Portal:Current events/2013 January 4

Armed conflicts and attacks

Business and economy
  • Joblessness in the United States remains constant, with latest official figures showing a modest job creation total of 155,000. (Al Jazeera)
  • Swiss bank Wegelin & Co., the nation's oldest, will cease to operate after pleading guilty to a US tax evasion case and being fined $57.8 million. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

Law and crime

Politics and elections

Religion