Portal:Current events/2012 February 5

Current events of February 5, 2012 (2012-02-05) (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 have died and nine have been injured following 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

• European cold snap
  • 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)
• Residents are asked to evacuate the Australian town of St George, Queensland while a body is found of a woman missing in Roma. (ABC News Australia)

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, 2012|Finnish Presidential election. (AP via Google News)

Sport

• In American football, Super Bowl XLVI will be played in Indianapolis between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. (SA Sunday Mail)