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;Armed conflicts and attacks
;Armed conflicts and attacks
*[[Arab Spring]]:
*[[Arab Spring]]:
**[[2011-2012 Syrian uprising]]:
**[[2011-2012 Syrian uprising]]:
***The [[Syrian Army]] [[February 2012 bombardment of Homs|offensive]] in [[Homs]] continues with further heavy fighting expected over the weekend. [http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/02/10/uk-syria-idUKL6E8C52E220120210 (Reuters)]
***The [[Syrian Army]] [[February 2012 bombardment of Homs|offensive]] in [[Homs]] continues with further heavy fighting expected over the weekend. [http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/02/10/uk-syria-idUKL6E8C52E220120210 (Reuters)]
***Two explosions are recorded in [[Government of Syria|Syrian government]] security compounds in the northern city of [[Aleppo]] with casualties reported. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/explosion-hit-northern-syrian-city-aleppo-15553351#.TzTbq8Ugpa8 (AP via ABC News America)]
***[[2012 Aleppo bombings|Two explosions]] are recorded in [[Government of Syria|Syrian government]] security compounds in the northern city of [[Aleppo]] with casualties reported. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120212232019/http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/explosion-hit-northern-syrian-city-aleppo-15553351#.TzTbq8Ugpa8 (AP via ABC News America)]
***A bipartisan group of [[Senate of the United States|US Senators]] led by [[Bob Casey, Jr.|Bob Casey]] and [[Marco Rubio]] will introduce a resolution calling for the [[Obama administration]] to start assisting the Opposition. [http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/02/10/senators_call_for_aiding_the_syrian_opposition (Foreign Policy)]
***A bipartisan group of [[Senate of the United States|US Senators]] led by [[Bob Casey Jr.|Bob Casey]] and [[Marco Rubio]] will introduce a resolution calling for the [[Obama administration]] to start assisting the Opposition. [http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/02/10/senators_call_for_aiding_the_syrian_opposition (Foreign Policy)]
***[[Saudi Arabia]] circulates a draft resolution amongst the [[General Assembly of the United Nations]] with similar wording to that vetoed in the [[United Nations Security Council|Security Council]]. [http://blogs.aljazeera.net/liveblog/syria-feb-11-2012-0221 (Al-Jazeera)]
**[[2011–2012 Bahraini uprising]]:
**[[2011–2012 Bahraini uprising]]:
***Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters march towards an area outside the capital [[Manama]] in the run-up to the one year anniversary of the uprising. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/bahrain-anti-government-protesters-seek-new-freedom-square-for-uprising-anniversary/2012/02/10/gIQAh4pv3Q_story.html (''Washington Post'')]
***Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters march towards an area outside the capital [[Manama]] as the one year anniversary of the uprising (Feb. 14) approaches. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/bahrain-anti-government-protesters-seek-new-freedom-square-for-uprising-anniversary/2012/02/10/gIQAh4pv3Q_story.html (''Washington Post'')]
**[[2011 Egyptian revolution|Egypt since the Revolution]]:
**[[2011 Egyptian revolution|Egypt since the Revolution]]:
***[[Egypt]]ian protesters march towards the Defense Ministry in [[Cairo]], demanding the return of a civilian government. [http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2012/02/10/Egyptians-march-on-Defense-Ministry/UPI-17981328888930/ (UPI)]
***[[Egypt]]ian protesters march towards the Defense Ministry in [[Cairo]], demanding the return of a civilian government. [http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2012/02/10/Egyptians-march-on-Defense-Ministry/UPI-17981328888930/ (UPI)]
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*People in [[Greece]] protest against the latest austerity measures imposed on their country, as more senior politicians resign. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/feb/10/greece-bailout-euro-strikes (''The Guardian'')]
*People in [[Greece]] protest against the latest austerity measures imposed on their country, as more senior politicians resign. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/feb/10/greece-bailout-euro-strikes (''The Guardian'')]
*An internal plot among [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]]s to kill [[Pope Benedict XVI]] is alleged in [[Italy]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/10/plot-kill-pope-italian-media (''The Guardian'')]
*An internal plot among [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]]s to kill [[Pope Benedict XVI]] is alleged in [[Italy]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/10/plot-kill-pope-italian-media (''The Guardian'')]
*A protester is shot dead by security forces in [[Qatif]], eastern [[Saudi Arabia]], amid a demonstration calling for the release of [[Shia]] prisoners and democratic reforms. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16987946#TWEET75973 (BBC)]
*A protester is shot dead by security forces in [[Qatif]], eastern [[Saudi Arabia]], amid a demonstration calling for the release of [[Shia]] prisoners and democratic reforms. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16987946#TWEET75973 (BBC)]
*In [[England]], three men who distributed and posted through letterboxes leaflets calling for the execution of [[gay]] people are locked up. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-16985147 (BBC News)]
*In [[England]], three men who distributed and posted through letterboxes leaflets calling for the execution of [[gay]] people are jailed. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-16985147 (BBC)]
*Secessionists battle with forces from [[Somaliland]] near the border with [[Puntland]] in northern [[Somalia]]. [http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/somaliland-clashes-with-secessionists-1.1231887 (IOL)]
*Secessionists battle with forces from [[Somaliland]] near the border with [[Puntland]] in northern [[Somalia]]. [http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/somaliland-clashes-with-secessionists-1.1231887 (IOL)]
*The [[United States Secretary of Defense]] [[Leon Panetta]] tells the [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] to re-investigate and take appropriate action against [[sniper]]s who posed with a logo resembling that of the [[Nazi]] [[Schutzstaffel]] in [[Afghanistan]]. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46342204#.TzXNG04gpa8 (AP via MSNBC)]
*The [[United States]] [[Central Intelligence Agency]] website and [[Alabama]] state websites go down with reports that [[Anonymous (group)|Anonymous]] is responsible. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120212020537/http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/10/10376305-update-cia-site-back-up-after-anonymous-claims-attacks-on-it-and-alabama-state-sites (MSNBC)]


;Arts and culture
;Arts and culture
*A new book of poetry by [[President of Ireland]] [[Michael D. Higgins]] is negatively reviewed by leading critic Professor Kevin Kiely, who says the President "can be accused of crimes against literature". [http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/arts/critic-says-presidents-poems-are-a-crime-against-literature-3015849.html?start=2 (''Irish Independent'')]
*A new book of poetry by [[President of Ireland]] [[Michael D. Higgins]] is negatively reviewed by leading critic Professor Kevin Kiely, who says the President "can be accused of crimes against literature". [http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/arts/critic-says-presidents-poems-are-a-crime-against-literature-3015849.html?start=2 (''Irish Independent'')]
*''[[The Cats of Copenhagen]]'', a children's story by [[James Joyce]], is published for the first time in [[Dublin]], and is called an "outrage". [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16982445 (BBC)]
*''[[The Cats of Copenhagen]]'', a children's story by [[James Joyce]], is published for the first time in [[Dublin]], and is called an "outrage". [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16982445 (BBC)]
*''[[The Guard (2011 film)|The Guard]]'' wins ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s annual First Film award. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16979339 (BBC)]
*''[[The Guard (2011 film)|The Guard]]'' wins ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s annual First Film award. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16979339 (BBC)]
*Spanish photographer [[Samuel Aranda]] wins the 2011 [[World Press Photo of the Year]] with an image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after a demonstration in [[Yemen]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16979784 (BBC)]
*Spanish photographer [[Samuel Aranda]] wins the 2011 [[World Press Photo of the Year]] with an image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after a demonstration in [[Yemen]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16979784 (BBC)]


;Business and economy
;Business and economy
*A [[Histadrut]] [[general strike]] in [[Israel]] continues for a third day with banks, ports and the [[Tel Aviv Stock Exchange]] closed. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/09/israel-strike-idUSL5E8D9B9220120209 (Reuters)]
*A [[Histadrut]] [[general strike]] in [[Israel]] continues for a third day with banks, ports and the [[Tel Aviv Stock Exchange]] closed. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/09/israel-strike-idUSL5E8D9B9220120209 (Reuters)]
*[[Reuters]] cites sources "familiar with the matter" as saying that [[Google]] will soon receive approval from both the [[European Union]] and the [[United States]] for its proposed acquisiton of [[Motorola Mobility]]. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/10/us-motorola-google-europe-idUSTRE8191EQ20120210 (Reuters)]
*[[Reuters]] cites sources "familiar with the matter" as saying that [[Google]] will soon receive approval from both the [[European Union]] and the [[United States]] for its proposed acquisition of [[Motorola Mobility]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/10/us-motorola-google-europe-idUSTRE8191EQ20120210 (Reuters)]


;Disasters
;Disasters
*The death toll of a boat sunk with more than 70 people from [[Samaná]], [[Dominican Republic]], trying to illegally enter [[Puerto Rico]], reaches 47. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/08/dominican-shipwreck-idUSL2E8D894C20120208 (Reuters)]
*The death toll of the sinking of a boat with more than 70 people from [[Samaná (city)|Samaná]], [[Dominican Republic]], trying to illegally enter [[Puerto Rico]], reaches 47. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/08/dominican-shipwreck-idUSL2E8D894C20120208 (Reuters)]


;International relations
;International relations
*[[Argentina]]'s foreign minister [[Héctor Timerman]] issues a formal complaint to the [[United Nations]] about British "militarisation" of seas around the [[Malvinas]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/feb/10/argentina-falklands-protest-un (''The Guardian'')] [http://en.mercopress.com/2012/02/10/timerman-on-friday-formalizes-at-un-complaint-against-uk-militarization-of-malvinas-dispute (Merco Press)]
*[[Argentina]]'s foreign minister [[Héctor Timerman]] issues a formal complaint to the [[United Nations]] about British "militarisation" of seas around the [[Falkland Islands]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/feb/10/argentina-falklands-protest-un (''The Guardian'')] [http://en.mercopress.com/2012/02/10/timerman-on-friday-formalizes-at-un-complaint-against-uk-militarization-of-malvinas-dispute (Merco Press)]
*A group of [[South Korea]]n lawmakers make a rare visit to [[North Korea]]n [[Kaesong Industrial Region]]. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jYauU87wsIgOb1V4spJNgjbhtTTQ?docId=CNG.6c5233828f7dafc5f22f34d32bab9496.1b1 (AFP)]
*A group of [[South Korea]]n lawmakers make a rare visit to [[North Korea]]'s [[Kaesong Industrial Region]]. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jYauU87wsIgOb1V4spJNgjbhtTTQ?docId=CNG.6c5233828f7dafc5f22f34d32bab9496.1b1 (AFP)]


;Law and crime
;Law and crime
*A [[Uganda]]n lawmaker who propose the [[Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill|Anti-Homosexuality Bill]] scraps the proposed [[death penalty]] clause. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Ugandan-legislator-rules-out-death-penalty-for-gays/articleshow/11838644.cms (''Times of India'')]
*A [[Uganda]]n lawmaker who propose the [[Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill|Anti-Homosexuality Bill]] scraps the proposed [[death penalty]] clause. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Ugandan-legislator-rules-out-death-penalty-for-gays/articleshow/11838644.cms (''Times of India'')]
*Banking scion [[Nathaniel Philip Rothschild|Nat Rothschild]] loses his libel action against the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' for a statement that he is "puppet master" for [[Peter Mandelson]] and Russian oligarch [[Oleg Deripaska]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/feb/10/nat-rothschild-loses-daily-mail-libel-action (''The Guardian'')]
*Banking scion [[Nathaniel Rothschild, 5th Baron Rothschild|Nathaniel Rothschild]] loses his libel action against the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' for a statement that he is "puppet master" for [[Peter Mandelson]] and Russian oligarch [[Oleg Deripaska]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/feb/10/nat-rothschild-loses-daily-mail-libel-action (''The Guardian'')]
*[[Luka Bojović]], an alleged member of the [[Zemun Clan]], is arrested in [[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]], [[Spain]], for involvement in over 20 murders in [[Serbia]], [[the Netherlands]] and [[Spain]], including the killing of former [[Prime Minister of Serbia]] [[Zoran Đinđić]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16984223 (BBC)]
*[[Luka Bojović]], an alleged member of the [[Zemun Clan]], is arrested in [[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]], [[Spain]], for involvement in over 20 murders in [[Serbia]], the [[Netherlands]] and [[Spain]], including the killing of former [[Prime Minister of Serbia]] [[Zoran Đinđić]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16984223 (BBC)]
*An [[Uzbeks|Uzbek]] man [[Ulugbek Kodirov]] pleads guilty to plotting with the [[Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan]] to assassinate [[President of the United States]] [[Barack Obama]] in a hearing in [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]]. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hf0xtRwOoyo-PycLoC5JCvTrpQhw?docId=087e8cf087124acb96e18b2a4bb745e5 (AP via Google)]
*An [[Uzbeks|Uzbek]] man [[Ulugbek Kodirov]] pleads guilty to plotting with the [[Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan]] to assassinate [[President of the United States]] [[Barack Obama]] in a hearing in [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]]. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hf0xtRwOoyo-PycLoC5JCvTrpQhw?docId=087e8cf087124acb96e18b2a4bb745e5 (AP via Google)]


;Politics
;Politics
*[[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] Premier [[Wen Jiabao]] pledges greater freedoms in [[Tibet]], hours after two protesters are killed demanding the end of Chinese rule in the region; seven officials are also sacked for "neglecting state duties". [http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_765194.html (''Straits Times'')] [http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/10/world/asia/china-tibet-sackings/index.html (CNN)]
*[[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] Premier [[Wen Jiabao]] pledges greater freedoms in [[Tibet]], hours after two protesters are killed demanding the end of Chinese rule in the region; seven officials are also sacked for "neglecting state duties". [https://web.archive.org/web/20120211030734/http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_765194.html (''Straits Times'')] [http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/10/world/asia/china-tibet-sackings/index.html (CNN)]
*Chinese dissident [[Zhu Yufi]] is jailed for seven years for "inciting [[subversion]]", after publishing a poem in support of freedom. [http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20120210/news_20120210_56_817637.htm (Radio Television Hong Kong)] [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16977615 (BBC)]
*Chinese dissident [[Zhu Yufi]] is jailed for seven years for "inciting [[subversion]]", after publishing a poem in support of freedom. [http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20120210/news_20120210_56_817637.htm (Radio Television Hong Kong)] [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16977615 (BBC)]
*[[U Gambira]], a [[Bhikkhu]] or [[Buddhist monk]] and a leader of the [[2007 Burmese anti-government protests]], is reported as having been arrested in [[Yangon]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16977020 (BBC)]
*[[U Gambira]], a [[Bhikkhu]] or [[Buddhist monk]] and a leader of the [[2007 Burmese anti-government protests]], is reported as having been arrested in [[Yangon]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16977020 (BBC)]
*A [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] blogger is detained by [[Malaysia]]n police after fleeing Saudi Arabia for allegedly insulting the Prophet [[Muhammad]]. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/02/20122105349670993.html (Al Jazeera)]
*A [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] blogger is detained by [[Malaysia]]n police after fleeing Saudi Arabia for allegedly insulting the Prophet [[Muhammad]]. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/02/20122105349670993.html (Al Jazeera)]
*Firefighters hose down the [[Belgium|Belgian]] prime minister's office. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/10/hose-belgian-firefighters-soak-police (''The Guardian'')]
*Firefighters hose down the [[Belgium|Belgian]] prime minister's office in protest over plans to increase their retirement age. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/10/hose-belgian-firefighters-soak-police (''The Guardian'')]
*[[Mohamed Nasheed]], former president of the [[Maldives]], demands new elections and threatens protests if the new government meet the demands. [http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/02/10/uk-maldives-idUKTRE8180LG20120210 (Reuters)]
*[[Mohamed Nasheed]], former president of the [[Maldives]], demands new elections and threatens protests if the new government meet the demands. [http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/02/10/uk-maldives-idUKTRE8180LG20120210 (Reuters)]


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*In [[rugby league]], the [[Australian Rugby League Commission]] is formed to run the [[National Rugby League]] replacing control by representatives of [[News Limited]] and the former [[Australian Rugby League]]. [http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/new-dawn-for-rugby-league-gets-underway-20120210-1sckb.html (''Sydney Morning Herald'')]
*In [[rugby league]], the [[Australian Rugby League Commission]] is formed to run the [[National Rugby League]] replacing control by representatives of [[News Limited]] and the former [[Australian Rugby League]]. [http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/new-dawn-for-rugby-league-gets-underway-20120210-1sckb.html (''Sydney Morning Herald'')]


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