Current events of 27 January 2007 (2007-01-27) (Saturday) edit history watch

War in Somalia: Ethiopia is going to withdraw one third of its troops stationed in Somalia by Sunday January 28, 2007, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi says. (Reuters) (BBC) North Korea denies reports by British newspapers that it is helping Iran prepare to test an atomic bomb. (CNN) (Daily Telegraph) Iraq War troop surge of 2007: Tens of thousands of people protest at Washington D.C.'s National Mall demanding the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. (The New York Times) (BBC) (The Age) Serena Williams defeats Maria Sharapova, 6-1, 6-2, at the Australian Open, claiming her 8th Grand Slam victory, her first in two years. (Reuters)