Portal:Current events/2007 September 27
- The Corruption Perceptions Index, a survey by Transparency International, is conducted into the most and least corrupt countries in the world, ranking 180 countries. (Wikinews) (Globe and Mail)
- Army of Islam, dead and 20 wounded. (NYT)
- The spacecraft Dawn is launched by NASA on a mission to explore mainbelt asteroids Vesta and Ceres. (Spaceflightnow.com)
- South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority issues an arrest warrant for Interpol chief Jackie Selebi. (BBC)
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- The Third Circuit Court of Appeal in the bail bond. (Reuters)
- Donor countries promise $9.7 billion to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. (Reuters)[permanent dead link]
- Four employees of the Wardak province. (BBC)
- Presidential Election to be held on October 6, 2007 election without his army rank. (Reuters)
- A new round of talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear program starts in Beijing. (BBC)
- 2007 Burmese anti-government protests:
- According to sources close to the military, Senior General Than Shwe is now directly commanding soldiers after several commanders refused to use force to crack down on protesters. (Mizzima News)
- There are unconfirmed reports that Than Shwe's family is fleeing to a foreign country. A chartered Air Bagan flight carrying eight special passengers landed in Vientiane, Laos, at 6pm (local time). (Mizzima News)
- Nine people are killed and 11 injured when junta security forces open fire on an anti-government demonstration in Yangon. Among the dead is a Japanese journalist. (Reuters) (Times of India) (CNN)
- Buddhist monks who have led the protests. (BBC) (AP and Reuters via Sydney Morning Herald)