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Summary.     Click for More > Troops clash with Israeli settlers Gunmen shut EU office over cartoons Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea
Feb.1   West Bank
 U.S. Congress  Internet firms 'bowed to Beijing'
Feb.2   Gaza
Feb.3   Egypt  
  An aging passenger ferry loaded to near capacity with dozens of vehicles sank. 100 survivors had been rescued
 Manila  Game show stampede kills 88  Gaza  Muslim anger on cartoons spreads  Egypt  Hopes dim for ferry missing Feb.4   UN Security Council Iran reported to Security Council  Egypt  Officials: Fire made ferry sink   Syria     Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
  Hundreds of Syrian demonstrators stormed the Danish Embassy in Damascus and set fire to the building in protest at the cartoons
 Protesters scaled the Danish mission amid chants of 'God is great', before moving on to attack the Norwegian site. Denmark and Norway urged their citizens to leave and condemned Syria for failing international obligations. Palestinians protest in Gaza and the West Bank
 Iran  Iran to halt snap nuclear checks Feb.5  Beirut  Danish consulate in Beirut ablaze  Detroit  Steelers win Super Bowl over Seahawks Feb.6   Afghanistan Cartoon protests turn deadly Feb.7  Afghanistan  U.N. staff flee cartoon riots  Denmark  PM described cartoons row as global crisis Feb.8  Nigeria  Deadly bird flu found  Afghanistan  Deadly cartoon riot near U.S. base  Washington  Syria, Rice face off over prophet cartoon Feb.9  Kuwait  Abducted journalist makes new plea on TV Feb.10  Egypt  Hosts won African Nations Cup  Egypt  Pharaonic tomb find   Northern Italy   Torino Olympics open in spectacular style  The 20th Winter Olympics has got under way with an opening ceremony to showcase Italian culture Feb.11   Italy     Deadly bird flu spreads in Europe  The deadly H5N1 strain that has killed at least 88 people around the world has been detected in Italy and Greece  Jerusalem  Sharon survives emergency surgery  Denmark  Denmark withdraws more diplomats  Jerusalem  Sharon is 'critical but stable' Feb.12  Baghdad  Jaafari set to stay as PM   Texas Cheney shoots man in hunt error Feb.13   Iran     Iran restarts uranium work  Iran has resumed uranium-enrichment work at its Natanz nuclear plant  Baghdad  Screaming Hussein back in court Feb.14  Baghdad  Saddam in 'hunger strike' protest  Pakistan  2 dead in cartoon rioting  Haiti  Haiti calls for election review Feb.15  Pakistan  3 die in new caricatures protests  Australia  New Abu Ghraib images broadcast   Haiti Accord names Preval winner Feb.16  UN  U.N. report: Close Guantanamo  Iraq  Iraq 'death squad caught in act'   Philippines   Mud wipes out village, 1,000 dead  A major landslide in the central Philippines is reported to have buried an entire village of Guinsaugon Feb.17  Philippines  Rescue bid after 1,500 missing  Libya  10 die in cartoon clash at consulate Feb.18  West Bank  Hamas takes power vowing no talks  Philippines  1,800 feared dead in mudslide  Philippines  Rains hit mudslide rescues Feb.19   Pakistan Arrests, tear gas halt cartoon protests  Jerusalem  Israel PM rules out Hamas contacts   Mexico   Blast traps 66 in mine  In a remote, semi-desert region an explosion ripped through a coal mine two miles underground  Philippines  Aid boost for Philippines rescue Feb.20  Philippines  'Signs of life' heard at school  Austria  Holocaust denier Irving jailed Feb.21   Washington Bush faces pressure to block port deal  Serbia  Serbian media fan Mladic rumours  Baghdad  Marketplace bomb kills 20   Sunni Triangle   Blast damages Shia shrine
  A bomb attack has damaged one of the Muslim world's holiest shrines, sparking demonstrations outside.    Thousands have gathered at the al-Askari shrine in Samarra where 2 men blew up the famous golden dome. The shrine is one of Samarra's 2 tombs for revered Shia imams. G...
 Indonesia  Bird flu tests for death Feb.22  Iraq  Shrine blast sparks protests   England   Robbers take $44M to $88M in heist
  Authorities in Kent have appealed to the public for help in solving the armed robbery of a security company.    The Securitas depot manager was stopped by an unmarked police car as he drove home from work. A passenger spoke to the manager who got back into the car with him wher...
 Baghdad  Gunmen strike 27 mosques, kill imams Feb.23   Manila Army 'foils coup plot'   Baghdad Curfew aims to curb violence   Moscow 64 dead in roof collapse  Bangladesh  85 killed in blaze Feb.24  Saudi Arabia  Saudis thwart oil refinery attack  Baghdad  Curfew extended to stem revenge attacks  Mexico  Rescuers suspend miners search Feb.25  Uganda  Museveni won presidential race   Mexico Mine missing declared dead Feb.26  Iraq  Renewed violence amid calls for calm  Northern Italy  Swedes beat Finns for hockey gold  Northern Italy  Spectacular ceremony closes Games Feb.27  European Union  EU to fill Palestinian funds gap Feb.28  Baghdad  Blasts kill at least 35


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February 1 ... more > Top ^

Feb.1   West Bank  
  Mounted troops in riot gear clashed with stone-throwing Jewish protesters as they began dismantling homes
 Paris  Papers reprint Islam row cartoons   U.S. Congress Internet firms 'bowed to Beijing'  Austria  Nuclear watchdog to vote on Iran

February 2 ... more > Top ^

Feb.2  France  Anger grows over Muhammad cartoon  Austria  'Critical phase' in Iran standoff   Gaza     Gunmen shut EU office over cartoons
  Palestinian gunmen shut down the EU office, demanding an apology for German, French and Norwegian newspapers
 Denmark  Danish plea for calm on cartoons  Washington  House Republicans pick Boehner as leader

February 3 ... more > Top ^

Feb.3   Egypt   Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea
  An aging passenger ferry loaded to near capacity with dozens of vehicles sank. 100 survivors had been rescued
  Manila   Game show stampede kills 88  Outside a stadium near Manila tens of thousands of people had lined up to watch a popular game show   Gaza Muslim anger on cartoons spreads  Egypt  Hundreds feared died as ferry sinks  Washington  US to expel Venezuelan diplomat   Egypt   Hopes dim for ferry missing  Hopes are fading of finding alive more than 900 people still missing a day after a ferry sank in the Red Sea

February 4 ... more > Top ^

Feb.4   UN Security Council     Iran reported to Security Council
  27 states out of 35 on the IAEA board backed the move, with 3 against and 5 abstentions
  Egypt Officials: Fire made ferry sink   Syria     Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
  Hundreds of Syrian demonstrators stormed the Danish Embassy in Damascus and set fire to the building in protest at the cartoons
 Protesters scaled the Danish mission amid chants of 'God is great', before moving on to attack the Norwegian site. Denmark and Norway urged their citizens to leave and condemned Syria for failing international obligations. Palestinians protest in Gaza and the West Bank
  Iran Iran to halt snap nuclear checks  Denmark  Nordic uproar at Syrian protests

February 5 ... more > Top ^

Feb.5   Beirut     Danish consulate in Beirut ablaze  Thousands of protesters rallying while some of their number torched the consulate  Egypt  Ferry 'pressed on despite fire'  Iran  Tehran: Nuclear talks still possible  Beirut  Interior Minister quits over riot   Detroit   Steelers win Super Bowl over Seahawks  Parker broke a record 75-yard touchdown run, sparking Pittsburgh's 21-10 victory over Seattle

February 6 ... more > Top ^

Feb.6   Afghanistan     Cartoon protests turn deadly
  5 Afghans die as protests against cartoons satirising the Prophet sweep across the country
 Egypt  Crowd trashes ferry office  France  Face patient wants 'normal life'  Washington  Bush seeks defence spending rise  Southern Afghanistan  13 killed in Kandahar blast

February 7 ... more > Top ^

Feb.7   Afghanistan U.N. staff flee cartoon riots   Denmark PM described cartoons row as global crisis  Iran  Paper to run 'Holocaust cartoons'  Washington  US presidents honour King widow

February 8 ... more > Top ^

Feb.8   Nigeria     Deadly bird flu found  A highly pathogenic strain of the H5N1 virus has been found in poultry stocks, the first case of the disease in Africa   Afghanistan Deadly cartoon riot near U.S. base  Paris  Chirac warns media over cartoons   Washington     Syria, Rice face off over prophet cartoon  Secretary of State began sparring with the Syrian government over the deadly protests  Pakistan  Worshippers die in blast

February 9 ... more > Top ^

Feb.9  Nigeria  Nigeria plans huge bird flu cull  Washington  Bush details foiled al Qaeda attack on LA   Kuwait   Abducted journalist makes new plea on TV  Journalist Jill Carroll appeared on Kuwaiti TV, urging the U.S. government to meet her kidnappers' demands  Haiti  Ex-Aristide ally leads poll

February 10 ... more > Top ^

Feb.10   Egypt Hosts won African Nations Cup   Egypt Pharaonic tomb find  Germany  Volkswagen to cut 20,000 workers  Baghdad  Iraqis forming new government  Malaysia  PM about Islam-West divide   Northern Italy   Torino Olympics open in spectacular style
  The 20th Winter Olympics has got under way with an opening ceremony to showcase Italian culture
 UN  UN urges Nigeria bird flu action  Moscow  Energy focus for G8's meet

February 11 ... more > Top ^

Feb.11   Italy     Deadly bird flu spreads in Europe
  The deadly H5N1 strain that has killed at least 88 people around the world has been detected in Italy and Greece
  Jerusalem     Sharon survives emergency surgery  Prime Minister's life is in 'no immediate danger' after emergency surgery for alarming damage in his intestinal tract  Northern Italy  Germany's Greis claims first gold   Denmark Denmark withdraws more diplomats   Jerusalem Sharon is 'critical but stable'  Indonesia  Denmark urges citizens out of Indonesia

February 12 ... more > Top ^

Feb.12   Baghdad   Jaafari set to stay as PM  Shiite bloc nominated Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari to take on the same crises he has struggled to tackle  Italy  Deneriaz flies to downhill victory   Texas     Cheney shoots man in hunt error
  The Vice-President has accidentally shot and injured a man during a quail hunting trip
 Nigeria  Fears bird flu has spread to humans  Nepal  'Exile or trial' for king  Iran  Iran demands apology over cartoons

February 13 ... more > Top ^

Feb.13   Iran     Iran restarts uranium work
  Iran has resumed uranium-enrichment work at its Natanz nuclear plant
  Baghdad Screaming Hussein back in court  Pakistan  Rampage over cartoons  Italy  Pairs drama as Russians take gold  Guantanamo  U.N. draft: Acts 'amounting to torture'  Haiti  Clashes erupt over election

February 14 ... more > Top ^

Feb.14   Baghdad   Saddam in 'hunger strike' protest  Deposed dictator has told a court that he and his 7 co-accused are on hunger strike in protest at their treatment   Pakistan 2 dead in cartoon rioting  Beirut  Mass rally for Hariri anniversary   Haiti Haiti calls for election review  Jerusalem  Israel warns Abbas about Hamas

February 15 ... more > Top ^

Feb.15   Pakistan     3 die in new caricatures protests  Several thousand stormed through the streets of Peshawar and Lahore to protest the publication   Australia     New Abu Ghraib images broadcast  An Australian TV channel has broadcast previously unpublished images showing US abuse of prisoners  Haiti  Hundreds of ballot boxes found in dum   Haiti   Accord names Preval winner
  Interim government and electoral council announced they have reached agreement
 Washington  New inquiry urged over Abu Ghraib

February 16 ... more > Top ^

Feb.16   UN   U.N. report: Close Guantanamo  UN: The U.S. government should release all suspected terrorists it's holding at Guantanamo or try them   Iraq Iraq 'death squad caught in act'  Italy  Russian biathlete tested positive  Northern Italy  Smigun clinches second gold medal  UN  Annan backs UN Guantanamo demand  Italy  Plushenko storms to skating glory  Slovenia  Slovenia latest to detect bird flu   Philippines   Mud wipes out village, 1,000 dead
  A major landslide in the central Philippines is reported to have buried an entire village of Guinsaugon

February 17 ... more > Top ^

Feb.17  Philippines  Hundreds feared dead in mudslide  Pakistan  Crackdown over cartoons   Philippines Rescue bid after 1,500 missing   Libya 10 die in cartoon clash at consulate

February 18 ... more > Top ^

Feb.18   West Bank     Hamas takes power vowing no talks  Palestinian Authority President addressed the opening session of the new Hamas-majority parliament   Philippines 1,800 feared dead in mudslide   Philippines Rains hit mudslide rescues  France  France confirms presence of H5N1  Nigeria  16 die in cartoon protests  Philippines  Mudslide traps kids in school

February 19 ... more > Top ^

Feb.19   Pakistan   Arrests, tear gas halt cartoon protests
  Police arrested 400 including 10 lawmakers and dispersed several hundred demonstrators in Islamabad
  Jerusalem Israel PM rules out Hamas contacts  India  India carries out huge bird cull   Mexico   Blast traps 66 in mine
  In a remote, semi-desert region an explosion ripped through a coal mine two miles underground
 8 miners who had been near the mine's exit were rescued and hospitalized. There were 65 miners trapped throughout the mine, near the town of Sabinas. Rescuers had not been able to make contact with the trapped miners. Grupo Mexico owns the mine. Rescue teams were taking turns removing debris that had clogged the steep shaft.
  Philippines Aid boost for Philippines rescue  Germany  German alarm over bird flu spread  Florida  Johnson wins Daytona 500  West Bank  Abbas warns of financial crisis  West Bank  Hamas dismisses Israeli sanctions  Philippines  'No sign of life' at buried school

February 20 ... more > Top ^

Feb.20   Philippines   'Signs of life' heard at school  Sounds have been detected by rescuers using high-tech equipment at the site of a school buried by mudslide   Austria Holocaust denier Irving jailed  Baghdad  Many die in suicide bombings  Italy  Navka, Kostomarov seized ice dance gold  Mexico  Hope fading for trapped miners  Philippines  Dogs search for life under mudslide

February 21 ... more > Top ^

Feb.21   Washington     Bush faces pressure to block port deal
  The deal would give a United Arab Emirates-based company management of six major U.S. seaports.    Bush warned that the United States is sending 'mixed signals' by attacking an Arab company after the ports were run by a UK f...
  Serbia Serbian media fan Mladic rumours   Baghdad Marketplace bomb kills 20  Baghdad  UK urges 'united' Iraq government  Philippines  Slide focus now on relief efforts  India  Chicken slaughter expanded  Washington  Bush threatens veto in ports row   Sunni Triangle   Blast damages Shia shrine
  A bomb attack has damaged one of the Muslim world's holiest shrines, sparking demonstrations outside
 Thousands have gathered at the al-Askari shrine in Samarra where 2 men blew up the famous golden dome. The shrine is one of Samarra's 2 tombs for revered Shia imams. Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani has called for a week of mourning. Shias in Baghdad attacked at least 5 Sunni mosques in a reprisal, and disturbances reported in other cities.
  Indonesia Bird flu tests for death

February 22 ... more > Top ^

Feb.22   Iraq   Shrine blast sparks protests  Protests across Iraq after a bomb attack heavily damaged one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam  Belgium  EU approves poultry vaccine plan   England   Robbers take $44M to $88M in heist
  Authorities in Kent have appealed to the public for help in solving the armed robbery of a security company
 The Securitas depot manager was stopped by an unmarked police car as he drove home from work. A passenger spoke to the manager who got back into the car with him where he was handcuffed. The manager's wife and young son were kidnapped from their home. 6 men tied up the depot staff on duty and then loaded the money into the truck.
  Baghdad Gunmen strike 27 mosques, kill imams  Southern Iraq  'Sunni militants' killed in Basra  Sunni Triangle  Three journalists killed  Uganda  Ugandans begin presidential vote

February 23 ... more > Top ^

Feb.23  Baghdad  Sunni party quits Iraq government talks  Moscow  49 dead in roof collapse   Manila   Army 'foils coup plot'
  The army says it has thwarted an attempt by soldiers to overthrow the president Gloria Arroyo
  Baghdad     Curfew aims to curb violence
  The government has put Baghdad and 3 provinces under curfew for much of Friday
  Moscow   64 dead in roof collapse
  Rescuers paused repeatedly in hopes of hearing survivors after a snow-laden roof collapsed on the market
 Northern Italy  Arakawa wins historic skating gold   Bangladesh 85 killed in blaze

February 24 ... more > Top ^

Feb.24   Saudi Arabia   Saudis thwart oil refinery attack  Security forces have thwarted an attempted attack at an oil processing facility in eastern Saudi Arabia  Manila  State of emergency  Iraq  Top Shiite leaders urge Iraqi unity   Baghdad Curfew extended to stem revenge attacks  France  France confirms bird flu strain  Italy  Finland crushes Russia; Sweden - Czechs   Mexico Rescuers suspend miners search

February 25 ... more > Top ^

Feb.25   Uganda   Museveni won presidential race  Longtime incumbent leader has won the race, but the closest runner-up says he plans to challenge the results  Italy  Greis collects third biathlon gold  Iraq  Gunmen fire on funeral of reporter  Manila  Emergency rule shadows anniversary   Mexico   Mine missing declared dead
  There is no chance of survival for 65 miners trapped underground for almost a week.    It had been hoped miners, trapped at 1.25 miles inside the mine, might have survived if air pockets were present. But now Grupo Mexico has told relatives there is no fu...
 Iraq  Shia-Sunni talks on Iraq killings  West Bank  Mahmoud Abbas issues warning

February 26 ... more > Top ^

Feb.26   Iraq   Renewed violence amid calls for calm  At least 24 people were killed in a string of attacks that rocked Iraq despite calls from Iraqi and U.S. leaders   Northern Italy Swedes beat Finns for hockey gold   Northern Italy   Spectacular ceremony closes Games  The Torino Olympics have a closing ceremony in the form of a carnival celebration marking the finish of 17 days  Belgium  Double concerns face EU ministers  Saudi Arabia  Militants 'killed in clash'

February 27 ... more > Top ^

Feb.27   European Union EU to fill Palestinian funds gap  Baghdad  Curfews lifted  Iran  IAEA: Iran working to enrich uranium

February 28 ... more > Top ^

Feb.28   Baghdad Blasts kill at least 35  Baghdad  PM defiant after bloody week  Afghanistan  Armed inmates roaming free

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2006
Feb.1   West Bank
  Mounted troops in riot gear clashed with stone-throwing Jewish protesters as they began dismantling homes
Feb.2   Gaza   Gunmen shut EU office over cartoons
  Palestinian gunmen shut down the EU office, demanding an apology for German, French and Norwegian newspapers
Feb.4   Iran Iran to halt snap nuclear checks Feb.13   Iran   Iran restarts uranium work
  Iran has resumed uranium-enrichment work at its Natanz nuclear plant
Feb.16   Iraq Iraq 'death squad caught in act' Feb.21   Serbia Serbian media fan Mladic rumours Feb.22  Southern Iraq  'Sunni militants' killed in Basra Feb.23   Manila Army 'foils coup plot'
  The army says it has thwarted an attempt by soldiers to overthrow the president Gloria Arroyo
Feb.23   Baghdad   Curfew aims to curb violence
  The government has put Baghdad and 3 provinces under curfew for much of Friday
Feb.24   Baghdad Curfew extended to stem revenge attacks Feb.26   Iraq Renewed violence amid calls for calm  At least 24 people were killed in a string of attacks that rocked Iraq despite calls from Iraqi and U.S. leaders Feb.26  Saudi Arabia  Militants 'killed in clash' Feb.27  Baghdad  Curfews lifted Feb.27  Iran