Number: AIRS001 hillary clinton resign Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 1st, Hillary Clinton steps down as United States Secretary of State Number: AIRS002 us embassy bombing ankara Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 1st, 2013 United States embassy bombing in Ankara: Number: AIRS003 senkaku dispute Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 2nd, Senkaku Islands dispute (Long-term) Number: AIRS004 largest known prime number Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 5th, Curtis Cooper, a mathematician and computer science professor at the University of Central Missouri, discovers the largest known 17.4 million-digit prime number Number: AIRS005 solomon earthquake Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 6th, 2013 Solomon Islands earthquake Number: AIRS006 louvre painting vandalised Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 7th, Eugène Delacroix's famous painting Liberty Leading the People is vandalized while on display at the new Louvre-Lens museum in France. Number: AIRS007 syria civil war Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 8th, Syrian civil war Number: AIRS008 nor'easter blizzard 2013 Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 8th, February 2013 nor'easter / Winter Storm Nemo / Blizzard of 2013 Number: AIRS009 Bangladesh protest Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 9th, 2013 Bangladesh protests Number: AIRS010 Northern Mali conflict Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 10th, Northern Mali conflict (long-term, 2012-present) Number: AIRS011 Grammy Awards Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 10th, Grammy Awards Number: AIRS012 Chinese New Year Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 10th, Chinese New Year Number: AIRS013 dreamliner battery Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 10th, Boeing Dreamliner first test after battery problem Number: AIRS014 pope abdication Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 11th, Pope Benedict XVI (resigns effective at February 28th), Papal conclave, Pope Francis (Mar. 17th) Number: AIRS015 iphone Brazil trademark Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 13th, Apple is denied their request to sell their phones under the name "iPhone" in Brazil. Number: AIRS016 horse meat scandal Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 13th, 2013 horse meat adulteration scandal in Europe Number: AIRS017 euro crisis Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 14th, eurozone recession / Eurozone crisis / European sovereign-debt crisis Number: AIRS018 american airline merger Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb, 14th, US Airways and the bankrupt American Airlines announce a merger to form the world's largest air carrier trading as American Airlines. Number: AIRS019 Ukraine plane crash Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 14th, Ukraine plane crash (AN-24 crash-landing kills 5 in Donetsk), YG 8971 Number: AIRS020 Chelyabinsk meteor Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 15th, Chelyabinsk meteor Number: AIRS021 North Korea nuclear Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 15th, 2013 North Korean nuclear test Number: AIRS022 Facebook infiltrated Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 15th, Facebook hacked, employee laptop and internal network infiltrated, no user data collected Number: AIRS023 G20 finance ministers meeting Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 16th, G20 finance ministers meeting occurs in Moscow, Russia, with the focus on so-called currency wars Number: AIRS024 Hugo Chávez surgery Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 18th, Hugo Chávez returns home after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba, death on March 5th Number: AIRS025 UEFA champions league Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 19th, 2012–13 UEFA Champions League: Number: AIRS026 Abe meet Obama Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb, 22nd, Shinzo Abe meets with Barack Obama Number: AIRS027 Iran uranium Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 23rd, Iran uranium deposits Number: AIRS028 Academy Awards Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 24th, 85th Academy Awards Number: AIRS029 Park Geun-hye Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 25th, Park Geun-hye, first female president of South Korea Number: AIRS030 JPMorgan job cut Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Feb. 27th, JPMorgan to cut 17,000 jobs over the next two years, primarily from mortgage unit Number: AIRS031 federal budget cut Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Mar. 1st, US federal budget cut, sequestration Number: AIRS032 Evernote hacked Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Mar. 2nd, Evernote hacked, user passwords, e-mails and usernames leaked. Number: AIRS033 Carlos Slim Forbes Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Mar. 4th, Carlos Slim, Forbes, wealthiest people Number: AIRS034 Wen Jiabao NPC Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Mar. 5th, Wen Jiabao delivers his final annual address to NPC. Number: AIRS035 North Korea nullify armistice Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Mar. 5th, North Korea plans to nullify the armistice agreement, nuclear strike threaten, sanctions by UN, Number: AIRS036 Microsoft fined by EU Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Mar. 6th, Microsoft fined by EU for failing to provide with a selection of web browsers as an alternative to IE. Number: AIRS037 Somalia piracy Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Mar. 8th, Piracy in Somalia Number: AIRS038 Aung San Suu Kyi Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Mar. 10th, The Burmese National League for Democracy reelects Aung San Suu Kyi as its leader. Number: AIRS039 dead pig Huangpu Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Mar. 11th, 2013 Huangpu River dead pigs incident Number: AIRS040 snow Europe Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Mar. 12th, Heavy Snowfall in Western Europe, Frankfurt airport close, Eurostar suspended. Number: AIRS041 Xi Jinping Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Mar. 14th, Xi Jinping as the new President of the People's Republic of China Number: AIRS042 Falkland dispute Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Mar. 18th, Falkland Islands dispute Number: AIRS043 cyprus crisis Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Mar. 19th, 2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis, Cyprus, tax to all bank deposits Number: AIRS044 Obama visit israel palestine Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Mar. 21st, Barack Obama visits Middle East, Israel and Palestine Number: AIRS045 BBC Twitter account hacked Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Mar. 21st, BBC Twitter account hacked. Number: AIRS046 south china sea dispute Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Mar. 22nd, Vietnam accuses China firing on its fishing boats in disputed waters in South China Sea Number: AIRS047 Kim Jong-Un strike threat Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Mar. 29th, Kim Jong-Un orders preparation for strategic rocket strikes on the US mainland Number: AIRS048 Giorgio Napolitano government Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Mar. 30th, President of Italy: Giorgio Napolitano Number: AIRS049 Eiffel bomb threat Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Mar. 30th, Eiffel Tower, evacuated due to bomb threat. Number: AIRS050 cold easter UK Sun Mar 31 23:59:59 +0000 2013 318513034039529472 Mar. 31st, coldest Easter Day on record for the UK