Portal:Current events/2013 January 27

January 27, 2013 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021):
- At least twenty members of the Afghan National Police have been killed in bomb attacks over the past day with eight police officers killed in the latest attack in Kandahar. (Reuters)
Syrian civil war:
- Reports claim that elite Syrian military forces shell the town of Darayya just southwest of Damascus. (AAP via The Australian)
Northern Mali conflict (2012–present):
- French forces prepare an attack on Timbuktu to defeat Islamists, as more African troops are sent into Mali. (BBC)
2012–2013 Egyptian protests:
- Seven more people are killed and 630 injured during the funerals for 33 people killed the day before in Port Said. (Ahram Online) (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
- In a televised statement, President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi declares a 30-day state of emergency and a curfew from 9:00 pm to 6:00 am in the cities of Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

Kiss nightclub fire: A fire at a nightclub in the southern Brazilian city of Santa Maria kills at least 235 people and injures at least 169 people. (BBC) (Reuters) (CNN) (AP)
At least seven workers die in the factory fire in the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka. (The Wall Street Journal)
A landslide in the Indonesian island of Sumatra kills at least 4 people with 18 missing. (AFP via Malaysia Star)
Heavy rain caused by former Tropical Cyclone Oswald continues to cause significant flooding in the Australian state of Queensland with the capital Brisbane amongst those affected. (ABC News Australia)
A bus crashes and falls into a ravine near the eastern Portuguese town of Sertã, killing 11 people and injuring 32. (BBC) (Reuters) (UPI)
A retaining wall of a soccer field collapses during a match in the Ugur Sports Facility in Şırnak Province, Turkey, killing 7 people and injuring 3 others. (UPI) (Sanliurfa) (World Bulletin)

Politics and elections

Tens of thousands of people rally in Paris in support of the legalisation of gay marriage and adoption in France. (AP via Washington Post)
Voters in Bulgaria go to the polls to vote on a referendum on building a new nuclear power plant at Belene. (BBC)

Science and technology

Using H-IIA rocket, Japan launches two spy satellites to collect sharp imagery for the government's defence and intelligence agency. (Space.com) (China Daily)

Sport

In tennis, Novak Djokovic wins the men's singles at the 2013 Australian Open after his four-set victory over Andy Murray in the final. The Serbian player becomes the first male player in the Open Era to win three consecutive Australian Open singles titles. (BBC) (Reuters)
In chess, Magnus Carlsen, the world number one from Norway, wins the 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament ahead of Levon Aronian and Viswanathan Anand. (Tata Steel Chess) (ChessNews) (ChessBase)
In team handball, Spain wins 2013 World Men's Handball Championship defeating Denmark with a 35–19 score in the final. (IHF)
In boxing, 17-year-old Indonesian boxer Tubagus Sakti dies of a brain haemorrhage after losing a fight to Ical Tobida in Jakarta. (Boxing Scene) (Delfi Sport) (Bangkok Post)
In auto racing, Charlie Kimball, Juan Pablo Montoya, Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas from Chip Ganassi Racing team win 2013 24 Hours of Daytona. (Autosport) (Motorsport)
2012–13 FA Cup fourth round:
- European champions Chelsea twice come from behind to secure a replay against third-tier club Brentford in the first meeting between the teams since 1950. (BBC) (The Guardian)
- Third-tier club Oldham Athletic eliminate Liverpool. (BBC) (The Guardian)
- Second-tier club Leeds United eliminate Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. (BBC) (The Guardian)
- The draw for the fifth round pairs Oldham Athletic with Everton and Leeds United with Manchester City, while non-league club Luton Town are paired with Millwall and Milton Keynes Dons are paired with Barnsley. (Mirror)