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February 5, 2012 (Sunday)

Armed conflict and attacks

An explosion hits the gas pipeline between Egypt, Israel and Jordan in the North Sinai Governorate west of Arish. (AP via MSNBC)
At least three people die and nine are injured by an explosion in the Afghan city of Kandahar. (BBC)
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta claims responsibility for attacking an Eni SpA pipeline carrying oil to the Nigerian city of Brass. (Bloomberg)

Disasters

Early 2012 European cold wave:
- Heavy snow falls across much of the United Kingdom, leading to the cancellation of hundreds of flights at Heathrow Airport and the closure of the runway at Luton Airport. (BBC)
- More than 250 people have died of the cold weather in Europe, with Russia forced to reduce supplies of natural gas. (Al-Jazeera)
- Bosnia declares a state of emergency as a result of the cold snap. (Al-Jazeera)
Due to flooding, residents are asked to evacuate the Australian town of St George, Queensland, and the body is found of a woman missing in Roma. (ABC News Australia)

Law and crime

A Libyan starts court proceedings against 41 people accused of helping Muammar Gaddafi to attempt to suppress the opposition in the Libyan Civil War. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

Bahraini opposition parties launch a week-long sit in for political reform. (Reuters)
Voters in Finland go to the polls for the second round of the Finnish Presidential election with conservative candidate Sauli Niinisto winning in a landslide. (AP via Google News)
Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah resigns as the Prime Minister of Kuwait following a strong performance by the Opposition in a recent parliamentary election. (AP via the Washington Examiner)^{[permanent dead link]}
The Nigerian People's Democratic Party wins the governorship in Adamawa State. (Reuters)
The ruling Mexican National Action Party (PAN) endorses Josefina Vázquez Mota as its candidate for the Presidential election, the first time that a major Mexican party has endorsed a woman to run for President of Mexico. (AP via Star Tribune)

Sport

Super Bowl XLVI:
- In American football, Super Bowl XLVI is played in Indianapolis with the New York Giants defeating the New England Patriots 21-17. (SA Sunday Mail) (NBC Sports)
- Quarterback Eli Manning of the Giants wins his second Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award. (AP via Wall Street Journal)
In darts, England win the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts defeating Australia 4-3 in the final. (Fox Sports)

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 *An explosion hits the gas pipeline between [[Egypt]], [[Israel]] and [[Jordan]] in the [[North Sinai Governorate]] west of [[Arish]]. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46266247#.Ty3Jd8UgpQE (AP via MSNBC)]
+*At least three people die and nine are injured by an explosion in the [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] city of [[Kandahar]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16893697 (BBC)]
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+*The [[Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta]] claims responsibility for attacking an [[Eni SpA]] pipeline carrying oil to the [[Nigeria]]n city of [[Brass, Nigeria|Brass]]. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-05/nigerian-militant-group-mend-says-it-attacked-and-damaged-eni-pipeline.html (Bloomberg)]
+;Disasters
+*[[Early 2012 European cold wave]]:
+**Heavy snow falls across much of the [[United Kingdom]], leading to the cancellation of hundreds of flights at [[Heathrow Airport]] and the closure of the runway at [[Luton Airport]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16883674 (BBC)]
+**More than 250 people have died of the cold weather in [[Europe]], with [[Russia]] forced to reduce supplies of [[natural gas]]. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2012/02/20122555424535181.html (Al-Jazeera)]
+**[[Bosnia]] declares a [[state of emergency]] as a result of the cold snap. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2012/02/20122555424535181.html (Al-Jazeera)]
+*Due to flooding, residents are asked to evacuate the [[Australia]]n town of [[St George, Queensland|St George]], [[Queensland]], and the body is found of a woman missing in [[Roma, Queensland|Roma]]. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-05/residents-warned-to-leave-while-they-still-can/3812386 (ABC News Australia)]
+;Law and crime
+*A [[Libya]]n starts court proceedings against 41 people accused of helping [[Muammar Gaddafi]] to attempt to suppress the opposition in the [[2011 Libyan Civil War|Libyan Civil War]]. [http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL5E8D50HK20120205 (Reuters)]
+;Politics and elections
+*[[Bahrain]]i opposition parties launch a week-long sit in for political reform. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/05/us-bahrain-rally-idUSTRE81406L20120205 (Reuters)]
+*Voters in [[Finland]] go to the polls for the second round of the [[Finnish presidential election, 2012|Finnish Presidential election]] with conservative candidate [[Sauli Niinisto]] winning in a landslide. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hgrVjaTK2M545GjirQtlPpW2ePGg?docId=2893c4da9b4247a2842952799162d8b8 (AP via Google News)]
+*Sheikh [[Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah]] resigns as the [[Prime Minister of Kuwait]] following a strong performance by the Opposition in a recent [[Kuwaiti parliamentary election, February 2012|parliamentary election]]. [http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2012/02/kuwait-pm-resigns-after-opposition-election-surge/2171826 (AP via the ''Washington Examiner'')]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
+*The [[Nigeria]]n [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party]] wins the governorship in [[Adamawa State]]. [http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/02/05/uk-nigeria-election-adamawa-idUKTRE8140F420120205 (Reuters)]
+*The ruling [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[National Action Party (Mexico)|National Action Party (PAN)]] endorses [[Josefina Vázquez Mota]] as its candidate for the [[Mexican general election, 2012|Presidential election]], the first time that a major Mexican party has endorsed a woman to run for [[President of Mexico]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120208071446/http://www.startribune.com/world/138756599.html (AP via ''Star Tribune'')]
+;Sport
+*[[Super Bowl XLVI]]:
+**In [[American football]], [[Super Bowl XLVI]] is played in [[Indianapolis]] with the [[New York Giants]] defeating the [[New England Patriots]] 21-17. [http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/superbowl/superbowl-payback-time-for-the-patriots/story-fn947x03-1226262746383 (SA ''Sunday Mail'')] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120222215708/http://scores.nbcsports.msnbc.com/fb/boxscore.asp?gamecode=20120205017 (NBC Sports)]
+**[[Quarterback]] [[Eli Manning]] of the Giants wins his second [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award]]. [http://online.wsj.com/article/APaa3a216a45bd46278fe2ab73d31d958f.html (AP via ''Wall Street Journal'')]
+*In [[darts]], [[England]] win the [[2012 PDC World Cup of Darts]] defeating [[Australia]] 4-3 in the final. [http://www.foxsports.com.au/other-sports/australian-pair-of-simon-whitlock-and-paul-nicholson-suffer-shattering-loss-in-darts-world-cup-final-against-england/story-e6frf56c-1226263560577?from=public_rss (Fox Sports)]
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