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Summary.     Click for More >   King declares emergency  Phone lines have been cut and the press is being censored. The king says the cabinet has failed to bring peace   Pope John Paul rushed to hospital  Pope has been rushed to hospital suffering from breathing difficulties brought on by flu President speaks on state of nation Oil-for-food head criticized President Eyadema dies   Palestinians, Israel announce cease-fire  Mahmoud Abbas and Ariel Sharon are hailing cease-fire as a new opportunity for peace after talks at their summit   N. Korea Admits to Nukes, Out of Talks  North Korea publicly admitted for the first time that it has nuclear weapons and suspending participation in talks Shiite alliance wins plurality   Huge blast kills ex-PM
Feb.1   Nepal  
  Vatican  
Feb.2  Egypt  Egypt to host Middle East summit
  Washington
 Georgia  'Gas poisoning' kills PM
Feb.3   UN
Feb.4  London  Rice: Attack on Iran 'not on agenda'
Feb.5  Baghdad  Shiites lead in poll results
 Kabul  Missing jetliner crashed outside Kabul
  Togo
Feb.6  Vatican  Sick Pope makes public appearance
 Thailand  PM declares victory in vote
 Florida  Patriots win Super Bowl over Eagles
Feb.7  Northern Iraq  Suicide bombers kill at least 26
Feb.8   Egypt  
 Baghdad  More than 20 killed in blast
 Gaza  Hamas and Islamic Jihad disown truce
Feb.9  Spain  Madrid car bomb: 42 injured
 Iran  Iran defiant after U.S warning
  North Korea  
Feb.10  West Bank  Abbas sacks security commanders
Feb.11  New England  Playwright Miller dies
 Iraq  Attacks kill at least 21 in Shiite areas
Feb.12  Pakistan  Floods kill nearly 300
 Eastern Germany  Neo-Nazi march as Dresden remembers
Feb.13   Iraq
Feb.14   Beirut  
  Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has been killed in a large-scale bomb attack on his motorcade in Beirut
 Hariri and at 9 others were killed when a massive bomb ripped through chic seafront boulevard. Members of the opposition hold Syria and the pro-Damascus Lebanese government responsible for the death of the businessman. The government held an emergency Cabinet meeting
 Northern China  203 dead in mine explosion  Beirut  Army 'on alert' after Beirut bomb Feb.15  Washington  US warns Syria over Lebanon role  Pakistan  Flood toll put at 500 Feb.16   Japan   Kyoto Protocol comes into force  The Protocol, which aims to slow global warming, has come into force 7 years after being agreed   Iran Iran to aid Syria against threats  Beirut  Hariri buried amid chaotic scenes  New York  NHL cancel season  CIA  CIA links terror threat to Iraq Feb.17  Washington  Bush names Negroponte intelligence chief  Baghdad  Shiites win majority in assembly Feb.18   Iraq Ashura marred by bombs Feb.19  North Korea  N. Korea 'rejects nuclear talks'  Aceh  Clinton and Bush see damage Feb.20  Jerusalem  Cabinet OKs settlement withdrawals  Spain  Voters back EU constitution Feb.21   Israel Israel frees 500 Palestinian prisoners  Belgium  Bush calls for new trans-Atlantic unity  Belgium  Bush and Chirac find common ground Feb.22   Iran 500 killed in quake  Baghdad  Shia alliance names PM candidate  Iran  Rain slows Iran quake aid effort Feb.23  United Kingdom  Two soldiers guilty of Iraq abuse  West Bank  Palestinian PM wins cabinet deal Feb.24  Sunni Triangle  16 police killed in bombings  Vatican  Pope back in hospital with flu   Vatican Pope has surgery to aid breathing  Slovakia  Bush meets Putin Feb.25  Vatican  Pope breathing without assistance   Tel Aviv Bomb kills clubbers Feb.26  Egypt  Election reform announced  Israel  Israel blames Syria for bombing Feb.27  Syria  Syria 'gave up' brother of Saddam  Southern California  Eastwood's Baby scoops top Oscars Feb.28   Iraq     Suicide bomb kills at least 125  The attack in Hilla where police recruits were waiting to get physicals wounded more than 150 others   Beirut Lebanon's pro-Syrian PM resigns


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Feb.1   Nepal  
  Phone lines have been cut and the press is being censored. The king says the cabinet has failed to bring peace
  Vatican     Pope John Paul rushed to hospital
  Pope has been rushed to hospital suffering from breathing difficulties brought on by flu
 Baghdad  President: Thousands turned away  UN  Clinton made UN's tsunami envoy

February 2 ... more > Top ^

Feb.2   Egypt Egypt to host Middle East summit  Sri Lanka  Tsunami baby ruling sparks chaos  Vatican  Ailing Pope to stay in hospital   Washington     President speaks on state of nation
  Bush discussed his plans to advance liberty in the world and protect opportunities for future generations
 Southern India  Nine saved 38 days after tsunami   Georgia 'Gas poisoning' kills PM

February 3 ... more > Top ^

Feb.3  Northern Iraq  12 die as Iraqi recruits ambushed   UN   Oil-for-food head criticized
  Inquiry chief Volcker says there is 'conclusive' evidence that the programme director had a 'conflict of interest'
 England  Beslan leader 'planning repeat'  UN  Annan vows action on corruption

February 4 ... more > Top ^

Feb.4   London     Rice: Attack on Iran 'not on agenda'  U.S. Secretary of State said that an attack on Iran over its nuclear program is 'not on the agenda at this point'  Kabul  Airliner wreckage 'found'  Germany  Boxing great Schmeling dies at 99  Baghdad  Italian journalist abducted  Germany  Rice urges 'united front' on Iran  Washington  Court rejects $280bn tobacco case

February 5 ... more > Top ^

Feb.5   Baghdad   Shiites lead in poll results  Preliminary results show that the predominantly Shiite Muslim south voted for the party endorsed by Ali al-Sistani   Kabul Missing jetliner crashed outside Kabul  England  G7 backs Africa debt relief plan   Togo   President Eyadema dies
  Gnassingbe Eyadema, Africa's longest serving ruler, has died and was replaced by his son, Faure
 Iraq  Bodies of 8 Iraqi police found

February 6 ... more > Top ^

Feb.6   Vatican     Sick Pope makes public appearance  John Paul II waved to pilgrims after appearing at the window of his hospital where he is recovering from flu   Thailand PM declares victory in vote  Jerusalem  Rice issues peace plea to Israel  Baghdad  4 Egyptians taken hostage  Spain  18 dead from gas leak in hostel  Togo  MPs pave way for new leader   Florida   Patriots win Super Bowl over Eagles  New England beat Philadelphia 24-21 to win third Super Bowl in four years

February 7 ... more > Top ^

Feb.7   Northern Iraq     Suicide bombers kill at least 26  2 suicide bomb attacks on a hospital in Mosul and a police post in Baquba  West Bank  US names Mid-East security envoy  Jerusalem  Israel, Palestinians to announce cease-fire  England  Solo yachtswoman sails to victory

February 8 ... more > Top ^

Feb.8   Egypt     Palestinians, Israel announce cease-fire
  Mahmoud Abbas and Ariel Sharon are hailing cease-fire as a new opportunity for peace after talks at their summit
  Baghdad More than 20 killed in blast   Gaza Hamas and Islamic Jihad disown truce

February 9 ... more > Top ^

Feb.9   Spain Madrid car bomb: 42 injured  NATO  NATO united over Iraq, Rice says  Southern Iraq  Iraqi TV journalist gunned down   Iran     Iran defiant after U.S warning  Iran vowed never abandon the progress that the country has made in 'developing peaceful nuclear technology'   North Korea     N. Korea Admits to Nukes, Out of Talks
  North Korea publicly admitted for the first time that it has nuclear weapons and suspending participation in talks

February 10 ... more > Top ^

Feb.10   West Bank     Abbas sacks security commanders  Palestinian leader has sacked the overall commander of Palestinian forces after militants violated a truce  North Korea  Shockwaves after NK nuclear claim  Washington  US urges N Korea to resume talks

February 11 ... more > Top ^

Feb.11   New England Playwright Miller dies   Iraq Attacks kill at least 21 in Shiite areas  England  Blair outlines election pledges  North Korea  N. Korea demands direct U.S. talks

February 12 ... more > Top ^

Feb.12   Pakistan Floods kill nearly 300  Iraq  Baghdad suicide car bomb kills 17  Germany  Rumsfeld urges terror fight unity  Gaza  Palestinian militants say will hold to truce   Eastern Germany Neo-Nazi march as Dresden remembers

February 13 ... more > Top ^

Feb.13   Iraq   Shiite alliance wins plurality
  The United Iraq Alliance, backed by Ali al-Sistani fell short of an outright majority. Parties have 3 days to file objections
 Iraq  Poll winners call for Iraqi unity

February 14 ... more > Top ^

Feb.14  Manila  7 people killed by 3 blasts   Beirut     Huge blast kills ex-PM
  Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has been killed in a large-scale bomb attack on his motorcade in Beirut
 Hariri and at 9 others were killed when a massive bomb ripped through chic seafront boulevard. Members of the opposition hold Syria and the pro-Damascus Lebanese government responsible for the death of the businessman. The government held an emergency Cabinet meeting
  Northern China   203 dead in mine explosion  A gas explosion in a coal mine in Liaoning province is the deadliest such disaster reported since 1949   Beirut Army 'on alert' after Beirut bomb  Iran  Dozens killed in mosque fire  Beirut  Accusations fly over Beirut blast  Venezuela  Floods kill 86 in Venezuela, Colombia

February 15 ... more > Top ^

Feb.15  Beirut  Beirut blast 'was suicide attack'   Washington     US warns Syria over Lebanon role  Rice has warned Syria against interfering in Lebanon, following the killing of former Prime Minister by a car bomb   Pakistan Flood toll put at 500  USA  Boeing unveils new 777 aircraft

February 16 ... more > Top ^

Feb.16   Japan   Kyoto Protocol comes into force
  The Protocol, which aims to slow global warming, has come into force 7 years after being agreed
  Iran     Iran to aid Syria against threats
  Iran has vowed to back Syria against 'challenges and threat' as both countries face US pressure
  Beirut Hariri buried amid chaotic scenes  Iran  Blast reported in southern Iran   New York   NHL cancel season  The NHL canceled the remainder of the season after last-ditch offers were rejected on the final day of negotiations   CIA CIA links terror threat to Iraq  China  China consumes most, report says

February 17 ... more > Top ^

Feb.17   Washington Bush names Negroponte intelligence chief   Baghdad Shiites win majority in assembly  Iraq  Al-Jaafari says he would accept PM job  Jerusalem  Israel to allow deportees' return

February 18 ... more > Top ^

Feb.18  Congo  Plague outbreak kills 60   Iraq   Ashura marred by bombs
  Explosions are leaving at least 27 people dead and 5 dozen wounded as Shiite Muslims observed Ashura
 Indonesia  Big quake rocks Sulawesi  Thailand  Ex-US leaders begin tsunami tour

February 19 ... more > Top ^

Feb.19   North Korea N. Korea 'rejects nuclear talks'  Iraq  Three more suicide bombings  Iraq  Violence mars Shia festival   Aceh     Clinton and Bush see damage  After a meeting with President Yudhoyono, the pair flew to the province to see a mosque and refugee camps  Haiti  350 inmates escape prison

February 20 ... more > Top ^

Feb.20   Jerusalem Cabinet OKs settlement withdrawals  Bangladesh  83 dead, 130 missing in ferry disaster   Spain   Voters back EU constitution  Spanish voters gave overwhelming support for the constitution, voting for ratification by a more than 4-1 margin  Qatar  New al-Zawahiri tape lashes U.S. policy

February 21 ... more > Top ^

Feb.21   Israel   Israel frees 500 Palestinian prisoners
  Convoys of buses carrying shackled inmates left prison camp of Ketziot, and arrived on the edges of the West Bank
  Belgium     Bush calls for new trans-Atlantic unity  President told European leaders that trans-Atlantic unity was essential to take on shared challenges   Belgium Bush and Chirac find common ground  North Korea  N Korea hints at return to talks  Australia  Australia boosts Iraq deployment  Iran  100 dead, 5,000 hurt in quake

February 22 ... more > Top ^

Feb.22   Iran   500 killed in quake
  Some 30,000 people in about 40 villages have been affected in southern Iran
  Baghdad   Shia alliance names PM candidate  The United Iraqi Alliance has named Islamic Daawa party leader Ibrahim Jaafari as its candidate for the position  NATO  Bush wins NATO help to train Iraqi forces   Iran Rain slows Iran quake aid effort  England  World 'not ready for germ threat'

February 23 ... more > Top ^

Feb.23   United Kingdom   Two soldiers guilty of Iraq abuse  2 British soldiers have been found guilty of charges relating to abusing prisoners after a court martial  Northern Iraq  Politician assassinated   West Bank Palestinian PM wins cabinet deal  Slovakia  Bush arrived in Slovakia

February 24 ... more > Top ^

Feb.24   Sunni Triangle 16 police killed in bombings   Vatican Pope back in hospital with flu  Lebanon  Syria 'to shift Lebanon troops'   Vatican     Pope has surgery to aid breathing
  The operation to give 84-year-old John Paul II a tracheotomy had been successful
  Slovakia     Bush meets Putin   Bush presses Putin on democracy. They agreed that Iran and N. Korea should not have nuclear weapons  Vatican  Pope 'serene' following surgery

February 25 ... more > Top ^

Feb.25   Vatican Pope breathing without assistance  Congo  U.N. troops 'die in ambush'   Tel Aviv     Bomb kills clubbers
  A suicide bombing has killed 4 and injured about 30 outside a popular seafront night club. There are conflicting claims

February 26 ... more > Top ^

Feb.26   Egypt Election reform announced  Vatican  Pope to follow Sunday blessing  England  Founder of Amnesty dies aged 83   Israel Israel blames Syria for bombing  Syria  Syria denies Israel attack role

February 27 ... more > Top ^

Feb.27   Syria     Syria 'gave up' brother of Saddam  Sab'awi Ibrahim al-Hasan al-Tikriti, #36 on the U.S. list of the 55 most-wanted, was Saddam's personal adviser  Italy  Pope waves from hospital window   Southern California Eastwood's Baby scoops top Oscars  Beirut  Protesters vow to defy ban

February 28 ... more > Top ^

Feb.28   Iraq     Suicide bomb kills at least 125
  The attack in Hilla where police recruits were waiting to get physicals wounded more than 150 others
 Southern California  Jackson's trial starts   Beirut   Lebanon's pro-Syrian PM resigns
  The government abruptly resigned during a stormy parliamentary debate, prompting a roar from protesters
 London  Leaders vow Palestinian support

  Suicide bombers kill at least 26  2 suicide bomb attacks on a hospital in Mosul and a police post in Baquba   Palestinians, Israel announce cease-fire



World, February 2005 War & Army Timeline ... See World War & Army timeline Top ^
2005
Feb.3  Northern Iraq  12 die as Iraqi recruits ambushed
Feb.6  Jerusalem  Rice issues peace plea to Israel
Feb.7   Northern Iraq
Feb.8   Egypt
  Mahmoud Abbas and Ariel Sharon are hailing cease-fire as a new opportunity for peace after talks at their summit
Feb.9   North Korea   N. Korea Admits to Nukes, Out of Talks
  North Korea publicly admitted for the first time that it has nuclear weapons and suspending participation in talks
Feb.12  Gaza  Palestinian militants say will hold to truce Feb.12   Eastern Germany Neo-Nazi march as Dresden remembers Feb.14   Beirut Army 'on alert' after Beirut bomb Feb.19   North Korea N. Korea 'rejects nuclear talks' Feb.21  Australia  Australia boosts Iraq deployment Feb.22  NATO  Bush wins NATO help to train Iraqi forces Feb.23   United Kingdom Two soldiers guilty of Iraq abuse  2 British soldiers have been found guilty of charges relating to abusing prisoners after a court martial Feb.24  Lebanon  Syria 'to shift Lebanon troops' Feb.25  Congo  U.N. troops 'die in ambush' Feb.27   Syria   Syria 'gave up' brother of Saddam  Sab'awi Ibrahim al-Hasan al-Tikriti, #36 on the U.S. list of the 55 most-wanted, was Saddam's personal adviser


World, February 2005 Disasters Timeline ... See World Disasters timeline Top ^
2005 Feb.2  Southern India  Nine saved 38 days after tsunami Feb.2   Georgia 'Gas poisoning' kills PM Feb.4  Kabul  Airliner wreckage 'found' Feb.5   Kabul Missing jetliner crashed outside Kabul Feb.6  Spain  18 dead from gas leak in hostel Feb.12   Pakistan Floods kill nearly 300 Feb.14   Northern China 203 dead in mine explosion  A gas explosion in a coal mine in Liaoning province is the deadliest such disaster reported since 1949 Feb.14  Iran  Dozens killed in mosque fire Feb.14  Venezuela  Floods kill 86 in Venezuela, Colombia Feb.15   Pakistan Flood toll put at 500 Feb.16   Japan Kyoto Protocol comes into force
  The Protocol, which aims to slow global warming, has come into force 7 years after being agreed
Feb.16  Iran  Blast reported in southern Iran Feb.18  Congo  Plague outbreak kills 60 Feb.18  Indonesia  Big quake rocks Sulawesi Feb.19   Aceh   Clinton and Bush see damage  After a meeting with President Yudhoyono, the pair flew to the province to see a mosque and refugee camps Feb.20  Bangladesh  83 dead, 130 missing in ferry disaster Feb.21  Iran  100 dead, 5,000 hurt in quake Feb.22   Iran 500 killed in quake
  Some 30,000 people in about 40 villages have been affected in southern Iran
Feb.22   Iran Rain slows Iran quake aid effort Feb.24   Vatican Pope back in hospital with flu Feb.24   Vatican   Pope has surgery to aid breathing
  The operation to give 84-year-old John Paul II a tracheotomy had been successful



World, February 2005 Business Timeline ... See World Business timeline Top ^
2005 Feb.4  Washington  Court rejects $280bn tobacco case Feb.5  England  G7 backs Africa debt relief plan Feb.11   New England Playwright Miller dies Feb.15  USA  Boeing unveils new 777 aircraft Feb.16  China  China consumes most, report says Feb.27   Southern California Eastwood's Baby scoops top Oscars


World, February 2005 Sports Timeline ... See World Sports timeline Top ^
2005 Feb.4  Germany  Boxing great Schmeling dies at 99 Feb.6   Florida Patriots win Super Bowl over Eagles  New England beat Philadelphia 24-21 to win third Super Bowl in four years Feb.7  England  Solo yachtswoman sails to victory Feb.16   New York NHL cancel season  The NHL canceled the remainder of the season after last-ditch offers were rejected on the final day of negotiations


World, February 2005 Crime & Justice Timeline ... See World Crime & Justice timeline Top ^
2005 Feb.3   UN Oil-for-food head criticized
  Inquiry chief Volcker says there is 'conclusive' evidence that the programme director had a 'conflict of interest'
Feb.3  England  Beslan leader 'planning repeat' Feb.4  Baghdad  Italian journalist abducted Feb.5  Iraq  Bodies of 8 Iraqi police found Feb.6  Baghdad  4 Egyptians taken hostage Feb.8   Baghdad More than 20 killed in blast Feb.8   Gaza Hamas and Islamic Jihad disown truce Feb.9   Spain Madrid car bomb: 42 injured Feb.9  Southern Iraq  Iraqi TV journalist gunned down Feb.11   Iraq Attacks kill at least 21 in Shiite areas Feb.12  Iraq  Baghdad suicide car bomb kills 17 Feb.12  Germany  Rumsfeld urges terror fight unity Feb.12  Gaza  Palestinian militants say will hold to truce Feb.14  Manila  7 people killed by 3 blasts Feb.14   Beirut   Huge blast kills ex-PM
  Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has been killed in a large-scale bomb attack on his motorcade in Beirut
 Hariri and at 9 others were killed when a massive bomb ripped through chic seafront boulevard. Members of the opposition hold Syria and the pro-Damascus Lebanese government responsible for the death of the businessman. The government held an emergency Cabinet meeting
Feb.15  Beirut  Beirut blast 'was suicide attack' Feb.16   CIA CIA links terror threat to Iraq Feb.17   Washington Bush names Negroponte intelligence chief Feb.18   Iraq Ashura marred by bombs
  Explosions are leaving at least 27 people dead and 5 dozen wounded as Shiite Muslims observed Ashura
Feb.19  Iraq  Three more suicide bombings Feb.19  Iraq  Violence mars Shia festival Feb.19  Haiti  350 inmates escape prison Feb.20