Portal:Current events/January 2007/Sidebar

Events

Georgia-Russia spying dispute Inquiry into death of Alexander Litvinenko Ipswich murders investigation Iran's nuclear program Lebanese anti-government protest Litvinenko murder investigation Mark Foley scandal NSA warrantless surveillance controversy Possible NK six-party talks Riots in Tonga Taiwan political crisis Unrest in Oaxaca Weather/natural disasters North Indian cyclone season Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Durian Southern Hemisphere cyclone season

Deaths

Ongoing armed conflicts
Acholiland insurgency Arab-Israeli conflict (al-Aqsa Intifada) War in Chad Colombian armed conflict Iraq War Ituri Conflict in the DR Congo Ivorian Civil War Kurdish conflict in Turkey Second Chechen War South Thailand insurgency Sri Lankan civil war Taliban insurgency War in Somalia

Elections

Trials

Peru: Alberto Fujimori (extradition) Chile: Augusto Pinochet Ethiopia: 111 defendants, including leaders of the CUD and journalists, on charges related to the 2005 elections. Iraq: Iraqi Special Tribunal Saddam Hussein & military chiefs of staff Netherlands: Hofstad Network Netherlands: ICC Thomas Lubanga Netherlands: ICTY Sierra Leone: SCfSL Charles Taylor UK: Leo O'Connor & David Keogh U.S.: Brian Nichols U.S.: Tom DeLay

Holidays and observances

1: New Year's Day 1: Independence Day (Brunei) and (Haiti) 1: Flag Day (Lithuania) 7: Christmas (Orthodox) 8: Coming-of-Age Day Japan 14: Old New Year (Orthodox) 14: Makar Sankranti India 15: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (United States) 20: Islamic New Year (Islam, est.) 20: Remembrance of Muharram begins (Shi'a Islam, est.) 26: Australia Day (Australia) 26: Republic Day (India) 27: Holocaust Memorial Day (United Kingdom) 28: The King's Namesday (Sweden) 29: Day of Ashura (Islam, est.)