Portal:Current events/2013 January 13

Current events of January 13, 2013 (2013-01-13) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Kachin conflict:
  • President of Burma Thein Sein defends the army’s response to the ethnic Kachin rebellion, despite a recent escalation of violence that has further dimmed peace prospects. (The News International)

Arts and culture

• Time Warner Inc. film Argo wins awards for best drama and best director at the 70th Golden Globe Awards. (Fox News) (BBC) (Bloomberg)

Business and economy

• Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner for Digital Agenda, said in an interview with the Financial Times of London that the European Union is planning regulatory moves later in the year that will facilitate consolidation of the telecommunications market across national borders. (Financial Times)

Politics and elections

• Sri Lankan Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake is removed from office by President Mahinda Rajapaksa after being impeached. (BBC)

Science and technology

• NASA announces new data effectively rules out a 2036 Earth impact for the near-Earth asteroid 99942 Apophis. (NASA)

Sport

• In ice hockey, Ukrainian club HC Donbass wins the 2012–13 IIHF Continental Cup in Donetsk, Ukraine. (IIHF)
• 2013 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game is held at the Traktor Sport Palace in Chelyabinsk, Russia. (KHL All-Star)
• In tennis, David Ferrer wins the 2013 Heineken Open for the third straight year and fourth time overall, beating Philipp Kohlschreiber in the final with a 7–6, 6–1 score in Auckland, New Zealand, as part of the 2013 ATP World Tour. (AP) (ESPN)