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 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)
• 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)