Unix Timestamp: 1169164800
Friday, January 19. 2007, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Twelve of the thirteen suspects in Norway's NOKAS robbery case from 2004, are found guilty and given sentences from 4 - 19 years in prison. //www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1608731.ece (Aftenposten)

The IPCC publishes its fourth assessment report, having concluded that global climate change is very likely to have a predominantly human cause.

Hurricane force winds claim at least 40 lives in Western Europe including 10 lives in Britain and 11 in Germany, and other victims in The Netherlands (6), Poland (6), Czech Republic (3) and France (3). //news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6277537.stm (BBC) //www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/18/world/main2372142.shtml (CBS News) //edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/19/europe.storm.ap/index.html (CNN)

The furore over the treatment towards contestant Shilpa Shetty in Celebrity Big Brother 2007, by contestants including Jade Goody, has resulted in Jade being evicted by popular vote from the show, due to heightened concerns over safety, after the issue reached a lowpoint in UK-Indian relations. //news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6281223.stm (BBC News)

Chinese President Hu Jintao signs a series of economic deals with Sudan.

Martti Ahtisaari unveils a United Nations plan for the final status of KosovoSerbian leaders denounce the proposal.

The State of Israel releases $100 million in frozen assets to President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian National Authority, in order to bolster the president's position.