1. 41 engineers are held captive in Algeria by Islamic militants on January 16, 2013. Later raided by Algerian to free the captive engineers on January 17, 2013. Most of the captives and kidnappers were killed in the process.
2. North Korea donates their third nuclear bomb on February 12, 2013. Concerned scientist go and see if the bomb is uranium or plutonium powered. Could North Korea be on their way to a stronger arsenal?
3. UN passes more sanctions against North Korea on March 8, 2013. To keep North and South Korea at peace with each other after the Korean War ended in 1953. To show military strength the United States is sending over F-22 Stealth jets, B-2 Stealth bombers and B-52 bombers.
4. April 18, 2013 Syria faces Chemical Weapon Allegations of being used in the civil war. Israel has information on Syria using them in the Civil War. The UN is putting this at the top of the dangerous list.
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10. The death of Nelson Mandela on December 5, 2013 at the age of 95. Nelson was the first black president of South Africa after being in jail for 27 years. He died after many months of illness and a lung infection.
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