Flashback 2013: the world that was

The world bid a tearful adieu to anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, a row broke out between Indian and the US over the latter's treatment to Indian diplomat and disclosures by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden on surveillance sent shock waves across nations as the year 2013 draw to a close.
Following is the diary of events during 2013:
Jan 1: Singapore: A 13yr old Indian student has been arrested by Singapore police for posting Facebook message in which he allegedly threatened to bomb luxury casino resort in the city-state.
Jan 2: Chicago: US court reschedules the sentencing of Pakistani American LeT terrorist David Headley, accused of involvement in 26/11 Mumbai attacks, from Jan 17 to Jan 24, while that of his accomplice Tahawwur Rana has been rescheduled for second time to January 17.

Jan 3: Washington: One of the biggest Hindu temples in the US, built at a whopping cost of USD 100 million near Hollywood city in Los Angeles has become a major draw for its grandeur and environment-friendly design, since its inauguration.
Jan 4: London: Malala Yousafzai, Pak teenage activist, who was shot in the head by Taliban for advocating girls' education, has been temporarily discharged from a British hospital after she made "excellent progress in her recovery," doctors treating her says.

Jan 4: Manila: Philippine officials say police have rescued a kidnapped Indian businessman whose severed finger was delivered to his family.

Jan 5: Washington: The US city of Aurora, that was the scene of a movie theater massacre last year, was shaken again by a hostage crisis that ended with the death of four people, including the gunman.
Jan 6: Cairo: Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi inducts an economist as his new finance minister as he undertook a major cabinet reshuffle, aimed primary at resurrecting a tottering economy, on the eve of a visit by an IMF delegation for talks over a USD 4.8-billion loan.
Jan 7: London: An Indian-origin mother, who beat her 7-year-old son to death "like a dog" for failing to memorise the Quran, is sentenced to life for killing him and setting his body afire to hide evidence after applying barbeque gel.

Jan 8: London: More than two months after an Indian dentist dies in Ireland after being refused termination of an unviable pregnancy, a committee set up by the Irish Parliament began hearing submissions from medical and legal experts along with religious leaders on drafting new abortion laws.