January 27, 2008 (Sunday)
- 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis: At least nine people are killed in western Kenya, reports say, in violence apparently linked to last month's disputed elections. (BBC News)
- Taiwan's Premier Chang Chun-hsiung remains in office as President Chen Shui-bian rejects his resignation. (Taipei Times)
- War in Pakistan (2004–present): Troops close in on Darra Adam Khel in Pakistan after fierce clashes. (DAWN)
- Novak Đoković wins the men's title of the 2008 Australian Open. (India Times)