Editing 2013 (section)

===January===
* [[January 5]] &ndash; [[2013 Craig, Alaska earthquake]]: A {{M|w|7.5}} ({{M|s|7.7}}, 'Moderate') earthquake shakes [[Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)|Prince of Wales Island]].
* [[January 10]] &ndash; At least 130 people are killed and 270 are injured in [[January 2013 Pakistan bombings|several bomb blasts in Pakistan]].
* [[January 11]] &ndash; The [[French Armed Forces|French military]] begins a 5-month intervention into the [[Northern Mali conflict]], targeting the militant [[Islamist]] [[Ansar Dine]] group.<ref>{{cite news|title=France launches Mali military intervention|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/01/2013111135659836345.html|access-date=January 11, 2013|publisher=[[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]]|date=January 11, 2013|archive-date=July 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730170912/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/01/2013111135659836345.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22664484|title=France army in key Mali withdrawal|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=May 25, 2013|access-date=July 25, 2013|archive-date=June 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617214140/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22664484|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[January 16]]&ndash;[[January 20|20]] &ndash; 39 international workers and 1 security guard die in a [[In Amenas hostage crisis|hostage crisis]] at a [[natural gas]] facility near [[In Aménas]], [[Algeria]].<ref name="reuters1">{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sahara-crisis-idUSBRE90F1JJ20130117|title=Thirty hostages reported killed in Algeria assault|last=Chikhi|first=Lamine|date=January 17, 2013|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=January 17, 2013|archive-date=February 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201180721/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-sahara-crisis-idUSBRE90F1JJ20130117|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21042659|title=Foreigners held hostage by terrorists in Algeria|publisher=BBC|date=January 16, 2013|access-date=January 16, 2013|archive-date=January 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116114619/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21042659|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/international/algeria-hostage-crisis-briton-confirmed-dead-as-workers-held-hostage-by-terrorists-1-2740491|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216181952/http://www.scotsman.com/news/international/algeria-hostage-crisis-briton-confirmed-dead-as-workers-held-hostage-by-terrorists-1-2740491|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2013|title=Algeria hostage crisis: Briton confirmed dead as workers held hostage by terrorists|last=Peterkin|first=Tom|date=January 17, 2013|work=[[The Scotsman]]|access-date=July 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/16/world/africa/algeria-attack/index.html|title=Islamists take foreign hostages in attack on Algerian oil field|last1=Watkins|first1=Tom|date=January 16, 2013|publisher=[[CNN]]|last2=Smith-Spark|first2=Laura|last3=Yousuf|first3=Basil|access-date=January 16, 2013|archive-date=January 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117181553/http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/16/world/africa/algeria-attack/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[January 27]] &ndash; An estimated 245 people die in a [[Kiss nightclub fire|nightclub fire]] in [[Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul]], Brazil.<ref>{{cite news|title=Police up death toll to 245 in Brazil club fire|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/more-90-dead-nightclub-fire-brazil|agency=Associated Press|date=27 January 2013|access-date=27 January 2013|archive-date=January 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127220207/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/more-90-dead-nightclub-fire-brazil|url-status=dead}}</ref>