curiousFollowing are some of the biggest news stories of 2013 as selected by CNN, Yahoo News and the Huffington Post. In your opinion which of these was the biggest news story of 2013?
The resignation of Pope Benedict and the selection of Pope Francis
4(11.8%)
The Boston Marathon bombings
3(8.8%)
Edward Snowden and the NSA global surveillance disclosures
11(32.4%)
The US Supreme Court's rejection of California's Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA)
2(5.9%)
The acquittal of George Zimmerman
2(5.9%)
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine
2(5.9%)
The birth of Prince George
0(0.0%)
The Syrian civil war
2(5.9%)
The shutdown of the US federal government
4(11.8%)
The problems with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act website
1(2.9%)
The Nairobi, Kenya Westgate Shopping Mall attack
1(2.9%)
Improvement in relations between the United States and Iran
0(0.0%)
The Jodi Arias trial
0(0.0%)
Another one not included in this list (please tell us which one in a comment)
2(5.9%)
