Portal:Current events/2013 January 30

January 30, 2013 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Northern Mali conflict (2012–present)
:
- French forces enter the city of Kidal in northern Mali after seizing its airport overnight. (BBC) (Reuters) (France 24)
Syrian civil war:
- Israeli forces attack an arms convoy on the Lebanon–Syria border overnight destined from Syria to Hezbollah. (Reuters)
- Syrian sources claim that the true objective of the raid was a weapon research center northwest of Damascus and that two people were killed in the action. (BBC)

2012–2013 Egyptian protests:
- Two people are killed in clashes between protesters and police on the edge of Cairo's Tahrir Square. (BBC)

Business and economy

Research In Motion officially unveils BlackBerry 10, the newest version of the operating system for its BlackBerry devices, and announces the first two phones that will run on the new platform. The company also announces it will begin doing business as BlackBerry effective immediately. (Fox News)

Tornado outbreak of January 29–30, 2013: Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes affect the Midwestern and southern United States with damage reported in several states, from Missouri to Georgia, and at least two people killed. (Reuters) (CNN) (USA Today)

Law and crime

Three people are dead, including the shooter, one person is wounded after a
office building in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. (Fox News) (MyFox Phoenix)

A gunman kills a school bus driver and holds a 6-year-old boy hostage in an underground bunker in Midland City, Alabama, United States. (CNN) (CBS) (USA Today)
A
Royal Dutch Shell can be held partially responsible for pollution in the Niger Delta in southern Nigeria. (Reuters) (BBC)

The
federal election will be held on September 14. (BBC) (Reuters) (ABC News Australia)

The Scottish Government agrees to change the wording of the question on the forthcoming Scottish independence referendum after concerns were expressed that it could lead people to vote yes. (BBC)

Science and technology