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):
- 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)[permanent dead link]
- 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)