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Current events of
February 2, 2012
(
2012-02-02
)
(Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The
Philippines
military claim to have killed
Abu Sayyaf
leader
Umbra Jumdail
,
Malaysian
Zulkifli bin Hir
, a leader of
Jemaah Islamiyah
, and Singaporean Abdullah Ali.
(AP via Google News)
Six kidnapped aid workers are released in
Yemen
.
(Reuters)
The
Mexican Army
sends 4,000 soldiers to
Michoacán
state as a result of recent violence.
(AP via
Washington Post
)
Disasters
The ferry
MV
Rabaul Queen
sinks off the coast of
Papua New Guinea
near the
Finschhafen District
, with an estimated 350 people on board. Nearby commercial ships rescue 238 people from the sea.
(News Limited via the
Herald-Sun
)
(BBC)
More than 110 people are killed across
Europe
as a result of a
recent cold snap
.
(BBC)
(AP via
Courier Mail
)
Australian floods:
Thousands of residents of
Australian
towns
Bellingen
and
Moree
,
New South Wales
are warned to prepare to evacuate as a result of heavy rain.
(
The Australian
)
A disaster is declared in the
Queensland
town of
Mitchell
with the
Maranoa River
expected to reach a peak of 9 metres.
(
The Age
)
International relations
The
People's Republic of China
asks for assistance from
South Sudan
to obtain the release of 29
Chinese
workers held captive in
Sudan
for five days.
(Reuters)
Law and crime
Corruption charges against former
Premier of Western Australia
Brian Burke
are dropped.
(ABC News Australia)
The
Supreme Court of India
cancels 122
telecom
licences granted in the 2008 sale at the centre of a corruption scandal involving former minister
A. Raja
.
(AFP via Google News)
A
French
appeals court upholds a 2009 conviction of the
Church of Scientology
on
fraud
charges.
(AP via Google News)
Egyptian
comedian
Adel Emam
is sentenced to three months in prison for
insulting Islam
.
(
The Guardian
)
Politics
The
Prime Minister of Egypt
Kamal Ganzouri
calls an emergency Cabinet meeting to discuss the
Port Said Stadium clashes
which resulted in at least 74 deaths.
(AFP via SBS News Australia)
Voters in
Kuwait
go the polls for a
parliamentary election
.
(Reuters)
Prince William
arrives in the
Falkland Islands
for a tour of duty as a
Royal Air Force
search and rescue
pilot. His deployment comes at a time of high tension between the
United Kingdom
and
Argentina
over the
sovereignty of the islands
.
(BBC)
Sports
Sam Gagner
of the
Edmonton Oilers
becomes just the thirteenth
NHL
player in history to record 8 points in one game, doing so against the
Chicago Blackhawks
. It is the first time the feat is attained since 1989.
(CBC)
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