What happend on January 18th 2007

You may use the navigation bar to select any day since November 11th, 2005. See the most imporant events in the world – expore the recent history on the map.

year

month

day

---

« yesterday – January 17th 2007 tomorrow – January 19th 2007 »

---

January 18th 2007 news map

The countries are differentiated by colour. Click a marker to see news of January 18th 2007 that are related to a particular country.

• date:

  2007 » January 2007 » January 18th 2007

Student clashes in Greek capital

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 0:24
related countries: Greece
related places: Athens

Riot police clash with students on the streets of the Greek capital, Athens, over proposed education reforms.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Tensions mount in Bolivian region

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 0:32
related countries: Bolivia
related places: Cochabamba

Bolivia's central government refuses to accept a parallel government set up by protesters in Cochabamba.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Golf: Australia's Allenby leads

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 1:09
related countries: Australia

Australia's Robert Allenby shoots 63 for a two-stroke lead after the first round at La Quinta.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Lethal secrets of 1918 flu virus

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 1:30
related countries: Spain

Scientists who rebuilt "Spanish flu" in the laboratory have witnessed its remarkable killing power first hand.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Aid worker killed in Iraq ambush

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 2:08
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Baghdad

A US aid worker is among four people killed during an ambush on their convoy in Baghdad.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Hondurans crushed by coffee

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 2:43
related countries: Honduras

Six workers in Honduras are crushed to death by sacks of coffee beans after a warehouse wall collapses.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Rice to brief Blair on Mid-East

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 3:15
related countries: United States
related places: Blair

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to brief Tony Blair following her tour of the Middle East.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Senators oppose Iraq troop boost

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 4:54
related countries: Iraq, United States

Three top US senators agree on a resolution to oppose President Bush's plan to increase Iraq troop numbers.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Foreign workers freed in Nigeria

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 5:34
related countries: Nigeria, Italy, Niger

Five Chinese workers and an Italian kidnapped in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region are freed.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Body found in Australia bush fire

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 5:55
related countries: Australia

The ongoing bush fires in southern Australia kill one person, and continue to threaten homes.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Tennis: Murray beats Verdasco

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 6:52
related countries: Aruba, Spain

Andy Murray beats Spain's Fernando Verdasco in the second round of the Australian Open.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

No alteration in Japanese rates

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 6:59
related countries: Japan

The Bank of Japan holds interest rates at 0.25%, leading some to accuse it of bowing to political pressure.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

EU stands by China embargo

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 7:09
related countries: China

The European Union says at key talks with China that it has not changed its stance on lifting an arms embargo.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Cricket: Ganguly rouses India

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 7:58
related countries: India

Sourav Ganguly says the team's poor show in 2006 is irrelevant with the World Cup approaching.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Arroyo vows to defeat militants

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 8:20
related countries: Philippines

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo vows to defeat Islamic militancy 'with a hand of steel'.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

'Militant' shot dead in West Bank

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 8:28
related countries: Israel, West Bank

Israeli troops kill a Palestinian militant in the West Bank town of Nablus, hospital sources say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Washington 'snubbed Iran offer'

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 10:55
related countries: Iran, United States

Iran offered the US a package of concessions in 2003, but it was rejected, a former top official tells the BBC.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Fears for Sierra Leone 'war hero'

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 11:03
related countries: Sierra Leone

The daughter of Sam Hinga Norman, accused of war crimes in Sierra Leone, says she fears for his life.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Colombia seizes $54m drugs cash

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 11:13
related countries: Colombia

Colombian authorities seize $54m in cash as well as gold ingots from the country's largest drugs cartel.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Fury at Australia cleric comments

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 11:22
related countries: Aruba, Australia

Australia's government condemns a Muslim cleric's comments about jihad and Jewish people.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US slams Somali speaker's sacking

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 11:25
related countries: Somalia, United States

The US criticises the sacking of Somalia's speaker of parliament, saying reconciliation is needed.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

S Korea 'regrets' refugee mix-up

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 11:33
related countries: South Korea, North Korea, China
related places: Seoul

Seoul apologises for failing to stop nine North Korean refugees from being deported back there from China.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Two die after Assam market blast

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 11:54
related countries: India
related places: Guwahati

Two men died of their wounds after a bomb blast on Wednesday in a busy market in Guwahati, capital of the Indian state of Assam, officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Iraqi PM seeks US weapons boost

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 11:55
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Washington

Iraq's need for US troops could fall dramatically if Washington supplies more weapons, Iraq's PM says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Leopard dies from people attack

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 12:05
related countries: India

A leopard dies in the western Indian state of Maharashtra after being attacked by members of the public.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US 'to halve' no-fly watch list

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 12:37
related countries: United States

The US hopes to halve the number of names on the list it uses to bar suspected terrorists from air travel.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Celebrating adoption in Thailand

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 13:36
related countries: Thailand

Gudrun Dalibor, who adopted a Thai toddler nine years ago, has just been back to Thailand to take part in a very special event for adoptees and their new families.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Massive crowds prepare for Mela

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 13:41
related countries: India
related places: Mela, Allahabad

Huge crowds of Hindus gather in the Indian town of Allahabad ahead of the biggest day of the Ardh Kumbh festival.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Uganda's mystic rebel leader dies

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 14:02
related countries: Kenya, Uganda

The woman who began the insurgency in northern Uganda, Alice Lakwena, 50, dies in exile in Kenya.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US harsh weather extends its grip

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 14:14
related countries: United States
related places: Snow, California

Snow hits California and storms threaten the south-eastern US, as weather-related deaths rise above 60.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Royal suspends spokesman

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 15:10
related countries: France

French presidential hopeful Segolene Royal suspends her spokesman after comments he made about her partner.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US satirist Buchwald dies

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 15:42
related countries: United States

Pulitzer Prize-winning satirist Art Buchwald dies at the age of 81, his son announces.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Maoists disband government

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 16:17
related countries: Nepal

Nepal's Maoists say they have ended their system of parallel government set up in their 10-year insurgency.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Mandelson hails Blair on Europe

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 16:22
related countries: United Kingdom

Peter Mandelson has praised Tony Blair's contribution to the European Union saying he had helped it "connect" with the public.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Guinea anger over dead strikers

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 16:51
related countries: Guinea

The death of three protesters in Guinea galvanises support for a national strike calling for the president to step down.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

UK's Brown seeks to calm Shilpa row

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 16:54
related countries: United Kingdom

Britain's finance minister meets Manmohan Singh as the Big Brother row dominates coverage of his visit.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

'Best chance' for Somalia peace

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 17:53
related countries: Somalia

The UN envoy to Somalia urges the country not to waste "the best opportunity for peace for 16 years".
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Israel hands Abbas frozen funds

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 18:06
related countries: Israel

Israel transfers $100m of frozen tax to the Palestinian president, bypassing the Hamas-led government.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Ex-Taylor ally sacked as speaker

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 18:13
related countries: Liberia

Edwin Snowe, a former ally of ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor, is sacked as parliamentary speaker by MPs.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Iran condemns US 'kidnap' in Iraq

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 18:14
related countries: Iraq, United States

Iran accuses the US of kidnapping five of its citizens alleged by the Americans to be fuelling Iraqi violence.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Row threatens Romania coalition

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 18:44
related countries: Romania

Romania is gripped by a political storm, with President Traian Basescu at odds with his prime minister.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US people-smuggler gets life term

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 21:21
related countries: United States

A lorry driver escapes the death penalty for one of the deadliest attempts at people-smuggling in the US.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Iraq rape soldier to plead guilty

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 22:20
related countries: Iraq, United States

A US soldier will plead guilty in the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl in the town of Mahmudiya.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Huge storms sweep north Europe

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 22:34
related countries: Germany

Heavy rains and hurricane-force winds claim at least 25 lives in northern Europe, with Britain and Germany worst hit.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US congressmen seek Iran block

Thursday 18th of January 2007, 23:54
related countries: Iran, United States

A bipartisan group of US congressmen propose a new law to block an attack on Iran without congressional approval.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

About Maplandia.com World News Centre

This content is from the BBC News website. We use BBC News RSS feed under BBC Terms and Conditions. Date and time information is related to GMT. Unfortunately we can not offer RSS feed of this site with geographically sorted world news. However, you can add this page to your favourites or set it as your homepage to see what's new in the world when you start browsing.