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Current events of
February 23, 2012
(
2012-02-23
)
(Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
A
series of attacks
across
Iraq
leave at least 60 killed and more than 200 injured.
(AP via MSNBC)
(
The Telegraph
)
(Reuters)
Afghanistan:
The
Taliban
urges
Afghans
to target foreign bases and kill westerners in response to burnings of the
Koran
at a US base as a third day of violent protests occurs, with six people having been shot dead so far.
(Reuters)
Afghan protesters attack a
Norwegian
base in
Faryab province
on the
Turkmenistan
border.
(Reuters via Alertnet)
The
bombardment of Homs
continues for the 20th successive day, with water and food supplies quickly dwindling for residents.
(DPA via
Sydney Morning Herald
)
Law and crime
Indonesian
authorities evacuate foreign and female prisoners from
Kerobokan Prison
on
Bali
following a second night of unrest.
(News Limited)
Wikileaks
suspect
United States Army
Private
Bradley Manning
is formally charged ahead of a
court martial
.
(AFP via Yahoo News)
The case against Gabe Watson in relation to the
death of his newlywed wife Tina
on the
Great Barrier Reef
in
Australia
is dismissed in the US state of
Alabama
.
(CBS News)
Politics
Eric Joyce
, the
Labour
Member of Parliament
for
Falkirk
, is arrested after an alleged brawl in a
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
bar.
(
Daily Mail
)
The
Prime Minister of Australia
Julia Gillard
calls for a
ballot
of a
caucus
of the
Australian Labor Party
for Monday as a result of the resignation of
Foreign Minister
Kevin Rudd
.
(AAP via
Sydney Morning Herald
)
Tens of thousands rally at
Moscow
's
Luzhniki Stadium
in support of the
Prime Minister
Vladimir Putin
's candidacy for
President of Russia
in the
upcoming election
on March 4th.
(RIA Novosti)
(BBC)
Crown Princess Victoria
, the heir to the
Swedish throne
, gives birth to
a baby girl
who is second in line.
(
The Guardian
)
The
Maryland State Senate
approves a bill that would allow
same-sex marriage
in the state.
(CNN)
Elections Canada
has traced allegations of fraudulent
robocalls
engaging in
voter suppression
in 18 ridings during the
Canadian federal election, 2011
to Racknine Inc., a small Edmonton call centre that worked for the
Conservative Party of Canada
party's national campaign.
(Ottawa Citizen)
CBC
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