Ghana eliminates Cape Verde to reach the semi-finals of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. (BBC)
- Mali eliminates hosts South Africa on penalties to reach the semi-finals. (BBC)
- In other association football news:
- Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk wins the 2013 Copa del Sol by defeating Poland's Widzew Łódź in the final. (Shakhtar) (Copa del Sol)
- Italian club A.S. Roma fires coach Zdeněk Zeman after a poor run in Serie A. (ESPN) (AP via Fox Sports)
- European champions Chelsea loses again in the Premier League, this time to Newcastle in stoppage time. (BBC)
- In La Liga, Cristiano Ronaldo sensationally scores in his own net as Real Madrid slumps to a shock 0–1 defeat away to Granada. (ESPN) (FIFA)
- In Gaelic football, the 2013 National Football League gets underway, with wins for Kildare, Dublin, Tyrone and Laois on the opening night of action. (RTÉ) (The Score) (BBC)
- In rugby union, titleholders Wales are defeated by Ireland on their own ground as the 2013 Six Nations Championship gets underway in Cardiff. (BBC)
- In tennis, the Czech Republic's Tomáš Berdych and Lukáš Rosol defeat Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka and Marco Chiudinelli in the longest match in Davis Cup history, with a time of 7 hours and 2 minutes. (Reuters) (AFP via France24)[permanent dead link]