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Thanks.<br/> The relevant discussions for additions of entries to the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:In_the_news" title="Wikipedia talk:In the news">Wikipedia talk:In the news</a>, kindly see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:In_the_news/Candidates/February_2011" title="Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates/February 2011">Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates/February 2011</a>, or the previous month's page thereof. </p><p><br/> <span style="float:left"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/January_2011" title="Wikipedia:In the news/Posted/January 2011">← January 2011</a></span> <span style="float:right"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/March_2011" title="Wikipedia:In the news/Posted/March 2011">March 2011 →</a></span> </p><p><br/> </p> </div> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_1" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_1"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_1"></span>February 1<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_1"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: February 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Sakhalin-I#World_record_wells" title="Sakhalin-I">world's longest borehole</a></b>, at 12,345 meters (40,502 ft) long, is drilled off the coast of the <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russian</a> island <a href="/wiki/Sakhalin" title="Sakhalin">Sakhalin</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411310767" title="Special:Diff/411310767">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:HJ_Mitchell" title="User:HJ Mitchell">HJ Mitchell</a>, 03:44, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Sakhalin-I#World_record_wells" title="Sakhalin-I">world's longest borehole</a></b>, at 12,345 meters (<span class="nowrap">40,502 ft</span>) long, is drilled off the coast of the <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russian</a> island <a href="/wiki/Sakhalin" title="Sakhalin">Sakhalin</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411324589" title="Special:Diff/411324589">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Art_LaPella" title="User:Art LaPella">Art LaPella</a>, 05:35, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Sakhalin-I#World_record_wells" title="Sakhalin-I">world's longest borehole</a></b>, at <span class="nowrap">12,345 m</span> (<span class="nowrap">40,502 ft</span>) long, is drilled off the coast of the <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russian</a> island <a href="/wiki/Sakhalin" title="Sakhalin">Sakhalin</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411338342" title="Special:Diff/411338342">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Fox">Fox</a>, 07:58, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Sakhalin-I#World_record_wells" title="Sakhalin-I">world's deepest borehole</a></b>, at <span class="nowrap">12,345 m</span> (<span class="nowrap">40,502 ft</span>) deep, is drilled off the coast of the <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russian</a> island <a href="/wiki/Sakhalin" title="Sakhalin">Sakhalin</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411380921" title="Special:Diff/411380921">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Art_LaPella" title="User:Art LaPella">Art LaPella</a>, 14:44, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Sakhalin-I#World_record_wells" title="Sakhalin-I">world's longest borehole</a></b>, at <span class="nowrap">12,345 m</span> (<span class="nowrap">40,502 ft</span>) total measured depth, is drilled off the coast of the <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russian</a> island <a href="/wiki/Sakhalin" title="Sakhalin">Sakhalin</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411384625" title="Special:Diff/411384625">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Art_LaPella" title="User:Art LaPella">Art LaPella</a>, 15:08, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Sakhalin-I#World_record_wells" title="Sakhalin-I">world's longest borehole</a></b>, at <span class="nowrap">12,345 m</span> (<span class="nowrap">40,502 ft</span>) total <a href="/wiki/Depth_in_a_well" title="Depth in a well">measured depth</a>, is drilled off the coast of the <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russian</a> island <a href="/wiki/Sakhalin" title="Sakhalin">Sakhalin</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411387165" title="Special:Diff/411387165">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Art_LaPella" title="User:Art LaPella">Art LaPella</a>, 15:25, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hashim_Tha%C3%A7i" title="Hashim Thaçi">Hashim Thaçi</a> remains Prime Minister of <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a> after the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Kosovo" title="Democratic Party of Kosovo">Democratic Party</a> wins <b><a href="/wiki/Kosovan_parliamentary_election,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosovan parliamentary election, 2010">an election</a></b> in the <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_Kosovo" title="International recognition of Kosovo">disputed territory</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411413453" title="Special:Diff/411413453">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:HJ_Mitchell" title="User:HJ Mitchell">HJ Mitchell</a>, 18:01, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Hashim Thaci detail, 080718-D-9880W-015 ITN.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411414525" title="Special:Diff/411414525">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:HJ_Mitchell" title="User:HJ Mitchell">HJ Mitchell</a>, 18:07, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Hashim Thaci detail, 080718-D-9880W-015 ITN.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411460971" title="Special:Diff/411460971">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 22:27, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Hashim Thaci <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411414525" title="Special:Diff/411414525">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:HJ_Mitchell" title="User:HJ Mitchell">HJ Mitchell</a>, 18:07, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hashim_Tha%C3%A7i" title="Hashim Thaçi">Hashim Thaçi</a> <i>(pictured)</i> remains Prime Minister of <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a> after the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Kosovo" title="Democratic Party of Kosovo">Democratic Party</a> wins <b><a href="/wiki/Kosovan_parliamentary_election,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosovan parliamentary election, 2010">an election</a></b> in the <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_Kosovo" title="International recognition of Kosovo">disputed territory</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411414525" title="Special:Diff/411414525">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:HJ_Mitchell" title="User:HJ Mitchell">HJ Mitchell</a>, 18:07, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hashim_Tha%C3%A7i" title="Hashim Thaçi">Hashim Thaçi</a> <i>(pictured)</i> remains <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Kosovo" title="Prime Minister of Kosovo">Prime Minister</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a> after the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Kosovo" title="Democratic Party of Kosovo">Democratic Party</a> wins <b><a href="/wiki/Kosovan_parliamentary_election,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosovan parliamentary election, 2010">an election</a></b> in the <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_Kosovo" title="International recognition of Kosovo">disputed territory</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411415859" title="Special:Diff/411415859">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 18:15, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Marouf_Bakhit" class="mw-redirect" title="Marouf Bakhit">Marouf Bakhit</a></b> is appointed the new <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Jordan" title="Prime Minister of Jordan">Prime Minister</a> of <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a> in a cabinet reshuffle by <a href="/wiki/Abdullah_II_of_Jordan" title="Abdullah II of Jordan">Abdullah II of Jordan</a>, following <a href="/wiki/2011_Jordanian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Jordanian protests">mass protests</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411437261" title="Special:Diff/411437261">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 20:14, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Marouf_Bakhit" class="mw-redirect" title="Marouf Bakhit">Marouf Bakhit</a></b> is appointed the new <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Jordan" title="Prime Minister of Jordan">Prime Minister</a> of <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a> in a cabinet reshuffle by <a href="/wiki/List_of_Kings_of_Jordan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Kings of Jordan">King</a> <a href="/wiki/Abdullah_II_of_Jordan" title="Abdullah II of Jordan">Abdullah II</a>, following <a href="/wiki/2011_Jordanian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Jordanian protests">mass protests</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411437854" title="Special:Diff/411437854">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 20:17, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Marouf_Bakhit" class="mw-redirect" title="Marouf Bakhit">Marouf Bakhit</a></b> is appointed <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Jordan" title="Prime Minister of Jordan">Prime Minister</a> of <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a> in a cabinet reshuffle by <a href="/wiki/List_of_Kings_of_Jordan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Kings of Jordan">King</a> <a href="/wiki/Abdullah_II_of_Jordan" title="Abdullah II of Jordan">Abdullah II</a>, following <a href="/wiki/2011_Jordanian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Jordanian protests">mass protests</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411438067" title="Special:Diff/411438067">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 20:18, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Marouf_al-Bakhit" title="Marouf al-Bakhit">Marouf al-Bakhit</a></b> is appointed <a href="/wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Jordan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Prime Ministers of Jordan">Prime Minister</a> of <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a> in a cabinet reshuffle by <a href="/wiki/List_of_Kings_of_Jordan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Kings of Jordan">King</a> <a href="/wiki/Abdullah_II_of_Jordan" title="Abdullah II of Jordan">Abdullah II</a>, following <a href="/wiki/2011_Jordanian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Jordanian protests">mass protests</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411449128" title="Special:Diff/411449128">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 21:20, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Marouf_al-Bakhit" title="Marouf al-Bakhit">Marouf al-Bakhit</a></b> is appointed <a href="/wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Jordan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Prime Ministers of Jordan">Prime Minister</a> of <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a> in a cabinet reshuffle by <a href="/wiki/List_of_Kings_of_Jordan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Kings of Jordan">King</a> <a href="/wiki/Abdullah_II_of_Jordan" title="Abdullah II of Jordan">Abdullah II</a>, following <a href="/wiki/2011_Jordanian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Jordanian protests">mass protests</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411451252" title="Special:Diff/411451252">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Art_LaPella" title="User:Art LaPella">Art LaPella</a>, 21:32, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Hashim Thaçi <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411451557" title="Special:Diff/411451557">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Art_LaPella" title="User:Art LaPella">Art LaPella</a>, 21:34, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Hashim Thaçi <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411460971" title="Special:Diff/411460971">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 22:27, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Marouf_al-Bakhit" title="Marouf al-Bakhit">Marouf al-Bakhit</a></b> is appointed <a href="/wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Jordan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Prime Ministers of Jordan">Prime Minister</a> of <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a> in a cabinet reshuffle by <a href="/wiki/List_of_Kings_of_Jordan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Kings of Jordan">King</a> <a href="/wiki/Abdullah_II_of_Jordan" title="Abdullah II of Jordan">Abdullah II</a>, following <a href="/wiki/2011_Jordanian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Jordanian protests">mass protests</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411451557" title="Special:Diff/411451557">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Art_LaPella" title="User:Art LaPella">Art LaPella</a>, 21:34, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Mubarak.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411460971" title="Special:Diff/411460971">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 22:27, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Mubarak.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411922562" title="Special:Diff/411922562">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 04:43, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Hosni Mubarak <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411460971" title="Special:Diff/411460971">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 22:27, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Hosni Mubarak <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411922562" title="Special:Diff/411922562">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 04:43, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President of Egypt</a> <a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a> <i>(pictured)</i> announces he will not run for re-election after <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Egyptian protests">political unrest</a></b> in the country. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411460971" title="Special:Diff/411460971">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 22:27, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hashim_Tha%C3%A7i" title="Hashim Thaçi">Hashim Thaçi</a> remains <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Kosovo" title="Prime Minister of Kosovo">Prime Minister</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a> after the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Kosovo" title="Democratic Party of Kosovo">Democratic Party</a> wins <b><a href="/wiki/Kosovan_parliamentary_election,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosovan parliamentary election, 2010">an election</a></b> in the <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_Kosovo" title="International recognition of Kosovo">disputed territory</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411460971" title="Special:Diff/411460971">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 22:27, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">Egyptian President</a> <a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a> <i>(pictured)</i>, amid <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Egyptian protests">political unrest</a></b> in the country, announces he will not seek re-election in September. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411464288" title="Special:Diff/411464288">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 22:47, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">Egyptian President</a> <a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a> <i>(pictured)</i>, amid <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Egyptian protests">political unrest</a></b> in his country, announces he will not seek re-election in September. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411465172" title="Special:Diff/411465172">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 22:52, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li>Amid <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Egyptian protests">political unrest</a></b> in the country, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">Egyptian President</a> <a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a> <i>(pictured)</i> announces he will not seek re-election in September. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411468124" title="Special:Diff/411468124">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Courcelles" title="User:Courcelles">Courcelles</a>, 23:11, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li>British composer <b><a href="/wiki/John_Barry_(composer)" title="John Barry (composer)">John Barry</a></b>, known for writing the music to 11 films in the <a href="/wiki/James_Bond_(film_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Bond (film series)"><i>James Bond</i> series</a> dies at the age of 77. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411475091" title="Special:Diff/411475091">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:HJ_Mitchell" title="User:HJ Mitchell">HJ Mitchell</a>, 23:52, 01 February 2011</small></li> <li>British composer <b><a href="/wiki/John_Barry_(composer)" title="John Barry (composer)">John Barry</a></b>, known for writing the music to 11 films in the <a href="/wiki/James_Bond_(film_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Bond (film series)"><i>James Bond</i> series</a>, dies at the age of 77. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411475172" title="Special:Diff/411475172">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:HJ_Mitchell" title="User:HJ Mitchell">HJ Mitchell</a>, 23:53, 01 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_2" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_2"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_2"></span>February 2<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_2"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: February 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>British composer <b><a href="/wiki/John_Barry_(composer)" title="John Barry (composer)">John Barry</a></b>, known for writing the music to 11 films in the <a href="/wiki/James_Bond_(film_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Bond (film series)"><i>James Bond</i> series</a>, dies at the age of 77. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411478960" title="Special:Diff/411478960">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Renamed_user_ixgysjijel" title="User:Renamed user ixgysjijel">Renamed user ixgysjijel</a>, 00:14, 02 February 2011</small></li> <li>Results from <b><a href="/wiki/Southern_Sudanese_independence_referendum,_2011" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Sudanese independence referendum, 2011">a recent referendum</a></b> show nearly 99% of voters are in favour of <a href="/wiki/Southern_Sudan" class="mw-disambig" title="Southern Sudan">Southern Sudan</a>'s secession from <a href="/wiki/Sudan" title="Sudan">Sudan</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411478960" title="Special:Diff/411478960">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Renamed_user_ixgysjijel" title="User:Renamed user ixgysjijel">Renamed user ixgysjijel</a>, 00:14, 02 February 2011</small></li> <li>Results from <b><a href="/wiki/Southern_Sudanese_independence_referendum,_2011" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Sudanese independence referendum, 2011">a recent referendum</a></b> show nearly 99% of voters are in favour of <a href="/wiki/Southern_Sudan" class="mw-disambig" title="Southern Sudan">Southern Sudan</a>'s secession from <a href="/wiki/Sudan" title="Sudan">Sudan</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411933093" title="Special:Diff/411933093">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 06:35, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Sakhalin-I#World_record_wells" title="Sakhalin-I">world's longest borehole</a></b>, at <span class="nowrap">12,345 m</span> (<span class="nowrap">40,502 ft</span>) total <a href="/wiki/Depth_in_a_well" title="Depth in a well">measured depth</a>, is drilled off the coast of the <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russian</a> island <a href="/wiki/Sakhalin" title="Sakhalin">Sakhalin</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411478960" title="Special:Diff/411478960">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Renamed_user_ixgysjijel" title="User:Renamed user ixgysjijel">Renamed user ixgysjijel</a>, 00:14, 02 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Sakhalin-I#World_record_wells" title="Sakhalin-I">world's longest borehole</a></b>, at <span class="nowrap">12,345 m</span> (<span class="nowrap">40,502 ft</span>) total <a href="/wiki/Depth_in_a_well" title="Depth in a well">measured depth</a>, is drilled off the coast of the <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russian</a> island <a href="/wiki/Sakhalin" title="Sakhalin">Sakhalin</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411650297" title="Special:Diff/411650297">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Titoxd" title="User:Titoxd">Titoxd</a>, 21:08, 02 February 2011</small></li> <li>British composer <b><a href="/wiki/John_Barry_(composer)" title="John Barry (composer)">John Barry</a></b>, known for writing the music to 11 films in the <a href="/wiki/James_Bond_(film_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Bond (film series)"><i>James Bond</i> series</a>, dies at the age of 77. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411489521" title="Special:Diff/411489521">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 01:14, 02 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/John_Barry_(composer)" title="John Barry (composer)">John Barry</a></b>, composer of the music from 11 films in the <a href="/wiki/James_Bond_(film_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Bond (film series)"><i>James Bond</i> series</a>, dies at the age of 77. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411492126" title="Special:Diff/411492126">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 01:32, 02 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/John_Barry_(composer)" title="John Barry (composer)">John Barry</a></b>, composer of the music from 11 films in the <a href="/wiki/James_Bond_(film_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Bond (film series)"><i>James Bond</i> series</a>, dies at the age of 77. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411705217" title="Special:Diff/411705217">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 02:32, 03 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Marouf_al-Bakhit" title="Marouf al-Bakhit">Marouf al-Bakhit</a></b> is appointed <a href="/wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Jordan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Prime Ministers of Jordan">Prime Minister</a> of <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a> in a cabinet reshuffle by <a href="/wiki/List_of_Kings_of_Jordan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Kings of Jordan">King</a> <a href="/wiki/Abdullah_II_of_Jordan" title="Abdullah II of Jordan">Abdullah II</a>, following <a href="/wiki/2011_Jordanian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Jordanian protests">mass protests</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411613735" title="Special:Diff/411613735">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Art_LaPella" title="User:Art LaPella">Art LaPella</a>, 17:43, 02 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Marouf_al-Bakhit" title="Marouf al-Bakhit">Marouf al-Bakhit</a></b> is appointed <a href="/wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Jordan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Prime Ministers of Jordan">Prime Minister</a> of <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a> in a cabinet reshuffle by <a href="/wiki/List_of_Kings_of_Jordan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Kings of Jordan">King</a> <a href="/wiki/Abdullah_II_of_Jordan" title="Abdullah II of Jordan">Abdullah II</a>, following <a href="/wiki/2011_Jordanian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Jordanian protests">mass protests</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412030032" title="Special:Diff/412030032">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 19:55, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Severe_Tropical_Cyclone_Yasi" class="mw-redirect" title="Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi">Cyclone Yasi</a></b>, the strongest cyclone to hit Australia in generations, makes landfall near <a href="/wiki/Innisfail" class="mw-disambig" title="Innisfail">Innisfail</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411650297" title="Special:Diff/411650297">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Titoxd" title="User:Titoxd">Titoxd</a>, 21:08, 02 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Severe_Tropical_Cyclone_Yasi" class="mw-redirect" title="Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi">Cyclone Yasi</a></b>, the strongest cyclone to hit Australia in generations, makes landfall near <a href="/wiki/Innisfail,_Queensland" title="Innisfail, Queensland">Innisfail</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411654425" title="Special:Diff/411654425">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Bencherlite" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Bencherlite">Bencherlite</a>, 21:27, 02 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Severe_Tropical_Cyclone_Yasi" class="mw-redirect" title="Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi">Cyclone Yasi</a></b>, a <a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_scales#Australia" title="Tropical cyclone scales">Category 5 cyclone</a>, makes landfall near <a href="/wiki/Innisfail,_Queensland" title="Innisfail, Queensland">Innisfail</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411656312" title="Special:Diff/411656312">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Titoxd" title="User:Titoxd">Titoxd</a>, 21:37, 02 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Severe_Tropical_Cyclone_Yasi" class="mw-redirect" title="Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi">Cyclone Yasi</a></b>, a <a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_scales#Australia" title="Tropical cyclone scales">Category 5 cyclone</a>, makes landfall in northern <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411657584" title="Special:Diff/411657584">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 21:44, 02 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Severe_Tropical_Cyclone_Yasi" class="mw-redirect" title="Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi">Cyclone Yasi</a></b>, a <a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_scales#Australia" title="Tropical cyclone scales">Category 5 cyclone</a>, makes landfall in northern <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412286678" title="Special:Diff/412286678">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 04:40, 06 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_3" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_3"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_3"></span>February 3<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_3"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: February 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Sakhalin-I#World_record_wells" title="Sakhalin-I">world's longest borehole</a></b>, at <span class="nowrap">12,345 m</span> (<span class="nowrap">40,502 ft</span>) total <a href="/wiki/Depth_in_a_well" title="Depth in a well">measured depth</a>, is drilled off the coast of the <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russian</a> island <a href="/wiki/Sakhalin" title="Sakhalin">Sakhalin</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411705217" title="Special:Diff/411705217">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 02:32, 03 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Sakhalin-I#World_record_wells" title="Sakhalin-I">world's longest borehole</a></b>, at <span class="nowrap">12,345 m</span> (<span class="nowrap">40,502 ft</span>) total <a href="/wiki/Depth_in_a_well" title="Depth in a well">measured depth</a>, is drilled off the coast of the <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russian</a> island <a href="/wiki/Sakhalin" title="Sakhalin">Sakhalin</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411779723" title="Special:Diff/411779723">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 13:59, 03 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_Assigned_Numbers_Authority" title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority">IANA</a> allocates the <b><a href="/wiki/IPv4_address_exhaustion" title="IPv4 address exhaustion">last free blocks</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/IPv4" title="IPv4">IPv4 internet addresses</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Regional_Internet_registry" title="Regional Internet registry">regional Internet registries</a>. Transition to the next generation internet protocol <a href="/wiki/IPv6" title="IPv6">IPv6</a> is in progress. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411785077" title="Special:Diff/411785077">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Thue" title="User:Thue">Thue</a>, 14:40, 03 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_Assigned_Numbers_Authority" title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority">IANA</a> allocates the <b><a href="/wiki/IPv4_address_exhaustion" title="IPv4 address exhaustion">last free blocks</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/IPv4" title="IPv4">IPv4 internet addresses</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Regional_Internet_registry" title="Regional Internet registry">regional Internet registries</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411786340" title="Special:Diff/411786340">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 14:48, 03 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_Assigned_Numbers_Authority" title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority">IANA</a> allocates the <b><a href="/wiki/IPv4_address_exhaustion" title="IPv4 address exhaustion">last free blocks</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/IPv4" title="IPv4">IPv4 internet addresses</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Regional_Internet_registry" title="Regional Internet registry">regional Internet registries</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412522738" title="Special:Diff/412522738">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 12:42, 07 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_4" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_4"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_4"></span>February 4<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_4"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: February 4"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>|image = President Ali Abdullah Saleh.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411922562" title="Special:Diff/411922562">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 04:43, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = President Ali Abdullah Saleh.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412033713" title="Special:Diff/412033713">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 20:16, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Ali Abdullah Saleh <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411922562" title="Special:Diff/411922562">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 04:43, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Ali Abdullah Saleh <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412033713" title="Special:Diff/412033713">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 20:16, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li>Thousands <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Yemeni_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Yemeni protests">protest</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Sana%27a" class="mw-redirect" title="Sana'a">Sana'a</a>, the capital of <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a>, after <a href="/wiki/Ali_Abdullah_Saleh" title="Ali Abdullah Saleh">Ali Abdullah Saleh</a> <i>(pictured)</i> announces he will step down in 2013. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411922562" title="Special:Diff/411922562">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 04:43, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li>Amid <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Egyptian protests">political unrest</a></b> in the country, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">Egyptian President</a> <a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a> announces he will not seek re-election in September. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411922635" title="Special:Diff/411922635">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 04:43, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li>NASA's <b><a href="/wiki/Kepler_(spacecraft)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kepler (spacecraft)">Kepler mission</a></b> releases preliminary results that indicate over 1,200 candidate <a href="/wiki/Extrasolar_planet" class="mw-redirect" title="Extrasolar planet">extrasolar planets</a>, 54 of which are located in the <a href="/wiki/Habitable_zone" title="Habitable zone">habitable zone</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411925232" title="Special:Diff/411925232">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 05:10, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li>Thousands <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Yemeni_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Yemeni protests">protest</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Sana%27a" class="mw-redirect" title="Sana'a">Sana'a</a>, the capital of <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a>, after <a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Yemen" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of Yemen">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Ali_Abdullah_Saleh" title="Ali Abdullah Saleh">Ali Abdullah Saleh</a> <i>(pictured)</i> announces he will step down in 2013. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411925645" title="Special:Diff/411925645">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 05:14, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li>Thousands <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Yemeni_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Yemeni protests">protest</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a>, after <a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Yemen" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of Yemen">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Ali_Abdullah_Saleh" title="Ali Abdullah Saleh">Ali Abdullah Saleh</a> <i>(pictured)</i> announces he will step down in 2013. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411926315" title="Special:Diff/411926315">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 05:22, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li>Thousands <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Yemeni_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Yemeni protests">protest</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a> after <a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Yemen" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of Yemen">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Ali_Abdullah_Saleh" title="Ali Abdullah Saleh">Ali Abdullah Saleh</a> <i>(pictured)</i> announces he will step down in 2013. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411926359" title="Special:Diff/411926359">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 05:22, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li>Thousands of people <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Yemeni_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Yemeni protests">protest</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a>, one day after <a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Yemen" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of Yemen">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Ali_Abdullah_Saleh" title="Ali Abdullah Saleh">Ali Abdullah Saleh</a> <i>(pictured)</i> announces he will step down in 2013. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411932512" title="Special:Diff/411932512">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 06:29, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li>Amid <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Egyptian protests">political unrest</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a> announces he will not seek re-election in September. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411932512" title="Special:Diff/411932512">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 06:29, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li>Amid <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Egyptian protests">political unrest</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a> announces he will not seek re-election in September. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412179201" title="Special:Diff/412179201">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 17:16, 05 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hashim_Tha%C3%A7i" title="Hashim Thaçi">Hashim Thaçi</a> remains <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Kosovo" title="Prime Minister of Kosovo">Prime Minister</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a> after the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Kosovo" title="Democratic Party of Kosovo">Democratic Party</a> wins <b><a href="/wiki/Kosovan_parliamentary_election,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosovan parliamentary election, 2010">an election</a></b> in the <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_Kosovo" title="International recognition of Kosovo">disputed territory</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411933093" title="Special:Diff/411933093">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 06:35, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hashim_Tha%C3%A7i" title="Hashim Thaçi">Hashim Thaçi</a> remains <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Kosovo" title="Prime Minister of Kosovo">Prime Minister</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a> after the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Kosovo" title="Democratic Party of Kosovo">Democratic Party</a> wins <b><a href="/wiki/Kosovan_parliamentary_election,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosovan parliamentary election, 2010">an election</a></b> in the <a href="/wiki/International_recognition_of_Kosovo" title="International recognition of Kosovo">disputed territory</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411936655" title="Special:Diff/411936655">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 07:15, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>'s <b><a href="/wiki/Kepler_(spacecraft)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kepler (spacecraft)">Kepler mission</a></b> releases preliminary results that indicate over 1,200 candidate <a href="/wiki/Extrasolar_planet" class="mw-redirect" title="Extrasolar planet">extrasolar planets</a>, 54 of which are located in the <a href="/wiki/Habitable_zone" title="Habitable zone">habitable zone</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/411936520" title="Special:Diff/411936520">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 07:13, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>'s <b><a href="/wiki/Kepler_(spacecraft)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kepler (spacecraft)">Kepler mission</a></b> releases preliminary results that indicate over 1,200 candidate <a href="/wiki/Extrasolar_planet" class="mw-redirect" title="Extrasolar planet">extrasolar planets</a>, 54 of which are located in the <a href="/wiki/Habitable_zone" title="Habitable zone">habitable zone</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412303402" title="Special:Diff/412303402">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 07:27, 06 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Burma">Prime Minister</a> of <a href="/wiki/Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Burma">Burma</a>, <b><a href="/wiki/Thein_Sein" title="Thein Sein">Thein Sein</a></b> is named the new <a href="/wiki/President_of_Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Burma">President of the country</a>, following the <a href="/wiki/Burmese_general_election,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Burmese general election, 2010">2010 general election</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412030032" title="Special:Diff/412030032">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 19:55, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Burma">Prime Minister</a> of <a href="/wiki/Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Burma">Burma</a>, <b><a href="/wiki/Thein_Sein" title="Thein Sein">Thein Sein</a></b>, is named the new <a href="/wiki/President_of_Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Burma">President of the country</a>, following the <a href="/wiki/Burmese_general_election,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Burmese general election, 2010">2010 general election</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412030343" title="Special:Diff/412030343">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Spangineer" title="User:Spangineer">Spangineer</a>, 19:57, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Burma">Burmese</a> <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Burma">Prime Minister</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Thein_Sein" title="Thein Sein">Thein Sein</a></b> is named <a href="/wiki/President_of_Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Burma">President</a>, following the <a href="/wiki/Burmese_general_election,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Burmese general election, 2010">2010 general election</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412032277" title="Special:Diff/412032277">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 20:08, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = TheinSeinASEAN cropped.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412033713" title="Special:Diff/412033713">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 20:16, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = TheinSeinASEAN cropped.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412187162" title="Special:Diff/412187162">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 18:04, 05 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Thein Sein <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412033713" title="Special:Diff/412033713">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 20:16, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Thein Sein <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412187162" title="Special:Diff/412187162">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 18:04, 05 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Burma">Burmese</a> <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Burma">Prime Minister</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Thein_Sein" title="Thein Sein">Thein Sein</a></b> <i>(pictured)</i> is named <a href="/wiki/President_of_Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Burma">President</a>, following the <a href="/wiki/Burmese_general_election,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Burmese general election, 2010">2010 general election</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412033713" title="Special:Diff/412033713">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 20:16, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li>Thousands of people <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Yemeni_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Yemeni protests">protest</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a>, one day after <a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Yemen" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of Yemen">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Ali_Abdullah_Saleh" title="Ali Abdullah Saleh">Ali Abdullah Saleh</a> announces he will step down in 2013. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412033713" title="Special:Diff/412033713">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 20:16, 04 February 2011</small></li> <li>Thousands of people <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Yemeni_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Yemeni protests">protest</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a>, one day after <a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Yemen" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of Yemen">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Ali_Abdullah_Saleh" title="Ali Abdullah Saleh">Ali Abdullah Saleh</a> announces he will step down in 2013. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412312388" title="Special:Diff/412312388">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 09:14, 06 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_5" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_5"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_5"></span>February 5<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_5"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: February 5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Burma">Burmese</a> <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Burma">Prime Minister</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Thein_Sein" title="Thein Sein">Thein Sein</a></b> <i>(pictured)</i> is named <a href="/wiki/President_of_Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Burma">President of Burma</a> following the country's <a href="/wiki/Burmese_general_election,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Burmese general election, 2010">2010 general election</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412079870" title="Special:Diff/412079870">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Fetchcomms" title="User:Fetchcomms">Fetchcomms</a>, 01:27, 05 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Burma">Burmese</a> <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Burma">Prime Minister</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Thein_Sein" title="Thein Sein">Thein Sein</a></b> <i>(pictured)</i> is named <a href="/wiki/President_of_Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Burma">President</a>, following the <a href="/wiki/Burmese_general_election,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Burmese general election, 2010">2010 general election</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412082275" title="Special:Diff/412082275">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 01:46, 05 February 2011</small></li> <li>After seven months of political gridlock, <b><a href="/wiki/Jhala_Nath_Khanal" title="Jhala Nath Khanal">Jhala Nath Khanal</a></b> is elected <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Nepal" title="Prime Minister of Nepal">Prime Minister</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> by the country's <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Nepal" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliament of Nepal">Parliament</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412179201" title="Special:Diff/412179201">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 17:16, 05 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = JN PM of Nepal cropped.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412187162" title="Special:Diff/412187162">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 18:04, 05 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = JN PM of Nepal cropped.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412315080" title="Special:Diff/412315080">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 09:44, 06 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Jhala Nath Khanal <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412187162" title="Special:Diff/412187162">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 18:04, 05 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Jhala Nath Khanal <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412315080" title="Special:Diff/412315080">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 09:44, 06 February 2011</small></li> <li>After seven months of political gridlock, <b><a href="/wiki/Jhala_Nath_Khanal" title="Jhala Nath Khanal">Jhala Nath Khanal</a></b> <i>(pictured)</i> is elected <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Nepal" title="Prime Minister of Nepal">Prime Minister</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> by the country's <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Nepal" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliament of Nepal">Parliament</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412187162" title="Special:Diff/412187162">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 18:04, 05 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Burma">Burmese</a> <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Burma">Prime Minister</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Thein_Sein" title="Thein Sein">Thein Sein</a></b> is named <a href="/wiki/President_of_Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Burma">President</a>, following the <a href="/wiki/Burmese_general_election,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Burmese general election, 2010">2010 general election</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412187162" title="Special:Diff/412187162">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 18:04, 05 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Burma">Burmese</a> <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Burma">Prime Minister</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Thein_Sein" title="Thein Sein">Thein Sein</a></b> is named <a href="/wiki/President_of_Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Burma">President</a>, following the <a href="/wiki/Burmese_general_election,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Burmese general election, 2010">2010 general election</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412614073" title="Special:Diff/412614073">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 22:25, 07 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Nepal" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliament of Nepal">Parliament</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> elects <b><a href="/wiki/Jhala_Nath_Khanal" title="Jhala Nath Khanal">Jhala Nath Khanal</a></b> <i>(pictured)</i> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Nepal" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Prime Ministers of Nepal">Prime Minister</a>, ending seven months of political gridlock. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412190602" title="Special:Diff/412190602">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 18:25, 05 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_6" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_6"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_6"></span>February 6<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_6"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: February 6"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/International_Cricket_Council" title="International Cricket Council">International Cricket Council</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_cricket_spot-fixing_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversy">bans</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_national_cricket_team" title="Pakistan national cricket team">Pakistani</a> cricketers <a href="/wiki/Salman_Butt" title="Salman Butt">Salman Butt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Asif" class="mw-disambig" title="Mohammad Asif">Mohammad Asif</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Amir" title="Mohammad Amir">Mohammad Amir</a> for five years for <a href="/wiki/Spot-fixing" title="Spot-fixing">spot-fixing</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412286678" title="Special:Diff/412286678">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 04:40, 06 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/International_Cricket_Council" title="International Cricket Council">International Cricket Council</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_cricket_spot-fixing_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversy">bans</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_national_cricket_team" title="Pakistan national cricket team">Pakistani</a> cricketers <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Amir" title="Mohammad Amir">Mohammad Amir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Asif" class="mw-disambig" title="Mohammad Asif">Mohammad Asif</a> and <a href="/wiki/Salman_Butt" title="Salman Butt">Salman Butt</a> for five years for <a href="/wiki/Spot-fixing" title="Spot-fixing">spot-fixing</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412287590" title="Special:Diff/412287590">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 04:48, 06 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/International_Cricket_Council" title="International Cricket Council">International Cricket Council</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_cricket_spot-fixing_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversy">bans</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_national_cricket_team" title="Pakistan national cricket team">Pakistani</a> cricketers <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Amir" title="Mohammad Amir">Mohammad Amir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Asif" class="mw-disambig" title="Mohammad Asif">Mohammad Asif</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Salman_Butt" title="Salman Butt">Salman Butt</a> for five years for <a href="/wiki/Spot-fixing" title="Spot-fixing">spot-fixing</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412287933" title="Special:Diff/412287933">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 04:51, 06 February 2011</small></li> <li>{{In the news/image <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412292476" title="Special:Diff/412292476">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 05:31, 06 February 2011</small></li> <li>Explosion of the <b><a href="/wiki/Arab_Gas_Pipeline" title="Arab Gas Pipeline">Arab Gas Pipeline</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>'s <a href="/wiki/North_Sinai_Governorate" title="North Sinai Governorate">North Sinai Governorate</a> suspends <a href="/wiki/Natural_gas" title="Natural gas">natural gas</a> supplies to <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412303402" title="Special:Diff/412303402">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 07:27, 06 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Japan_Sumo_Association" title="Japan Sumo Association">Japan Sumo Association</a> cancels a <a href="/wiki/Honbasho" title="Honbasho">Grand Tournament</a> for the first time in 65 years after a <b><a href="/wiki/Sumo#Match-fixing" title="Sumo">match-fixing controversy</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412312388" title="Special:Diff/412312388">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 09:14, 06 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Japan_Sumo_Association" title="Japan Sumo Association">Japan Sumo Association</a> cancels a <a href="/wiki/Honbasho" title="Honbasho">Grand Tournament</a> for the first time in 65 years after a <b><a href="/wiki/Sumo#Match-fixing" title="Sumo">match-fixing controversy</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413642917" title="Special:Diff/413642917">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 07:10, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Mohammad Asif cropped.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412315080" title="Special:Diff/412315080">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 09:44, 06 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Mohammad Asif cropped.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412546953" title="Special:Diff/412546953">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Jayron32" title="User:Jayron32">Jayron32</a>, 16:03, 07 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Mohammad Asif <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412315080" title="Special:Diff/412315080">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 09:44, 06 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Mohammad Asif <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412546953" title="Special:Diff/412546953">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Jayron32" title="User:Jayron32">Jayron32</a>, 16:03, 07 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/International_Cricket_Council" title="International Cricket Council">International Cricket Council</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_cricket_spot-fixing_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversy">bans</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_national_cricket_team" title="Pakistan national cricket team">Pakistani</a> cricketers <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Amir" title="Mohammad Amir">Mohammad Amir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Asif" class="mw-disambig" title="Mohammad Asif">Mohammad Asif</a> <i>(pictured)</i>, and <a href="/wiki/Salman_Butt" title="Salman Butt">Salman Butt</a> for five years for <a href="/wiki/Spot-fixing" title="Spot-fixing">spot-fixing</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412315080" title="Special:Diff/412315080">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 09:44, 06 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Nepal" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliament of Nepal">Parliament</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> elects <b><a href="/wiki/Jhala_Nath_Khanal" title="Jhala Nath Khanal">Jhala Nath Khanal</a></b> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Nepal" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Prime Ministers of Nepal">Prime Minister</a>, ending seven months of political gridlock. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412315080" title="Special:Diff/412315080">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 09:44, 06 February 2011</small></li> <li>Following an explosion affecting the <b><a href="/wiki/Arab_Gas_Pipeline" title="Arab Gas Pipeline">Arab Gas Pipeline</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>'s <a href="/wiki/North_Sinai_Governorate" title="North Sinai Governorate">North Sinai Governorate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Natural_gas" title="Natural gas">natural gas</a> supplies to <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a> are suspended. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412331550" title="Special:Diff/412331550">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 12:17, 06 February 2011</small></li> <li>Following an explosion affecting the <b><a href="/wiki/Arab_Gas_Pipeline" title="Arab Gas Pipeline">Arab Gas Pipeline</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>'s <a href="/wiki/North_Sinai_Governorate" title="North Sinai Governorate">North Sinai Governorate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Natural_gas" title="Natural gas">natural gas</a> supplies to <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a> are suspended. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412976012" title="Special:Diff/412976012">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 20:51, 09 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Nepal" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliament of Nepal">Parliament</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> elects <b><a href="/wiki/Jhala_Nath_Khanal" title="Jhala Nath Khanal">Jhala Nath Khanal</a></b> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Nepal" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Prime Ministers of Nepal">Prime Minister</a>, ending seven months of political deadlock. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412333269" title="Special:Diff/412333269">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 12:31, 06 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Nepal" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliament of Nepal">Parliament</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> elects <b><a href="/wiki/Jhala_Nath_Khanal" title="Jhala Nath Khanal">Jhala Nath Khanal</a></b> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Nepal" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Prime Ministers of Nepal">Prime Minister</a>, ending seven months of political deadlock. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412695138" title="Special:Diff/412695138">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Fox">Fox</a>, 09:43, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/International_Cricket_Council" title="International Cricket Council">International Cricket Council</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_cricket_spot-fixing_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversy">bans</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_national_cricket_team" title="Pakistan national cricket team">Pakistani</a> cricketers <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Amir" title="Mohammad Amir">Mohammad Amir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Asif" class="mw-disambig" title="Mohammad Asif">Mohammad Asif</a> <i>(pictured)</i>, and <a href="/wiki/Salman_Butt" title="Salman Butt">Salman Butt</a> for several years for <a href="/wiki/Spot-fixing" title="Spot-fixing">spot-fixing</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412360501" title="Special:Diff/412360501">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Andrew_Gray" title="User:Andrew Gray">Andrew Gray</a>, 15:54, 06 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_7" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_7"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_7"></span>February 7<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_7"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: February 7"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> to win <b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLV" title="Super Bowl XLV">Super Bowl XLV</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412522738" title="Special:Diff/412522738">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 12:42, 07 February 2011</small></li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> to win <b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLV" title="Super Bowl XLV">Super Bowl XLV</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412523609" title="Special:Diff/412523609">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 12:51, 07 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_Assigned_Numbers_Authority" title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority">IANA</a> allocates the <b><a href="/wiki/IPv4_address_exhaustion" title="IPv4 address exhaustion">last free blocks</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/IPv4" title="IPv4">IPv4 internet addresses</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Regional_Internet_registry" title="Regional Internet registry">regional Internet registries</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412523609" title="Special:Diff/412523609">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 12:51, 07 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_Assigned_Numbers_Authority" title="Internet Assigned Numbers Authority">IANA</a> allocates the <b><a href="/wiki/IPv4_address_exhaustion" title="IPv4 address exhaustion">last free blocks</a></b> of <a href="/wiki/IPv4" title="IPv4">IPv4 internet addresses</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Regional_Internet_registry" title="Regional Internet registry">regional Internet registries</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412535291" title="Special:Diff/412535291">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Golbez" title="User:Golbez">Golbez</a>, 14:38, 07 February 2011</small></li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> to win <b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLV" title="Super Bowl XLV">Super Bowl XLV</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412535291" title="Special:Diff/412535291">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Golbez" title="User:Golbez">Golbez</a>, 14:38, 07 February 2011</small></li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> to win <b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLV" title="Super Bowl XLV">Super Bowl XLV</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412537686" title="Special:Diff/412537686">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Art_LaPella" title="User:Art LaPella">Art LaPella</a>, 14:56, 07 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Mike McCarthy (TJG).JPG <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412546953" title="Special:Diff/412546953">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Jayron32" title="User:Jayron32">Jayron32</a>, 16:03, 07 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Mike McCarthy (TJG).JPG <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412616082" title="Special:Diff/412616082">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 22:36, 07 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Mike McCarthy <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412546953" title="Special:Diff/412546953">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Jayron32" title="User:Jayron32">Jayron32</a>, 16:03, 07 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Mike McCarthy <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412643219" title="Special:Diff/412643219">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Art_LaPella" title="User:Art LaPella">Art LaPella</a>, 01:36, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> <i>(head coach <a href="/wiki/Mike_McCarthy" title="Mike McCarthy">Mike McCarthy</a> pictured)</i> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> to win <b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLV" title="Super Bowl XLV">Super Bowl XLV</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412546953" title="Special:Diff/412546953">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Jayron32" title="User:Jayron32">Jayron32</a>, 16:03, 07 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/International_Cricket_Council" title="International Cricket Council">International Cricket Council</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_cricket_spot-fixing_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversy">bans</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_national_cricket_team" title="Pakistan national cricket team">Pakistani</a> cricketers <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Amir" title="Mohammad Amir">Mohammad Amir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Asif" class="mw-disambig" title="Mohammad Asif">Mohammad Asif</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Salman_Butt" title="Salman Butt">Salman Butt</a> for several years for <a href="/wiki/Spot-fixing" title="Spot-fixing">spot-fixing</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412546953" title="Special:Diff/412546953">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Jayron32" title="User:Jayron32">Jayron32</a>, 16:03, 07 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/International_Cricket_Council" title="International Cricket Council">International Cricket Council</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_cricket_spot-fixing_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversy">bans</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_national_cricket_team" title="Pakistan national cricket team">Pakistani</a> cricketers <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Amir" title="Mohammad Amir">Mohammad Amir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Asif" class="mw-disambig" title="Mohammad Asif">Mohammad Asif</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Salman_Butt" title="Salman Butt">Salman Butt</a> for several years for <a href="/wiki/Spot-fixing" title="Spot-fixing">spot-fixing</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412849372" title="Special:Diff/412849372">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 03:30, 09 February 2011</small></li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> <i>(head coach <a href="/wiki/Mike_McCarthy_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike McCarthy (American football)">Mike McCarthy</a> pictured)</i> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> to win <b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLV" title="Super Bowl XLV">Super Bowl XLV</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412547097" title="Special:Diff/412547097">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Jayron32" title="User:Jayron32">Jayron32</a>, 16:04, 07 February 2011</small></li> <li>A new <b><a href="/wiki/Cambodian%E2%80%93Thai_border_stand-off#February_2011_clashes" class="mw-redirect" title="Cambodian–Thai border stand-off">round of clashes</a></b> erupts between <a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thai</a> soldiers over the area surrounding <a href="/wiki/Preah_Vihear_Temple" title="Preah Vihear Temple">Preah Vihear Temple</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412614073" title="Special:Diff/412614073">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 22:25, 07 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Preah-vihear.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412616082" title="Special:Diff/412616082">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 22:36, 07 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Preah-vihear.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412712568" title="Special:Diff/412712568">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 12:29, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li>A new <b><a href="/wiki/Cambodian%E2%80%93Thai_border_stand-off#February_2011_clashes" class="mw-redirect" title="Cambodian–Thai border stand-off">round of clashes</a></b> erupts between <a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thai</a> soldiers over the area surrounding <a href="/wiki/Preah_Vihear_Temple" title="Preah Vihear Temple">Preah Vihear Temple</a> <i>(pictured)</i>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412616082" title="Special:Diff/412616082">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 22:36, 07 February 2011</small></li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> to win <b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLV" title="Super Bowl XLV">Super Bowl XLV</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412616082" title="Special:Diff/412616082">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 22:36, 07 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_8" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_8"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_8"></span>February 8<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_8"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: February 8"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>|title = Preah Vihear Temple <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412643219" title="Special:Diff/412643219">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Art_LaPella" title="User:Art LaPella">Art LaPella</a>, 01:36, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Preah Vihear Temple <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412712568" title="Special:Diff/412712568">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 12:29, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>'s <b><a href="/wiki/STEREO" title="STEREO">STEREO</a></b> probes produce the first ever <a href="/wiki/3D_image" class="mw-redirect" title="3D image">3D images</a> of the entire surface of the <a href="/wiki/Sun" title="Sun">Sun</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412695138" title="Special:Diff/412695138">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Fox">Fox</a>, 09:43, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> to win <b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLV" title="Super Bowl XLV">Super Bowl XLV</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412695138" title="Special:Diff/412695138">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Fox">Fox</a>, 09:43, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> to win <b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLV" title="Super Bowl XLV">Super Bowl XLV</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413701323" title="Special:Diff/413701323">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 15:47, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>'s <b><a href="/wiki/STEREO" title="STEREO">STEREO</a></b> satellites obtain the first simultaneous images of the <a href="/wiki/Photosphere" title="Photosphere">entire surface</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Sun" title="Sun">Sun</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412711579" title="Special:Diff/412711579">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 12:21, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Sun STEREO 4dec2006 lrg.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412712568" title="Special:Diff/412712568">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 12:29, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Sun STEREO 4dec2006 lrg.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412713651" title="Special:Diff/412713651">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 12:37, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = One of the first images of the Sun taken by STEREO <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412712568" title="Special:Diff/412712568">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 12:29, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = One of the first images of the Sun taken by STEREO <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412713651" title="Special:Diff/412713651">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 12:37, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li>A new <b><a href="/wiki/Cambodian%E2%80%93Thai_border_stand-off#February_2011_clashes" class="mw-redirect" title="Cambodian–Thai border stand-off">round of clashes</a></b> erupts between <a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thai</a> soldiers over the area surrounding <a href="/wiki/Preah_Vihear_Temple" title="Preah Vihear Temple">Preah Vihear Temple</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412712568" title="Special:Diff/412712568">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 12:29, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>'s <b><a href="/wiki/STEREO" title="STEREO">STEREO</a></b> satellites obtain the first simultaneous images of the <a href="/wiki/Photosphere" title="Photosphere">entire surface</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Sun" title="Sun">Sun</a> <i>(example pictured)</i>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412712568" title="Special:Diff/412712568">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 12:29, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Sun 3D anaglyph STEREO cropped.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412713651" title="Special:Diff/412713651">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 12:37, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Sun 3D anaglyph STEREO cropped.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412769084" title="Special:Diff/412769084">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 19:34, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = A three-dimensional anaglyph taken by STEREO, released by NASA on April 23, 2007. 3D red cyan glasses are recommended to view this image correctly. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412713651" title="Special:Diff/412713651">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 12:37, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = A three-dimensional anaglyph taken by STEREO, released by NASA on April 23, 2007. 3D red cyan glasses are recommended to view this image correctly. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412769084" title="Special:Diff/412769084">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 19:34, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>'s <b><a href="/wiki/STEREO" title="STEREO">STEREO</a></b> satellites obtain the first simultaneous images of the <a href="/wiki/Photosphere" title="Photosphere">entire surface</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Sun" title="Sun">Sun</a> <i>(3D <a href="/wiki/Anaglyph_image" class="mw-redirect" title="Anaglyph image">anaglyph</a> pictured)</i>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412713651" title="Special:Diff/412713651">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 12:37, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Far side of the Sun 3D STEREO crop.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412769084" title="Special:Diff/412769084">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 19:34, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Far side of the Sun 3D STEREO crop.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412977855" title="Special:Diff/412977855">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 21:01, 09 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = An image of the far side of the sun based on high resolution STEREO data, taken on February 2, 2011, when there was still a small gap (the black line) between the views of the two satellites. This gap started to close on February 6, 2011, when the spacecraft achieved 180 degrees of separation. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412769084" title="Special:Diff/412769084">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 19:34, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>'s <b><a href="/wiki/STEREO" title="STEREO">STEREO</a></b> satellites obtain the first simultaneous images of the <a href="/wiki/Photosphere" title="Photosphere">entire surface</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Sun" title="Sun">Sun</a> <i>(preliminary image pictured)</i>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412769084" title="Special:Diff/412769084">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 19:34, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = An image of the far side of the sun based on high resolution STEREO data, taken on February 2, 2011, when there was still a small gap (the black line) between the views of the two satellites. This gap started to close on February 6, 2011, when the spacecraft achieved 180 degrees of separation. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412807809" title="Special:Diff/412807809">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Art_LaPella" title="User:Art LaPella">Art LaPella</a>, 23:02, 08 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = An image of the far side of the sun based on high resolution STEREO data, taken on February 2, 2011, when there was still a small gap (the black line) between the views of the two satellites. This gap started to close on February 6, 2011, when the spacecraft achieved 180 degrees of separation. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412977855" title="Special:Diff/412977855">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 21:01, 09 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_9" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_9"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_9"></span>February 9<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_9"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: February 9"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>A new <b><a href="/wiki/Cambodian%E2%80%93Thai_border_dispute#February_2011_clashes" title="Cambodian–Thai border dispute">round of clashes</a></b> erupts between <a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thai</a> soldiers over the area surrounding <a href="/wiki/Preah_Vihear_Temple" title="Preah Vihear Temple">Preah Vihear Temple</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412861238" title="Special:Diff/412861238">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 05:14, 09 February 2011</small></li> <li>A new <b><a href="/wiki/Cambodian%E2%80%93Thai_border_dispute#February_2011_clashes" title="Cambodian–Thai border dispute">round of clashes</a></b> erupts between <a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thai</a> soldiers over the area surrounding <a href="/wiki/Preah_Vihear_Temple" title="Preah Vihear Temple">Preah Vihear Temple</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413921179" title="Special:Diff/413921179">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 18:53, 14 February 2011</small></li> <li>After two weeks of protests across <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, the largest crowd <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Egyptian protests">gathers</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Tahrir_Square" title="Tahrir Square">Tahrir Square</a> amid renewed calls for <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a>'s resignation. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412976012" title="Special:Diff/412976012">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 20:51, 09 February 2011</small></li> <li>After more than two weeks of protests across <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, the largest crowd <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Egyptian protests">gathers</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Tahrir_Square" title="Tahrir Square">Tahrir Square</a> amid calls for <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a>'s resignation. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412976350" title="Special:Diff/412976350">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 20:53, 09 February 2011</small></li> <li>After more than two weeks of <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Egyptian protests">protests</a></b> across <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, the largest crowd gathers in <a href="/wiki/Tahrir_Square" title="Tahrir Square">Tahrir Square</a> amid calls for <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a>'s resignation. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412976523" title="Special:Diff/412976523">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 20:54, 09 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Tahrir Square during 8 February 2011.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412977855" title="Special:Diff/412977855">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 21:01, 09 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Tahrir Square during 8 February 2011.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413321205" title="Special:Diff/413321205">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 16:38, 11 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Tahrir Square during Day of Egypt's Love <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412977855" title="Special:Diff/412977855">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 21:01, 09 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Tahrir Square during Day of Egypt's Love <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413321298" title="Special:Diff/413321298">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 16:39, 11 February 2011</small></li> <li>After more than two weeks of <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Egyptian protests">protests</a></b> across <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, the largest crowd gathers in <a href="/wiki/Tahrir_Square" title="Tahrir Square">Tahrir Square</a> <i>(pictured)</i> amid calls for <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a>'s resignation. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412977855" title="Special:Diff/412977855">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 21:01, 09 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>'s <b><a href="/wiki/STEREO" title="STEREO">STEREO</a></b> satellites obtain the first simultaneous images of the <a href="/wiki/Photosphere" title="Photosphere">entire surface</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Sun" title="Sun">Sun</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412977855" title="Special:Diff/412977855">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 21:01, 09 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>'s <b><a href="/wiki/STEREO" title="STEREO">STEREO</a></b> satellites obtain the first simultaneous images of the <a href="/wiki/Photosphere" title="Photosphere">entire surface</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Sun" title="Sun">Sun</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413763069" title="Special:Diff/413763069">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 21:56, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li>Following an explosion affecting the <b><a href="/wiki/Arab_Gas_Pipeline" title="Arab Gas Pipeline">Arab Gas Pipeline</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>'s <a href="/wiki/North_Sinai_Governorate" title="North Sinai Governorate">North Sinai Governorate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Natural_gas" title="Natural gas">natural gas</a> supplies to <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a> are suspended. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/412978132" title="Special:Diff/412978132">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 21:03, 09 February 2011</small></li> <li>Following an explosion affecting the <b><a href="/wiki/Arab_Gas_Pipeline" title="Arab Gas Pipeline">Arab Gas Pipeline</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>'s <a href="/wiki/North_Sinai_Governorate" title="North Sinai Governorate">North Sinai Governorate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Natural_gas" title="Natural gas">natural gas</a> supplies to <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a> are suspended. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413586994" title="Special:Diff/413586994">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 00:04, 13 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_11" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_11"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_11"></span>February 11<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_11"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: February 11"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>After more than two weeks of <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Egyptian protests">protests</a></b> across <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a> <i>(protesters pictured)</i>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a></b> resigns. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413318476" title="Special:Diff/413318476">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Maxim" title="User:Maxim">Maxim</a>, 16:20, 11 February 2011</small></li> <li>After more than two weeks of <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Egyptian protests">protests</a></b> across <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a> <i>(protesters pictured)</i>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a></b> resigns. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413318712" title="Special:Diff/413318712">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 16:22, 11 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egyptian</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a> resigns and transfers authority to Egypt's <a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Army" title="Egyptian Army">Higher Council of the Armed Forces</a>, following 18 days of protests challenging his thirty-year rule <i>(protesters pictured)</i>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413318712" title="Special:Diff/413318712">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 16:22, 11 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egyptian</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a></b> resigns and transfers authority to Egypt's <a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Army" title="Egyptian Army">Higher Council of the Armed Forces</a>, following 18 days of protests challenging his thirty-year rule <i>(protesters pictured)</i>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413318758" title="Special:Diff/413318758">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 16:22, 11 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egyptian</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a></b> resigns and transfers authority to the <a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Army" title="Egyptian Army">Higher Council of the Armed Forces</a>, following 18 days of <a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Egyptian protests">protests</a> challenging his thirty-year rule <i>(protesters pictured)</i>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413319381" title="Special:Diff/413319381">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 16:26, 11 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Hosni Mubarak ritratto cropped.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413321205" title="Special:Diff/413321205">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 16:38, 11 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Hosni Mubarak ritratto cropped.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413321793" title="Special:Diff/413321793">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 16:42, 11 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egyptian</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a></b> <i>(pictured)</i> resigns and transfers authority to the <a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Army" title="Egyptian Army">Higher Council of the Armed Forces</a>, following 18 days of <a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Egyptian protests">protests</a> challenging his thirty-year rule. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413321205" title="Special:Diff/413321205">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 16:38, 11 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Hosni Mubarak <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413321298" title="Special:Diff/413321298">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 16:39, 11 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Hosni Mubarak <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413644580" title="Special:Diff/413644580">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 07:27, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Mubarak.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413321793" title="Special:Diff/413321793">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 16:42, 11 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Mubarak.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413388799" title="Special:Diff/413388799">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 23:44, 11 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egyptian</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a> <i>(pictured)</i> resigns and transfers authority to the <a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Army" title="Egyptian Army">Higher Council of the Armed Forces</a>, following 18 days of <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Egyptian protests">protests</a></b> challenging his thirty-year rule. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413325135" title="Special:Diff/413325135">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 17:04, 11 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egyptian</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a> <i>(pictured)</i> resigns and transfers authority to the <a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Army" title="Egyptian Army">Higher Council of the Armed Forces</a>, following 18 days of <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Egyptian protests">protests</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413328340" title="Special:Diff/413328340">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 17:25, 11 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egyptian</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a> <i>(pictured)</i> resigns and transfers authority to the <a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Army" title="Egyptian Army">Higher Council of the Armed Forces</a>, following <b><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Revolution_of_2011" class="mw-redirect" title="Egyptian Revolution of 2011">eighteen days of protests</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413356673" title="Special:Diff/413356673">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 20:19, 11 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Hosni Mubarak ritratto cropped.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413388799" title="Special:Diff/413388799">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Chaser" title="User:Chaser">Chaser</a>, 23:44, 11 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Hosni Mubarak ritratto cropped.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413644580" title="Special:Diff/413644580">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 07:27, 13 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_12" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_12"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_12"></span>February 12<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_12"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: February 12"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egyptian</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a> <i>(pictured)</i> resigns and transfers authority to the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Council_of_the_Armed_Forces" title="Supreme Council of the Armed Forces">Supreme Council of the Armed Forces</a>, following <b><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Revolution_of_2011" class="mw-redirect" title="Egyptian Revolution of 2011">eighteen days of protests</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413563729" title="Special:Diff/413563729">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Dumelow" title="User:Dumelow">Dumelow</a>, 21:46, 12 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_13" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_13"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_13"></span>February 13<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_13"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: February 13"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Algerian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Algerian protests">Anti-government protests</a></b> are held across <a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413642917" title="Special:Diff/413642917">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 07:10, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egyptian</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a> <i>(pictured)</i> resigns and transfers authority to the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Council_of_the_Armed_Forces" title="Supreme Council of the Armed Forces">Supreme Council of the Armed Forces</a>, following <b><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Revolution_of_2011" class="mw-redirect" title="Egyptian Revolution of 2011">eighteen days of protests</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413642917" title="Special:Diff/413642917">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 07:10, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Japan_Sumo_Association" title="Japan Sumo Association">Japan Sumo Association</a> cancels a <a href="/wiki/Honbasho" title="Honbasho">Grand Tournament</a> for the first time in 65 years after a <b><a href="/wiki/Sumo#Match-fixing" title="Sumo">match-fixing controversy</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413643165" title="Special:Diff/413643165">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 07:13, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Japan_Sumo_Association" title="Japan Sumo Association">Japan Sumo Association</a> cancels a <a href="/wiki/Honbasho" title="Honbasho">Grand Tournament</a> for the first time in 65 years after a <b><a href="/wiki/Sumo#Match-fixing" title="Sumo">match-fixing controversy</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413701217" title="Special:Diff/413701217">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 15:46, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Manifestation Algiers RCD - 01222011.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413644580" title="Special:Diff/413644580">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 07:27, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Manifestation Algiers RCD - 01222011.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413908784" title="Special:Diff/413908784">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 17:38, 14 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Algerian protests <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413644580" title="Special:Diff/413644580">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 07:27, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Algerian protests <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413908784" title="Special:Diff/413908784">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 17:38, 14 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Algerian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Algerian protests">Anti-government protests</a></b> <i>(pictured)</i> are held across <a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413644580" title="Special:Diff/413644580">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 07:27, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egyptian</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a> resigns and transfers authority to the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Council_of_the_Armed_Forces" title="Supreme Council of the Armed Forces">Supreme Council of the Armed Forces</a>, following <b><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Revolution_of_2011" class="mw-redirect" title="Egyptian Revolution of 2011">eighteen days of protests</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413644580" title="Special:Diff/413644580">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 07:27, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egyptian</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a> resigns and transfers authority to the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Council_of_the_Armed_Forces" title="Supreme Council of the Armed Forces">Supreme Council of the Armed Forces</a>, following <b><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Revolution_of_2011" class="mw-redirect" title="Egyptian Revolution of 2011">eighteen days of protests</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414176416" title="Special:Diff/414176416">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 02:02, 16 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Algerian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Algerian protests">Anti-government protests</a></b> <i>(pictured)</i> are held in <a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a> amid <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Arab_world_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Arab world protests">similar protests</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Arab_world" title="Arab world">Arab world</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413696331" title="Special:Diff/413696331">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 15:14, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li>Anti-government protests are held in <b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Algerian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Algerian protests">Algeria</a></b> <i>(pictured)</i> and <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Yemeni_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Yemeni protests">Yemen</a></b> amid <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Arab_world_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Arab world protests">similar protests</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Arab_world" title="Arab world">Arab world</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413697772" title="Special:Diff/413697772">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 15:24, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li>The discovery of a <b><a href="/wiki/Australopithecus_afarensis#2011_Hadar_finding" title="Australopithecus afarensis">3.2 million years-old bone</a></b> of the species <i><a href="/wiki/Australopithecus_afarensis" title="Australopithecus afarensis">Australopithecus afarensis</a></i> that indicates the human walk upward is announced. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413701217" title="Special:Diff/413701217">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 15:46, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li>The discovery of a <b><a href="/wiki/Australopithecus_afarensis#2011_Hadar_finding" title="Australopithecus afarensis">3.2 million years-old bone</a></b> of the species <i><a href="/wiki/Australopithecus_afarensis" title="Australopithecus afarensis">Australopithecus afarensis</a></i> that indicates the human walk upward is announced. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413701477" title="Special:Diff/413701477">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 15:48, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li>The discovery of a <b><a href="/wiki/Australopithecus_afarensis#2011_Hadar_finding" title="Australopithecus afarensis">3.2 million year-old bone</a></b> of the species <i><a href="/wiki/Australopithecus_afarensis" title="Australopithecus afarensis">Australopithecus afarensis</a></i> which indicates that the hominid walked upright is announced. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413706468" title="Special:Diff/413706468">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Dumelow" title="User:Dumelow">Dumelow</a>, 16:22, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li>The discovery of a <b><a href="/wiki/Australopithecus_afarensis#2011_Hadar_finding" title="Australopithecus afarensis">3.2 million year-old bone</a></b> of the species <i><a href="/wiki/Australopithecus_afarensis" title="Australopithecus afarensis">Australopithecus afarensis</a></i>, which indicates that the hominid walked upright, is announced. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413722174" title="Special:Diff/413722174">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Fox">Fox</a>, 18:01, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li>Scientists <b><a href="/wiki/Australopithecus_afarensis#2011_Hadar_finding" title="Australopithecus afarensis">announce</a></b> the discovery of a 3.2 million year-old bone of the species <i><a href="/wiki/Australopithecus_afarensis" title="Australopithecus afarensis">Australopithecus afarensis</a></i>, which indicates that the <a href="/wiki/Hominid" class="mw-redirect" title="Hominid">hominid</a> walked upright. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413722953" title="Special:Diff/413722953">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Fox">Fox</a>, 18:05, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/The_King%27s_Speech" title="The King's Speech">The King's Speech</a></b></i> wins seven awards, including <a href="/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Film" title="BAFTA Award for Best Film">best film</a>, at the <a href="/wiki/64th_British_Academy_Film_Awards" title="64th British Academy Film Awards">64th British Academy Film Awards</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413763069" title="Special:Diff/413763069">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 21:56, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/The_King%27s_Speech" title="The King's Speech">The King's Speech</a></b></i> wins seven awards, including <a href="/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Film" title="BAFTA Award for Best Film">Best Film</a>, at the <a href="/wiki/64th_British_Academy_Film_Awards" title="64th British Academy Film Awards">64th British Academy Film Awards</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413782587" title="Special:Diff/413782587">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 23:55, 13 February 2011</small></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/The_King%27s_Speech" title="The King's Speech">The King's Speech</a></b></i> wins seven awards, including <a href="/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Film" title="BAFTA Award for Best Film">Best Film</a>, at the <a href="/wiki/64th_British_Academy_Film_Awards" title="64th British Academy Film Awards">64th British Academy Film Awards</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414412806" title="Special:Diff/414412806">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 10:39, 17 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_14" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_14"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_14"></span>February 14<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_14"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: February 14"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>'s <b><a href="/wiki/STEREO" title="STEREO">STEREO</a></b> satellites obtain the first simultaneous images of the <a href="/wiki/Photosphere" title="Photosphere">entire surface</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Sun" title="Sun">Sun</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413787817" title="Special:Diff/413787817">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:PFHLai" title="User:PFHLai">PFHLai</a>, 00:26, 14 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>'s <b><a href="/wiki/STEREO" title="STEREO">STEREO</a></b> satellites obtain the first simultaneous images of the <a href="/wiki/Photosphere" title="Photosphere">entire surface</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Sun" title="Sun">Sun</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413907098" title="Special:Diff/413907098">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:HJ_Mitchell" title="User:HJ Mitchell">HJ Mitchell</a>, 17:28, 14 February 2011</small></li> <li>Scientists <b><a href="/wiki/Australopithecus_afarensis#Hadar" title="Australopithecus afarensis">announce</a></b> the discovery of a 3.2 million year-old bone of the species <i><a href="/wiki/Australopithecus_afarensis" title="Australopithecus afarensis">Australopithecus afarensis</a></i>, which indicates that the <a href="/wiki/Hominid" class="mw-redirect" title="Hominid">hominid</a> walked upright. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413885586" title="Special:Diff/413885586">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Art_LaPella" title="User:Art LaPella">Art LaPella</a>, 15:07, 14 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Lady_Antebellum" class="mw-redirect" title="Lady Antebellum">Lady Antebellum</a></b> wins five <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a> including <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Record of the Year">Record of the Year</a>, while <b><a href="/wiki/Arcade_Fire" title="Arcade Fire">Arcade Fire</a></b> wins <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year</a> in the <a href="/wiki/53rd_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="53rd Grammy Awards">53rd Grammy Awards</a> <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413907098" title="Special:Diff/413907098">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:HJ_Mitchell" title="User:HJ Mitchell">HJ Mitchell</a>, 17:28, 14 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Lady_Antebellum" class="mw-redirect" title="Lady Antebellum">Lady Antebellum</a></b> wins five <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a> including <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Record of the Year">Record of the Year</a>, while <b><a href="/wiki/Arcade_Fire" title="Arcade Fire">Arcade Fire</a></b> wins <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year</a> in the <a href="/wiki/53rd_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="53rd Grammy Awards">53rd Grammy Awards</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413907505" title="Special:Diff/413907505">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:HJ_Mitchell" title="User:HJ Mitchell">HJ Mitchell</a>, 17:30, 14 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = LadyAntebellumApr10.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413908784" title="Special:Diff/413908784">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 17:38, 14 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = LadyAntebellumApr10.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414197456" title="Special:Diff/414197456">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 04:52, 16 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Lady Antebellum <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413908784" title="Special:Diff/413908784">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 17:38, 14 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Lady Antebellum <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414197456" title="Special:Diff/414197456">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 04:52, 16 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Lady_Antebellum" class="mw-redirect" title="Lady Antebellum">Lady Antebellum</a></b> <i>(pictured)</i> wins five <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammys</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Record of the Year">Record of the Year</a>, while <b><a href="/wiki/Arcade_Fire" title="Arcade Fire">Arcade Fire</a></b> wins <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year</a> at the <a href="/wiki/53rd_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="53rd Grammy Awards">53rd Grammy Awards</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413908784" title="Special:Diff/413908784">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 17:38, 14 February 2011</small></li> <li>Anti-government protests are held in <b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Algerian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Algerian protests">Algeria</a></b> and <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Yemeni_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Yemeni protests">Yemen</a></b> amid <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Arab_world_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Arab world protests">similar protests</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Arab_world" title="Arab world">Arab world</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413908784" title="Special:Diff/413908784">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 17:38, 14 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Lady_Antebellum" class="mw-redirect" title="Lady Antebellum">Lady Antebellum</a></b> <i>(pictured)</i> wins five <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammys</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Record of the Year">Record of the Year</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Need_You_Now_(song)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Need You Now (song)">Need You Now</a>", at the <a href="/wiki/53rd_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="53rd Grammy Awards">53rd Grammy Awards</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413909438" title="Special:Diff/413909438">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 17:42, 14 February 2011</small></li> <li>Scientists <b><a href="/wiki/Australopithecus_afarensis#Hadar" title="Australopithecus afarensis">announce</a></b> the discovery of a 3.2-million-year-old bone of the species <i><a href="/wiki/Australopithecus_afarensis" title="Australopithecus afarensis">Australopithecus afarensis</a></i>, which indicates that the <a href="/wiki/Hominid" class="mw-redirect" title="Hominid">hominid</a> walked upright. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413909593" title="Special:Diff/413909593">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 17:43, 14 February 2011</small></li> <li>Scientists <b><a href="/wiki/Australopithecus_afarensis#Hadar" title="Australopithecus afarensis">announce</a></b> the discovery of a 3.2-million-year-old bone of the species <i><a href="/wiki/Australopithecus_afarensis" title="Australopithecus afarensis">Australopithecus afarensis</a></i>, which indicates that the <a href="/wiki/Hominid" class="mw-redirect" title="Hominid">hominid</a> walked upright. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414127627" title="Special:Diff/414127627">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:HJ_Mitchell" title="User:HJ Mitchell">HJ Mitchell</a>, 21:06, 15 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Lady_Antebellum" class="mw-redirect" title="Lady Antebellum">Lady Antebellum</a></b> <i>(pictured)</i> wins five <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammys</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Record of the Year">Record of the Year</a>, and <b><a href="/wiki/Arcade_Fire" title="Arcade Fire">Arcade Fire</a></b> wins <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year</a> at the <a href="/wiki/53rd_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="53rd Grammy Awards">53rd Grammy Awards</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/413918795" title="Special:Diff/413918795">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 18:40, 14 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_15" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_15"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_15"></span>February 15<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_15"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: February 15"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Lady_Antebellum" class="mw-redirect" title="Lady Antebellum">Lady Antebellum</a></b> <i>(pictured)</i> wins five <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammys</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Song of the Year">Song</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Record of the Year">Record of the Year</a>, and <b><a href="/wiki/Arcade_Fire" title="Arcade Fire">Arcade Fire</a></b> wins <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year</a> at the <a href="/wiki/53rd_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="53rd Grammy Awards">53rd Grammy Awards</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414028136" title="Special:Diff/414028136">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Journalist" title="User:Journalist">Journalist</a>, 07:57, 15 February 2011</small></li> <li>Anti-government protests are held in <b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Algerian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Algerian protests">Algeria</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Bahraini_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Bahraini protests">Bahrain</a></b> and <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Yemeni_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Yemeni protests">Yemen</a></b> amid <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Arab_world_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Arab world protests">similar protests</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Arab_world" title="Arab world">Arab world</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414084038" title="Special:Diff/414084038">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 16:31, 15 February 2011</small></li> <li>Anti-government protests are held in <b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Algerian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Algerian protests">Algeria</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Bahraini_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Bahraini protests">Bahrain</a></b> and <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Yemeni_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Yemeni protests">Yemen</a></b> amid <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Arab_world_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Arab world protests">similar protests</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Arab_world" title="Arab world">Arab world</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414084465" title="Special:Diff/414084465">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 16:34, 15 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italian</a> <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Italy" title="Prime Minister of Italy">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Silvio_Berlusconi" title="Silvio Berlusconi">Silvio Berlusconi</a> is <a href="/wiki/Indictment" title="Indictment">indicted</a> for <a href="/wiki/Rubygate" class="mw-redirect" title="Rubygate">allegedly hiring</a> an under-age prostitute. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414127627" title="Special:Diff/414127627">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:HJ_Mitchell" title="User:HJ Mitchell">HJ Mitchell</a>, 21:06, 15 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italian</a> <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Italy" title="Prime Minister of Italy">Prime Minister</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Silvio_Berlusconi" title="Silvio Berlusconi">Silvio Berlusconi</a></b> is <a href="/wiki/Indictment" title="Indictment">indicted</a> for <a href="/wiki/Rubygate" class="mw-redirect" title="Rubygate">allegedly hiring</a> an under-age prostitute. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414127698" title="Special:Diff/414127698">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:HJ_Mitchell" title="User:HJ Mitchell">HJ Mitchell</a>, 21:07, 15 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_16" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_16"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_16"></span>February 16<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_16"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: February 16"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chevron_Corporation" title="Chevron Corporation">Chevron</a> is <b><a href="/wiki/Chevron_Corporation#Environmental_damage_in_Ecuador" title="Chevron Corporation">fined</a></b> $8.6 billion for <a href="/wiki/Texaco" title="Texaco">Texaco</a>'s pollution of the <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Rainforest" class="mw-redirect" title="Amazon Rainforest">Amazon</a> region of <a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a> over a twenty-year period. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414176416" title="Special:Diff/414176416">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 02:02, 16 February 2011</small></li> <li>Chinese <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Railways_(China)" title="Ministry of Railways (China)">Railways Minister</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Liu_Zhijun" title="Liu Zhijun">Liu Zhijun</a></b> undergoes investigation for corruption after being sacked as ministry party chief. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414177675" title="Special:Diff/414177675">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 02:11, 16 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Berlusconi-2010-1.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414197456" title="Special:Diff/414197456">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 04:52, 16 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Berlusconi-2010-1.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414422839" title="Special:Diff/414422839">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 12:20, 17 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Silvio Berlusconi <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414197456" title="Special:Diff/414197456">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 04:52, 16 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Silvio Berlusconi <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414422839" title="Special:Diff/414422839">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 12:20, 17 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italian</a> <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Italy" title="Prime Minister of Italy">Prime Minister</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Silvio_Berlusconi" title="Silvio Berlusconi">Silvio Berlusconi</a></b> <i>(pictured)</i> is <a href="/wiki/Indictment" title="Indictment">indicted</a> for <a href="/wiki/Rubygate" class="mw-redirect" title="Rubygate">allegedly hiring</a> an under-age prostitute. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414197456" title="Special:Diff/414197456">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 04:52, 16 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Lady_Antebellum" class="mw-redirect" title="Lady Antebellum">Lady Antebellum</a></b> wins five <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammys</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Song of the Year">Song</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Record of the Year">Record of the Year</a>, and <b><a href="/wiki/Arcade_Fire" title="Arcade Fire">Arcade Fire</a></b> wins <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year</a> at the <a href="/wiki/53rd_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="53rd Grammy Awards">53rd Grammy Awards</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414197456" title="Special:Diff/414197456">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 04:52, 16 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Lady_Antebellum" class="mw-redirect" title="Lady Antebellum">Lady Antebellum</a></b> wins five <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammys</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Song of the Year">Song</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Record_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Record of the Year">Record of the Year</a>, and <b><a href="/wiki/Arcade_Fire" title="Arcade Fire">Arcade Fire</a></b> wins <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year</a> at the <a href="/wiki/53rd_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="53rd Grammy Awards">53rd Grammy Awards</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414683093" title="Special:Diff/414683093">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 21:45, 18 February 2011</small></li> <li>Chinese <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Railways_(China)" title="Ministry of Railways (China)">Railways Minister</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Liu_Zhijun" title="Liu Zhijun">Liu Zhijun</a></b> undergoes investigation for corruption after being sacked as ministry party chief. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414197456" title="Special:Diff/414197456">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 04:52, 16 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chevron_Corporation" title="Chevron Corporation">Chevron</a> is <b><a href="/wiki/Chevron_Corporation#Environmental_damage_in_Ecuador" title="Chevron Corporation">fined</a></b> US$8.6 billion for <a href="/wiki/Texaco" title="Texaco">Texaco</a>'s pollution of the <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Rainforest" class="mw-redirect" title="Amazon Rainforest">Amazon</a> region of <a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a> over a twenty-year period. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414197585" title="Special:Diff/414197585">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 04:53, 16 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Republic of China">Chinese</a> <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Railways_(China)" title="Ministry of Railways (China)">Railways Minister</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Liu_Zhijun" title="Liu Zhijun">Liu Zhijun</a></b> undergoes investigation for corruption after being sacked as ministry party chief. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414197585" title="Special:Diff/414197585">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 04:53, 16 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italian</a> <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Italy" title="Prime Minister of Italy">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Silvio_Berlusconi" title="Silvio Berlusconi">Silvio Berlusconi</a> <i>(pictured)</i> is <a href="/wiki/Indictment" title="Indictment">indicted</a> for <b><a href="/wiki/Rubygate" class="mw-redirect" title="Rubygate">allegedly hiring</a></b> an under-age prostitute. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414198030" title="Special:Diff/414198030">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 04:58, 16 February 2011</small></li> <li>Anti-government protests are held in <b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Algerian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Algerian protests">Algeria</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Bahraini_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Bahraini protests">Bahrain</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Iranian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Iranian protests">Iran</a></b> and <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Yemeni_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Yemeni protests">Yemen</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414210867" title="Special:Diff/414210867">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 07:25, 16 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Republic of China">People's Republic of China</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Economic_history_of_modern_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Economic history of modern China">overtakes</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> as the world's <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)" title="List of countries by GDP (nominal)">second-largest economy</a> by nominal <a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">GDP</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414251193" title="Special:Diff/414251193">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 14:51, 16 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Republic of China">Chinese</a> <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Railways_(China)" title="Ministry of Railways (China)">Railways Minister</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Liu_Zhijun" title="Liu Zhijun">Liu Zhijun</a></b> undergoes investigation for corruption after being sacked as ministry party chief.An <a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuadorian</a> court <b><a href="/wiki/Chevron_Corporation#Environmental_damage_in_Ecuador" title="Chevron Corporation">fines</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Chevron_Corporation" title="Chevron Corporation">Chevron</a> US$8.6 billion for <a href="/wiki/Texaco" title="Texaco">Texaco</a>'s pollution of the <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Rainforest" class="mw-redirect" title="Amazon Rainforest">Amazon</a> over a twenty-year period. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414323626" title="Special:Diff/414323626">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 22:34, 16 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_17" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_17"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_17"></span>February 17<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_17"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: February 17"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> probe <a href="/wiki/Stardust_(spacecraft)" title="Stardust (spacecraft)">Stardust</a> flies by the <a href="/wiki/Comet" title="Comet">comet</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Tempel_1" title="Tempel 1">Tempel 1</a></b>, capturing images of the crater formed by the <a href="/wiki/Deep_Impact_(spacecraft)" title="Deep Impact (spacecraft)">Deep Impact</a> mission. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414412806" title="Special:Diff/414412806">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 10:39, 17 February 2011</small></li> <li>An Ecuadorian court <b><a href="/wiki/Chevron_Corporation#Environmental_damage_in_Ecuador" title="Chevron Corporation">fines</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Chevron_Corporation" title="Chevron Corporation">Chevron</a> US$8.6 billion for <a href="/wiki/Texaco" title="Texaco">Texaco</a>'s pollution of the <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Rainforest" class="mw-redirect" title="Amazon Rainforest">Amazon</a> over a twenty-year period. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414413437" title="Special:Diff/414413437">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:MSGJ" title="User:MSGJ">MSGJ</a>, 10:45, 17 February 2011</small></li> <li>An Ecuadorian court <b><a href="/wiki/Chevron_Corporation#Environmental_damage_in_Ecuador" title="Chevron Corporation">fines</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Chevron_Corporation" title="Chevron Corporation">Chevron</a> US$8.6 billion for <a href="/wiki/Texaco" title="Texaco">Texaco</a>'s pollution of the <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Rainforest" class="mw-redirect" title="Amazon Rainforest">Amazon</a> over a twenty-year period. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415036985" title="Special:Diff/415036985">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Holly_Cheng" title="User:Holly Cheng">Holly Cheng</a>, 00:07, 21 February 2011</small></li> <li>Italian Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Silvio_Berlusconi" title="Silvio Berlusconi">Silvio Berlusconi</a> <i>(pictured)</i> is indicted for <b><a href="/wiki/Rubygate" class="mw-redirect" title="Rubygate">allegedly hiring</a></b> an under-age prostitute. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414413437" title="Special:Diff/414413437">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:MSGJ" title="User:MSGJ">MSGJ</a>, 10:45, 17 February 2011</small></li> <li>The People's Republic of China <b><a href="/wiki/Economic_history_of_modern_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Economic history of modern China">overtakes</a></b> Japan as the world's <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)" title="List of countries by GDP (nominal)">second-largest economy</a> by nominal <a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">GDP</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414413437" title="Special:Diff/414413437">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:MSGJ" title="User:MSGJ">MSGJ</a>, 10:45, 17 February 2011</small></li> <li>The People's Republic of China <b><a href="/wiki/Economic_history_of_modern_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Economic history of modern China">overtakes</a></b> Japan as the world's <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)" title="List of countries by GDP (nominal)">second-largest economy</a> by nominal <a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">GDP</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414851356" title="Special:Diff/414851356">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:HJ_Mitchell" title="User:HJ Mitchell">HJ Mitchell</a>, 22:16, 19 February 2011</small></li> <li>Chinese Railways Minister <b><a href="/wiki/Liu_Zhijun" title="Liu Zhijun">Liu Zhijun</a></b> undergoes investigation for corruption after being sacked as ministry party chief.Chinese Railways Minister <b><a href="/wiki/Liu_Zhijun" title="Liu Zhijun">Liu Zhijun</a></b> undergoes investigation for corruption after being sacked as ministry party chief.<a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> probe <a href="/wiki/Stardust_(spacecraft)" title="Stardust (spacecraft)">Stardust</a> flies by the <a href="/wiki/Comet" title="Comet">comet</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Tempel_1" title="Tempel 1">Tempel 1</a></b>, capturing images of the crater formed by the <a href="/wiki/Deep_Impact_(spacecraft)" title="Deep Impact (spacecraft)">Deep Impact</a> mission <i>(collision of Tempel and the impactor pictured)</i>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414422839" title="Special:Diff/414422839">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 12:20, 17 February 2011</small></li> <li>Italian Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Silvio_Berlusconi" title="Silvio Berlusconi">Silvio Berlusconi</a> is indicted for <b><a href="/wiki/Rubygate" class="mw-redirect" title="Rubygate">allegedly hiring</a></b> an under-age prostitute. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414422839" title="Special:Diff/414422839">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 12:20, 17 February 2011</small></li> <li>Italian Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Silvio_Berlusconi" title="Silvio Berlusconi">Silvio Berlusconi</a> is indicted for <b><a href="/wiki/Rubygate" class="mw-redirect" title="Rubygate">allegedly hiring</a></b> an under-age prostitute. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414998549" title="Special:Diff/414998549">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 19:57, 20 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> probe <i><a href="/wiki/Stardust_(spacecraft)" title="Stardust (spacecraft)">Stardust</a></i> flies by the <a href="/wiki/Comet" title="Comet">comet</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Tempel_1" title="Tempel 1">Tempel 1</a></b>, capturing images of the crater formed by the <i><a href="/wiki/Deep_Impact_(spacecraft)" title="Deep Impact (spacecraft)">Deep Impact</a></i> mission <i>(collision of Tempel and the impactor pictured)</i>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414480802" title="Special:Diff/414480802">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Art_LaPella" title="User:Art LaPella">Art LaPella</a>, 19:12, 17 February 2011</small></li> <li>Anti-government protests are held in <b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Algerian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Algerian protests">Algeria</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Bahraini_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Bahraini protests">Bahrain</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Iranian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Iranian protests">Iran</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan protests">Libya</a></b> and <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Yemeni_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Yemeni protests">Yemen</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414500041" title="Special:Diff/414500041">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 21:01, 17 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IBM" title="IBM">IBM</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" title="Artificial intelligence">artificial intelligence</a> program <b><a href="/wiki/Watson_(artificial_intelligence_software)" class="mw-redirect" title="Watson (artificial intelligence software)">Watson</a></b> wins on the American quiz show <i><a href="/wiki/Jeopardy!" title="Jeopardy!">Jeopardy!</a></i> against two of the show's most prolific contestants. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414527612" title="Special:Diff/414527612">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 23:43, 17 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_18" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_18"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_18"></span>February 18<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_18"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: February 18"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IBM" title="IBM">IBM</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" title="Artificial intelligence">artificial intelligence</a> program <b><a href="/wiki/Watson_(artificial_intelligence_software)" class="mw-redirect" title="Watson (artificial intelligence software)">Watson</a></b> wins on the American quiz show <i><a href="/wiki/Jeopardy!" title="Jeopardy!">Jeopardy!</a></i> against two of the show's most successful contestants. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414537256" title="Special:Diff/414537256">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Stephen" title="User:Stephen">Stephen</a>, 00:48, 18 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IBM" title="IBM">IBM</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" title="Artificial intelligence">artificial intelligence</a> program <b><a href="/wiki/Watson_(artificial_intelligence_software)" class="mw-redirect" title="Watson (artificial intelligence software)">Watson</a></b> wins on the American quiz show <i><a href="/wiki/Jeopardy!" title="Jeopardy!">Jeopardy!</a></i> against two of the show's most successful contestants. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415176367" title="Special:Diff/415176367">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 18:59, 21 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Arab_world_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Arab world protests">Anti-government protests</a> are held in <b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Algerian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Algerian protests">Algeria</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Bahraini_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Bahraini protests">Bahrain</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Iranian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Iranian protests">Iran</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan protests">Libya</a></b> and <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Yemeni_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Yemeni protests">Yemen</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414669979" title="Special:Diff/414669979">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Voice_of_Clam" title="User:Voice of Clam">Voice of Clam</a>, 20:10, 18 February 2011</small></li> <li>Anti-government protests are held in <b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Algerian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Algerian protests">Algeria</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Bahraini_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Bahraini protests">Bahrain</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Iranian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Iranian protests">Iran</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan protests">Libya</a></b> and <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Yemeni_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Yemeni protests">Yemen</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414674421" title="Special:Diff/414674421">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 20:43, 18 February 2011</small></li> <li>Anti-government protests are held in <b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Algerian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Algerian protests">Algeria</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Bahraini_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Bahraini protests">Bahrain</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Iranian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Iranian protests">Iran</a></b>, <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan protests">Libya</a></b> and <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Yemeni_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Yemeni protests">Yemen</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414912921" title="Special:Diff/414912921">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 06:51, 20 February 2011</small></li> <li>In <b><a href="/wiki/Operation_Power_Outage" title="Operation Power Outage">Operation Power Outage</a></b>, conducted by the U.S. Eurasian Organized Crime Task Force, 74 members of the criminal organization <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Power" title="Armenian Power">Armenian Power</a> are arrested in <a href="/wiki/Southern_California" title="Southern California">Southern California</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414683093" title="Special:Diff/414683093">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 21:45, 18 February 2011</small></li> <li>In <b><a href="/wiki/Operation_Power_Outage" title="Operation Power Outage">Operation Power Outage</a></b>, conducted by the U.S. Eurasian Organized Crime Task Force, 74 members of the criminal organization <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Power" title="Armenian Power">Armenian Power</a> are arrested. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414684196" title="Special:Diff/414684196">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 21:52, 18 February 2011</small></li> <li>In <b><a href="/wiki/Operation_Power_Outage" title="Operation Power Outage">Operation Power Outage</a></b>, conducted by the U.S. Eurasian Organized Crime Task Force, 74 members of the criminal organization <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Power" title="Armenian Power">Armenian Power</a> are arrested. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415154861" title="Special:Diff/415154861">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 16:49, 21 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_19" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_19"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_19"></span>February 19<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_19"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: February 19"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> <b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Belgian_government_formation" title="2010–2011 Belgian government formation">breaks the record</a></b> for the longest time any country has been without a government. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414851356" title="Special:Diff/414851356">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:HJ_Mitchell" title="User:HJ Mitchell">HJ Mitchell</a>, 22:16, 19 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> <b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Belgian_government_formation" title="2010–2011 Belgian government formation">breaks the record</a></b> for the longest time any country has been without a government. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414949802" title="Special:Diff/414949802">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Courcelles" title="User:Courcelles">Courcelles</a>, 13:51, 20 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_20" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_20"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_20"></span>February 20<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_20"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: February 20"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Authorities open fire on demonstrators in <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan protests">Libya</a></b> and <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Bahraini_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Bahraini protests">Bahrain</a></b> amid <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Arab_world_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Arab world protests">continuing protests</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Arab_world" title="Arab world">Arab world</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414912921" title="Special:Diff/414912921">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 06:51, 20 February 2011</small></li> <li>The People's Republic of China <b><a href="/wiki/Economic_history_of_modern_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Economic history of modern China">overtakes</a></b> Japan as the world's <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)" title="List of countries by GDP (nominal)">second-largest economy</a> by nominal <a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">GDP</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414949802" title="Special:Diff/414949802">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Courcelles" title="User:Courcelles">Courcelles</a>, 13:51, 20 February 2011</small></li> <li>The People's Republic of China <b><a href="/wiki/Economic_history_of_modern_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Economic history of modern China">overtakes</a></b> Japan as the world's <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)" title="List of countries by GDP (nominal)">second-largest economy</a> by nominal <a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">GDP</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414960452" title="Special:Diff/414960452">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 15:30, 20 February 2011</small></li> <li>The Iranian film <i><b><a href="/wiki/Nader_and_Simin,_A_Separation" class="mw-redirect" title="Nader and Simin, A Separation">Nader and Simin, A Separation</a></b></i>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Asghar_Farhadi" title="Asghar Farhadi">Asghar Farhadi</a> <i>(pictured)</i>, wins the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Bear" title="Golden Bear">Golden Bear</a> at the <a href="/wiki/61st_Berlin_International_Film_Festival" title="61st Berlin International Film Festival">61st Berlin International Film Festival</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414960452" title="Special:Diff/414960452">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 15:30, 20 February 2011</small></li> <li>The Iranian film <i><b><a href="/wiki/Nader_and_Simin,_A_Separation" class="mw-redirect" title="Nader and Simin, A Separation">Nader and Simin, A Separation</a></b></i>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Asghar_Farhadi" title="Asghar Farhadi">Asghar Farhadi</a>, wins the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Bear" title="Golden Bear">Golden Bear</a> at the <a href="/wiki/61st_Berlin_International_Film_Festival" title="61st Berlin International Film Festival">61st Berlin International Film Festival</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414960477" title="Special:Diff/414960477">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 15:30, 20 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Asghar Farhadi, Viennale 2009 cropped.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414960906" title="Special:Diff/414960906">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 15:33, 20 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Asghar Farhadi, Viennale 2009 cropped.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415297217" title="Special:Diff/415297217">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 10:13, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Asghar Farhadi <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414960906" title="Special:Diff/414960906">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 15:33, 20 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Asghar Farhadi <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415297217" title="Special:Diff/415297217">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 10:13, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li>The Iranian film <i><b><a href="/wiki/Nader_and_Simin,_A_Separation" class="mw-redirect" title="Nader and Simin, A Separation">Nader and Simin, A Separation</a></b></i>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Asghar_Farhadi" title="Asghar Farhadi">Asghar Farhadi</a> <i>(pictured)</i>, wins the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Bear" title="Golden Bear">Golden Bear</a> at the <a href="/wiki/61st_Berlin_International_Film_Festival" title="61st Berlin International Film Festival">61st Berlin International Film Festival</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414960906" title="Special:Diff/414960906">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 15:33, 20 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> probe <i><a href="/wiki/Stardust_(spacecraft)" title="Stardust (spacecraft)">Stardust</a></i> flies by the <a href="/wiki/Comet" title="Comet">comet</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Tempel_1" title="Tempel 1">Tempel 1</a></b>, capturing images of the crater formed by the <i><a href="/wiki/Deep_Impact_(spacecraft)" title="Deep Impact (spacecraft)">Deep Impact</a></i> mission. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/414960906" title="Special:Diff/414960906">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 15:33, 20 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> probe <i><a href="/wiki/Stardust_(spacecraft)" title="Stardust (spacecraft)">Stardust</a></i> flies by the <a href="/wiki/Comet" title="Comet">comet</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Tempel_1" title="Tempel 1">Tempel 1</a></b>, capturing images of the crater formed by the <i><a href="/wiki/Deep_Impact_(spacecraft)" title="Deep Impact (spacecraft)">Deep Impact</a></i> mission. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415037155" title="Special:Diff/415037155">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Holly_Cheng" title="User:Holly Cheng">Holly Cheng</a>, 00:09, 21 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_21" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_21"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_21"></span>February 21<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_21"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: February 21"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Authorities open fire on demonstrators in <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan protests">Libya</a></b> and <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Bahraini_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Bahraini protests">Bahrain</a></b> amid <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Middle_East_and_North_Africa_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Middle East and North Africa protests">continuing protests</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_Africa" title="North Africa">North Africa</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415059364" title="Special:Diff/415059364">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 02:48, 21 February 2011</small></li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Stock_car_racing" title="Stock car racing">stock car racing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a> <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Daytona_500" title="2011 Daytona 500">becomes</a></b> the youngest person to ever win the <a href="/wiki/Daytona_500" title="Daytona 500">Daytona 500</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415154861" title="Special:Diff/415154861">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 16:49, 21 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan protests">Libyan protests</a></b> spread to the capital <a href="/wiki/Tripoli" class="mw-disambig" title="Tripoli">Tripoli</a> as hundreds of protesters are reported dead. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415176367" title="Special:Diff/415176367">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 18:59, 21 February 2011</small></li> <li>Authorities open fire on demonstrators in <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Bahraini_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Bahraini protests">Bahrain</a></b> amid <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Middle_East_and_North_Africa_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Middle East and North Africa protests">continuing protests</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_Africa" title="North Africa">North Africa</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415176367" title="Special:Diff/415176367">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 18:59, 21 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan protests">Protests</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> spread to the capital <a href="/wiki/Tripoli" class="mw-disambig" title="Tripoli">Tripoli</a>, as hundreds of protesters are reported dead. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415193992" title="Special:Diff/415193992">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:PFHLai" title="User:PFHLai">PFHLai</a>, 20:36, 21 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan protests">Protests</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> spread to the capital <a href="/wiki/Tripoli" class="mw-disambig" title="Tripoli">Tripoli</a>, as hundreds of protesters are reported dead. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415238911" title="Special:Diff/415238911">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Holly_Cheng" title="User:Holly Cheng">Holly Cheng</a>, 01:08, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Stock_car_racing" title="Stock car racing">stock car racing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a> becomes the youngest person to <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Daytona_500" title="2011 Daytona 500">win</a></b> the <a href="/wiki/Daytona_500" title="Daytona 500">Daytona 500</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415193992" title="Special:Diff/415193992">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:PFHLai" title="User:PFHLai">PFHLai</a>, 20:36, 21 February 2011</small></li> <li>Authorities <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Bahraini_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Bahraini protests">open fire on demonstrators</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a> amid <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Middle_East_and_North_Africa_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Middle East and North Africa protests">continuing protests</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_Africa" title="North Africa">North Africa</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415193992" title="Special:Diff/415193992">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:PFHLai" title="User:PFHLai">PFHLai</a>, 20:36, 21 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_22" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_22"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_22"></span>February 22<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_22"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: February 22"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In <a href="/wiki/Stock_car_racing" title="Stock car racing">stock car racing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a> <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Daytona_500" title="2011 Daytona 500">becomes</a></b> the youngest person to ever win the <a href="/wiki/Daytona_500" title="Daytona 500">Daytona 500</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415238911" title="Special:Diff/415238911">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Holly_Cheng" title="User:Holly Cheng">Holly Cheng</a>, 01:08, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li>Authorities open fire on demonstrators in <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan protests">Libya</a></b> and <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Bahraini_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Bahraini protests">Bahrain</a></b> amid <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Middle_East_and_North_Africa_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Middle East and North Africa protests">continuing protests</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_Africa" title="North Africa">North Africa</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415238911" title="Special:Diff/415238911">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Holly_Cheng" title="User:Holly Cheng">Holly Cheng</a>, 01:08, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IBM" title="IBM">IBM</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" title="Artificial intelligence">artificial intelligence</a> program <b><a href="/wiki/Watson_(artificial_intelligence_software)" class="mw-redirect" title="Watson (artificial intelligence software)">Watson</a></b> wins on the American quiz show <i><a href="/wiki/Jeopardy!" title="Jeopardy!">Jeopardy!</a></i> against two of the show's most successful contestants. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415238911" title="Special:Diff/415238911">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Holly_Cheng" title="User:Holly Cheng">Holly Cheng</a>, 01:08, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IBM" title="IBM">IBM</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" title="Artificial intelligence">artificial intelligence</a> program <b><a href="/wiki/Watson_(artificial_intelligence_software)" class="mw-redirect" title="Watson (artificial intelligence software)">Watson</a></b> wins on the American quiz show <i><a href="/wiki/Jeopardy!" title="Jeopardy!">Jeopardy!</a></i> against two of the show's most successful contestants. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415276097" title="Special:Diff/415276097">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Mjroots" title="User:Mjroots">Mjroots</a>, 06:09, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li>In <b><a href="/wiki/Operation_Power_Outage" title="Operation Power Outage">Operation Power Outage</a></b>, conducted by the U.S. Eurasian Organized Crime Task Force, 74 members of the criminal organization <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Power" title="Armenian Power">Armenian Power</a> are arrested. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415238911" title="Special:Diff/415238911">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Holly_Cheng" title="User:Holly Cheng">Holly Cheng</a>, 01:08, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li>In <b><a href="/wiki/Operation_Power_Outage" title="Operation Power Outage">Operation Power Outage</a></b>, conducted by the U.S. Eurasian Organized Crime Task Force, 74 members of the criminal organization <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Power" title="Armenian Power">Armenian Power</a> are arrested. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415246154" title="Special:Diff/415246154">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Ucucha" title="User:Ucucha">Ucucha</a>, 01:59, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan protests">Protests</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> spread to the capital <a href="/wiki/Tripoli" class="mw-disambig" title="Tripoli">Tripoli</a>, as hundreds of protesters are reported dead. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415246154" title="Special:Diff/415246154">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Ucucha" title="User:Ucucha">Ucucha</a>, 01:59, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Stock_car_racing" title="Stock car racing">stock car racing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a> becomes the youngest person to <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Daytona_500" title="2011 Daytona 500">win</a></b> the <a href="/wiki/Daytona_500" title="Daytona 500">Daytona 500</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415246154" title="Special:Diff/415246154">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Ucucha" title="User:Ucucha">Ucucha</a>, 01:59, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li>Authorities <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Bahraini_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Bahraini protests">open fire on demonstrators</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a> amid <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Middle_East_and_North_Africa_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Middle East and North Africa protests">continuing protests</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_Africa" title="North Africa">North Africa</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415246154" title="Special:Diff/415246154">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Ucucha" title="User:Ucucha">Ucucha</a>, 01:59, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li>Authorities <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Bahraini_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Bahraini protests">open fire on demonstrators</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a> amid <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Middle_East_and_North_Africa_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Middle East and North Africa protests">continuing protests</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_Africa" title="North Africa">North Africa</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415765675" title="Special:Diff/415765675">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 22:29, 24 February 2011</small></li> <li>A 6.3 magnitude <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Canterbury_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Canterbury earthquake">earthquake</a></b> hits the <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Canterbury region">Canterbury region</a> of New Zealand and the city of <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> in particular, causing major damage and at least 65 deaths. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415276097" title="Special:Diff/415276097">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Mjroots" title="User:Mjroots">Mjroots</a>, 06:09, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li>A 6.3 <a href="/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale" title="Moment magnitude scale">M<sub>W</sub></a> <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Canterbury_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Canterbury earthquake">earthquake</a></b> hits <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> and the surrounding <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Canterbury region">Canterbury region</a>, causing major damage and at least 65 deaths <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415279594" title="Special:Diff/415279594">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Mjroots" title="User:Mjroots">Mjroots</a>, 06:49, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li>A 6.3 <a href="/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale" title="Moment magnitude scale">M<sub>W</sub></a> <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Canterbury_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Canterbury earthquake">earthquake</a></b> hits <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> and the surrounding <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Canterbury region">Canterbury region</a>, causing major damage and at least 65 deaths. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415281474" title="Special:Diff/415281474">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 07:09, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan protests">Protests</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> spread to <a href="/wiki/Tripoli" class="mw-disambig" title="Tripoli">Tripoli</a>, as hundreds of protesters are reported dead. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415282025" title="Special:Diff/415282025">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 07:16, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = 640px-Pico building corner Barbadoes Kilmore.JPG <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415297217" title="Special:Diff/415297217">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 10:13, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = 640px-Pico building corner Barbadoes Kilmore.JPG <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415477045" title="Special:Diff/415477045">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 08:57, 23 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Pico building <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415297217" title="Special:Diff/415297217">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 10:13, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Pico building <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415477045" title="Special:Diff/415477045">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 08:57, 23 February 2011</small></li> <li>A 6.3 <a href="/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale" title="Moment magnitude scale">M<sub>W</sub></a> <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Canterbury_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Canterbury earthquake">earthquake</a></b> hits <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> and the surrounding <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Canterbury region">Canterbury region</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, causing major damage and at least 65 deaths <i>(destroyed building pictured)</i>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415297217" title="Special:Diff/415297217">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 10:13, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li>The Iranian film <i><b><a href="/wiki/Nader_and_Simin,_A_Separation" class="mw-redirect" title="Nader and Simin, A Separation">Nader and Simin, A Separation</a></b></i>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Asghar_Farhadi" title="Asghar Farhadi">Asghar Farhadi</a>, wins the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Bear" title="Golden Bear">Golden Bear</a> at the <a href="/wiki/61st_Berlin_International_Film_Festival" title="61st Berlin International Film Festival">61st Berlin International Film Festival</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415297217" title="Special:Diff/415297217">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 10:13, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li>The Iranian film <i><b><a href="/wiki/Nader_and_Simin,_A_Separation" class="mw-redirect" title="Nader and Simin, A Separation">Nader and Simin, A Separation</a></b></i>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Asghar_Farhadi" title="Asghar Farhadi">Asghar Farhadi</a>, wins the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Bear" title="Golden Bear">Golden Bear</a> at the <a href="/wiki/61st_Berlin_International_Film_Festival" title="61st Berlin International Film Festival">61st Berlin International Film Festival</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415838653" title="Special:Diff/415838653">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 09:42, 25 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan protests">Protests</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> spread to <a href="/wiki/Tripoli" class="mw-disambig" title="Tripoli">Tripoli</a>, as the government uses <a href="/wiki/Military_aircraft" title="Military aircraft">warplanes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mercenary" title="Mercenary">mercenaries</a> to attack the protesters. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415318077" title="Special:Diff/415318077">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 13:47, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan protests">Protests</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> spread to <a href="/wiki/Tripoli" class="mw-disambig" title="Tripoli">Tripoli</a>, as hundreds of protesters are reported dead. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415318077" title="Special:Diff/415318077">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 13:47, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li>A <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Canterbury_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Canterbury earthquake">6.3 magnitude earthquake</a></b> hits <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> and the surrounding <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Canterbury region">Canterbury region</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, causing major damage and at least 65 deaths <i>(destroyed building pictured)</i>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415324110" title="Special:Diff/415324110">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Floquenbeam" title="User:Floquenbeam">Floquenbeam</a>, 14:39, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li>A <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Canterbury_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Canterbury earthquake">6.3-magnitude earthquake</a></b> hits <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> and the surrounding <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Canterbury region">Canterbury region</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, causing major damage and at least 65 deaths <i>(destroyed building pictured)</i>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415330469" title="Special:Diff/415330469">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 15:27, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan protests">Protests</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> spread to <a href="/wiki/Tripoli" class="mw-disambig" title="Tripoli">Tripoli</a>, as the government uses warplanes and <a href="/wiki/Mercenary" title="Mercenary">mercenaries</a> to attack the protesters. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415331388" title="Special:Diff/415331388">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 15:34, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IBM" title="IBM">IBM</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" title="Artificial intelligence">artificial intelligence</a> program <b><a href="/wiki/Watson_(artificial_intelligence_software)" class="mw-redirect" title="Watson (artificial intelligence software)">Watson</a></b> wins on the American quiz show <i><a href="/wiki/Jeopardy!" title="Jeopardy!">Jeopardy!</a></i> against two of the show's most successful contestants. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415359064" title="Special:Diff/415359064">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 18:33, 22 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IBM" title="IBM">IBM</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" title="Artificial intelligence">artificial intelligence</a> program <b><a href="/wiki/Watson_(artificial_intelligence_software)" class="mw-redirect" title="Watson (artificial intelligence software)">Watson</a></b> wins on the American quiz show <i><a href="/wiki/Jeopardy!" title="Jeopardy!">Jeopardy!</a></i> against two of the show's most successful contestants. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415476841" title="Special:Diff/415476841">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 08:55, 23 February 2011</small></li> <li>A <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Canterbury_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Canterbury earthquake">6.3-magnitude earthquake</a></b> hits <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> and the surrounding <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Canterbury region">Canterbury region</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, causing major damage and at least 70 deaths <i>(destroyed building pictured)</i>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415368452" title="Special:Diff/415368452">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Mjroots" title="User:Mjroots">Mjroots</a>, 19:34, 22 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_23" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_23"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_23"></span>February 23<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_23"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: February 23"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>A <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Canterbury_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Canterbury earthquake">6.3-magnitude earthquake</a></b> hits <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> and the surrounding <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Canterbury region">Canterbury region</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, causing major damage and at least 75 deaths <i>(destroyed building pictured)</i>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415414913" title="Special:Diff/415414913">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Stephen" title="User:Stephen">Stephen</a>, 00:09, 23 February 2011</small></li> <li>A <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Christchurch_earthquake" title="2011 Christchurch earthquake">6.3-magnitude earthquake</a></b> hits <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> and the surrounding <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Canterbury region">Canterbury region</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, causing major damage and at least 75 deaths <i>(destroyed building pictured)</i>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415468507" title="Special:Diff/415468507">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Mjroots" title="User:Mjroots">Mjroots</a>, 07:07, 23 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Behgjet_Pacolli" title="Behgjet Pacolli">Behgjet Pacolli</a></b> is elected <a href="/wiki/President_of_Kosovo" title="President of Kosovo">President</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Republic of Kosovo</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415476841" title="Special:Diff/415476841">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 08:55, 23 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Pacolli final cropped.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415477045" title="Special:Diff/415477045">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 08:57, 23 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Pacolli final cropped.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415851853" title="Special:Diff/415851853">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 11:59, 25 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Behgjet Pacolli <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415477045" title="Special:Diff/415477045">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 08:57, 23 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Behgjet Pacolli <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415851853" title="Special:Diff/415851853">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 11:59, 25 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Behgjet_Pacolli" title="Behgjet Pacolli">Behgjet Pacolli</a></b> <i>(pictured)</i> is elected <a href="/wiki/President_of_Kosovo" title="President of Kosovo">President</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Republic of Kosovo</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415477045" title="Special:Diff/415477045">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 08:57, 23 February 2011</small></li> <li>A <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Christchurch_earthquake" title="2011 Christchurch earthquake">6.3-magnitude earthquake</a></b> hits <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> and the surrounding <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Canterbury region">Canterbury region</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, causing major damage and at least 75 deaths. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415477045" title="Special:Diff/415477045">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 08:57, 23 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Behgjet_Pacolli" title="Behgjet Pacolli">Behgjet Pacolli</a></b> <i>(pictured)</i> is elected <a href="/wiki/President_of_Kosovo" title="President of Kosovo">President</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415484796" title="Special:Diff/415484796">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 10:19, 23 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Behgjet_Pacolli" title="Behgjet Pacolli">Behgjet Pacolli</a></b> <i>(pictured)</i> is <a href="/wiki/Kosovan_presidential_election,_2011" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosovan presidential election, 2011">elected</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_Kosovo" title="President of Kosovo">President</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415517021" title="Special:Diff/415517021">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Nightstallion" title="User:Nightstallion">Nightstallion</a>, 15:00, 23 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_24" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_24"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_24"></span>February 24<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_24"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: February 24"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>A <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Christchurch_earthquake" title="2011 Christchurch earthquake">6.3-magnitude earthquake</a></b> hits <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> and the surrounding <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Canterbury region">Canterbury region</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, causing major damage and at least 98 deaths. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415668746" title="Special:Diff/415668746">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 10:41, 24 February 2011</small></li> <li>A <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Christchurch_earthquake" title="2011 Christchurch earthquake">6.3-magnitude earthquake</a></b> hits <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> and the surrounding <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Canterbury region">Canterbury region</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, causing major damage and more than 100 deaths. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415756765" title="Special:Diff/415756765">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Stephen" title="User:Stephen">Stephen</a>, 21:35, 24 February 2011</small></li> <li>An Indian court convicts thirty-one people of perpetrating the 2002 <b><a href="/wiki/Godhra_train_burning" title="Godhra train burning">Godhra train burning</a></b>, which led to <a href="/wiki/2002_Gujarat_violence" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 Gujarat violence">rioting</a> in <a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415765675" title="Special:Diff/415765675">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 22:29, 24 February 2011</small></li> <li>An Indian court convicts thirty-one people of perpetrating the 2002 <b><a href="/wiki/Godhra_train_burning" title="Godhra train burning">Godhra train burning</a></b>, which led to <a href="/wiki/2002_Gujarat_violence" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 Gujarat violence">communal riots</a> in <a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415766510" title="Special:Diff/415766510">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 22:34, 24 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_25" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_25"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_25"></span>February 25<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_25"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: February 25"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In <a href="/wiki/Stock_car_racing" title="Stock car racing">stock car racing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a> becomes the youngest driver to <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Daytona_500" title="2011 Daytona 500">win</a></b> the <a href="/wiki/Daytona_500" title="Daytona 500">Daytona 500</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415780704" title="Special:Diff/415780704">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Floquenbeam" title="User:Floquenbeam">Floquenbeam</a>, 00:13, 25 February 2011</small></li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Stock_car_racing" title="Stock car racing">stock car racing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a> becomes the youngest driver to <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Daytona_500" title="2011 Daytona 500">win</a></b> the <a href="/wiki/Daytona_500" title="Daytona 500">Daytona 500</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416005117" title="Special:Diff/416005117">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 08:18, 26 February 2011</small></li> <li>An Indian court convicts 31 people of perpetrating the 2002 <b><a href="/wiki/Godhra_train_burning" title="Godhra train burning">Godhra train burning</a></b>, which led to <a href="/wiki/2002_Gujarat_violence" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 Gujarat violence">communal riots</a> in <a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415822086" title="Special:Diff/415822086">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 06:12, 25 February 2011</small></li> <li>An Indian court convicts 31 people of perpetrating the 2002 <b><a href="/wiki/Godhra_train_burning" title="Godhra train burning">Godhra train burning</a></b>, which led to <a href="/wiki/2002_Gujarat_violence" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 Gujarat violence">communal riots</a> in <a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416278808" title="Special:Diff/416278808">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 22:44, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li>A <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Christchurch_earthquake" title="2011 Christchurch earthquake">6.3-magnitude earthquake</a></b> hits <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> and the surrounding <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_Region" title="Canterbury Region">Canterbury Region</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, causing major damage and more than 100 deaths. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415830480" title="Special:Diff/415830480">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Materialscientist" title="User:Materialscientist">Materialscientist</a>, 07:54, 25 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_uprising" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan uprising">Protests</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> spread to <a href="/wiki/Tripoli" class="mw-disambig" title="Tripoli">Tripoli</a>, as the government uses warplanes and <a href="/wiki/Mercenary" title="Mercenary">mercenaries</a> to attack the protesters. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415830480" title="Special:Diff/415830480">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Materialscientist" title="User:Materialscientist">Materialscientist</a>, 07:54, 25 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_uprising" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan uprising">Protests</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> spread to <a href="/wiki/Tripoli" class="mw-disambig" title="Tripoli">Tripoli</a>, as the government uses warplanes and <a href="/wiki/Mercenary" title="Mercenary">mercenaries</a> to attack the protesters. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416180530" title="Special:Diff/416180530">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 09:50, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/STS-133" title="STS-133">STS-133</a></b>, the final flight of <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Discovery" title="Space Shuttle Discovery">Space Shuttle <i>Discovery</i></a>, launches from <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center" title="Kennedy Space Center">Kennedy Space Center</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415838653" title="Special:Diff/415838653">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 09:42, 25 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/STS-133" title="STS-133">STS-133</a></b>, the final flight of <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Discovery" title="Space Shuttle Discovery">Space Shuttle <i>Discovery</i></a>, is launched from <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center" title="Kennedy Space Center">Kennedy Space Center</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415848021" title="Special:Diff/415848021">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 11:22, 25 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = 361px-Sts133 mission poster.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415851853" title="Special:Diff/415851853">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 11:59, 25 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = 361px-Sts133 mission poster.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416237030" title="Special:Diff/416237030">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 18:08, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = STS-133 mission poster <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415851853" title="Special:Diff/415851853">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 11:59, 25 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = STS-133 mission poster <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416237030" title="Special:Diff/416237030">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 18:08, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/STS-133" title="STS-133">STS-133</a></b> <i>(mission poster pictured)</i>, the final flight of <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Discovery" title="Space Shuttle Discovery">Space Shuttle <i>Discovery</i></a>, is launched from <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center" title="Kennedy Space Center">Kennedy Space Center</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415851853" title="Special:Diff/415851853">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 11:59, 25 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Behgjet_Pacolli" title="Behgjet Pacolli">Behgjet Pacolli</a></b> is <a href="/wiki/Kosovan_presidential_election,_2011" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosovan presidential election, 2011">elected</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_Kosovo" title="President of Kosovo">President</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415851853" title="Special:Diff/415851853">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 11:59, 25 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Behgjet_Pacolli" title="Behgjet Pacolli">Behgjet Pacolli</a></b> is <a href="/wiki/Kosovan_presidential_election,_2011" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosovan presidential election, 2011">elected</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_Kosovo" title="President of Kosovo">President</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416228614" title="Special:Diff/416228614">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 17:08, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/STS-133" title="STS-133">STS-133</a></b> <i>(mission poster pictured)</i>, the final flight of <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Discovery" title="Space Shuttle Discovery">Space Shuttle <i>Discovery</i></a>, is launched from the <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center" title="Kennedy Space Center">Kennedy Space Center</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/415859939" title="Special:Diff/415859939">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 13:14, 25 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_26" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_26"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_26"></span>February 26<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_26"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: February 26"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a> <b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Algerian_protests#24_February" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Algerian protests">lifts</a></b> its 19-year-old <a href="/wiki/State_of_emergency" title="State of emergency">state of emergency</a> amid widespread <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Algerian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Algerian protests">protests</a> in the country. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416005117" title="Special:Diff/416005117">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 08:18, 26 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a> <b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Algerian_protests#24_February" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Algerian protests">lifts</a></b> its 19-year-old <a href="/wiki/State_of_emergency" title="State of emergency">state of emergency</a> in response to widespread <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Algerian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Algerian protests">protests</a> in the country. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416005478" title="Special:Diff/416005478">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 08:23, 26 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a> <b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Algerian_protests#24_February" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Algerian protests">lifts</a></b> its 19-year-old <a href="/wiki/State_of_emergency" title="State of emergency">state of emergency</a> in response to widespread <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Algerian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Algerian protests">protests</a> in the country. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416332320" title="Special:Diff/416332320">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 05:48, 28 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> launches the first <b><a href="/wiki/GLONASS-K" title="GLONASS-K">GLONASS-K</a></b> satellite, intended as part of the <a href="/wiki/GLONASS" title="GLONASS">GLONASS</a> <a href="/wiki/Global_navigation_satellite_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Global navigation satellite system">global navigation satellite system</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416062200" title="Special:Diff/416062200">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 17:43, 26 February 2011</small></li> <li>A <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Christchurch_earthquake" title="2011 Christchurch earthquake">6.3-magnitude earthquake</a></b> hits <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> and the surrounding <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_Region" title="Canterbury Region">Canterbury Region</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, causing major damage and more than 140 deaths. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416112748" title="Special:Diff/416112748">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Stephen" title="User:Stephen">Stephen</a>, 23:13, 26 February 2011</small></li> <li>A <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Christchurch_earthquake" title="2011 Christchurch earthquake">6.3-magnitude earthquake</a></b> hits <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a> and the surrounding <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_Region" title="Canterbury Region">Canterbury Region</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, causing major damage and more than 140 deaths. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416197172" title="Special:Diff/416197172">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 12:57, 27 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_27" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_27"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_27"></span>February 27<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_27"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: February 27"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">U.N. Security Council</a> refers <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> to the <a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" title="International Criminal Court">International Criminal Court</a> and imposes <b><a href="/wiki/International_reactions_to_the_2011_Libyan_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="International reactions to the 2011 Libyan protests">sanctions</a></b> amid <a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_uprising" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan uprising">crackdowns on anti-government protesters</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416180530" title="Special:Diff/416180530">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 09:50, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">U.N. Security Council</a> refers the situation in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> to the <a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" title="International Criminal Court">International Criminal Court</a> and imposes <b><a href="/wiki/International_reactions_to_the_2011_Libyan_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="International reactions to the 2011 Libyan protests">sanctions</a></b> amid <a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_uprising" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan uprising">crackdowns on anti-government protesters</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416199499" title="Special:Diff/416199499">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Ucucha" title="User:Ucucha">Ucucha</a>, 13:20, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li>Protests are held after <a href="/wiki/Jumu%27ah" class="mw-redirect" title="Jumu'ah">Friday prayers</a> in <a href="/wiki/2011_Iraqi_protests" title="2011 Iraqi protests">Iraq</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Yemeni_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Yemeni protests">Yemen</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010-2011_Tunisian_Revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="2010-2011 Tunisian Revolution">Tunisia</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_revolution" title="2011 Egyptian revolution">Egypt</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Jordanian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Jordanian protests">Jordan</a> and <a href="/wiki/2011_Bahraini_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Bahraini protests">Bahrain</a> amid continuing <b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Middle_East_and_North_Africa_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Middle East and North Africa protests">turmoil</a></b> in the Middle East and North Africa. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416228614" title="Special:Diff/416228614">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 17:08, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">U.N. Security Council</a> refers the situation in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> to the <a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" title="International Criminal Court">International Criminal Court</a> and imposes <b><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1970" title="United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970">sanctions</a></b> amid <a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_uprising" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan uprising">crackdowns on anti-government protesters</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416232015" title="Special:Diff/416232015">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 17:32, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li>Amid <a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_uprising" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan uprising">crackdowns on protesters</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">UN Security Council</a> <b><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1970" title="United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970">refers the situation</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> to the <a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" title="International Criminal Court">International Criminal Court</a> and imposes travel bans on relatives of leader <a href="/wiki/Muammar_Gaddafi" title="Muammar Gaddafi">Muammar Gaddafi</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416235409" title="Special:Diff/416235409">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 17:57, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li>Amid <a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_uprising" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan uprising">crackdowns on protesters</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">UN Security Council</a> <b><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1970" title="United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970">refers the situation</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> to the <a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" title="International Criminal Court">International Criminal Court</a> and imposes sanction on <a href="/wiki/Muammar_Gaddafi" title="Muammar Gaddafi">Muammar Gaddafi</a> and his children. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416236468" title="Special:Diff/416236468">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 18:04, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li>Amid <a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_uprising" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan uprising">crackdowns on protesters</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">UN Security Council</a> <b><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1970" title="United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970">refers the situation</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> to the <a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" title="International Criminal Court">International Criminal Court</a> and imposes sanctions on <a href="/wiki/Muammar_Gaddafi" title="Muammar Gaddafi">Muammar Gaddafi</a> and some of his family members. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416236693" title="Special:Diff/416236693">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 18:06, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Muammar al-Gaddafi, 12th AU Summit, 090202-N-0506A-534 cropped-again.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416237030" title="Special:Diff/416237030">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 18:08, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Muammar Gaddafi <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416237030" title="Special:Diff/416237030">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 18:08, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Muammar Gaddafi <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416277501" title="Special:Diff/416277501">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 22:35, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li>Amid <a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_uprising" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan uprising">crackdowns on protesters</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">UN Security Council</a> <b><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1970" title="United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970">refers the situation</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> to the <a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" title="International Criminal Court">International Criminal Court</a> and imposes sanctions on <a href="/wiki/Muammar_Gaddafi" title="Muammar Gaddafi">Muammar Gaddafi</a> <i>(pictured)</i> and some of his family members. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416237030" title="Special:Diff/416237030">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 18:08, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/STS-133" title="STS-133">STS-133</a></b>, the final flight of <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Discovery" title="Space Shuttle Discovery">Space Shuttle <i>Discovery</i></a>, is launched from the <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center" title="Kennedy Space Center">Kennedy Space Center</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416237030" title="Special:Diff/416237030">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 18:08, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/STS-133" title="STS-133">STS-133</a></b>, the final flight of <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Discovery" title="Space Shuttle Discovery">Space Shuttle <i>Discovery</i></a>, is launched from the <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center" title="Kennedy Space Center">Kennedy Space Center</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416289722" title="Special:Diff/416289722">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 00:01, 28 February 2011</small></li> <li>Amid <a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_uprising" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan uprising">crackdowns on protesters</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">UN Security Council</a> <b><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1970" title="United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970">refers the situation</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> to the <a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" title="International Criminal Court">International Criminal Court</a> and imposes sanctions on <a href="/wiki/Muammar_Gaddafi" title="Muammar Gaddafi">Muammar Gaddafi</a> <i>(pictured)</i>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416237357" title="Special:Diff/416237357">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 18:11, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Muammar al-Gaddafi, 12th AU Summit, 090202-N-0506A-534 cropped once again.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416241786" title="Special:Diff/416241786">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 18:41, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = Muammar al-Gaddafi, 12th AU Summit, 090202-N-0506A-534 cropped once again.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416277501" title="Special:Diff/416277501">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 22:35, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> win a <a href="/wiki/Plurality" class="mw-disambig" title="Plurality">plurality</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Irish</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Irish_general_election,_2011" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish general election, 2011">general election</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416269015" title="Special:Diff/416269015">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 21:41, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = EndaKenny2007FineGael cropped.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416277501" title="Special:Diff/416277501">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 22:35, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = EndaKenny2007FineGael cropped.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416340095" title="Special:Diff/416340095">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 07:14, 28 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Enda Kenny <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416277501" title="Special:Diff/416277501">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 22:35, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Enda Kenny <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416340095" title="Special:Diff/416340095">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 07:14, 28 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a>, led by <a href="/wiki/Enda_Kenny" title="Enda Kenny">Enda Kenny</a> <i>(pictured)</i>, win a <a href="/wiki/Plurality" class="mw-disambig" title="Plurality">plurality</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Irish</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Irish_general_election,_2011" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish general election, 2011">general election</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416277501" title="Special:Diff/416277501">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 22:35, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> win a <a href="/wiki/Plurality" class="mw-disambig" title="Plurality">plurality</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Irish</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Irish_general_election,_2011" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish general election, 2011">general election</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416277501" title="Special:Diff/416277501">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 22:35, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li>Amid <a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_uprising" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan uprising">crackdowns on protesters</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">UN Security Council</a> <b><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1970" title="United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970">refers the situation</a></b> in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> to the <a href="/wiki/International_Criminal_Court" title="International Criminal Court">International Criminal Court</a> and imposes sanctions on <a href="/wiki/Muammar_Gaddafi" title="Muammar Gaddafi">Muammar Gaddafi</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416277501" title="Special:Diff/416277501">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 22:35, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li>Protests are held after <a href="/wiki/Jumu%27ah" class="mw-redirect" title="Jumu'ah">Friday prayers</a> in <a href="/wiki/2011_Iraqi_protests" title="2011 Iraqi protests">Iraq</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Yemeni_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Yemeni protests">Yemen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tunisian_Revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Tunisian Revolution">Tunisia</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_revolution" title="2011 Egyptian revolution">Egypt</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Jordanian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Jordanian protests">Jordan</a> and <a href="/wiki/2011_Bahraini_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Bahraini protests">Bahrain</a> amid continuing <b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Middle_East_and_North_Africa_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Middle East and North Africa protests">turmoil</a></b> in the Middle East and North Africa. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416277501" title="Special:Diff/416277501">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 22:35, 27 February 2011</small></li> <li>Protests are held after <a href="/wiki/Jumu%27ah" class="mw-redirect" title="Jumu'ah">Friday prayers</a> in <a href="/wiki/2011_Iraqi_protests" title="2011 Iraqi protests">Iraq</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Yemeni_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Yemeni protests">Yemen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tunisian_Revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Tunisian Revolution">Tunisia</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Egyptian_revolution" title="2011 Egyptian revolution">Egypt</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_Jordanian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Jordanian protests">Jordan</a> and <a href="/wiki/2011_Bahraini_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Bahraini protests">Bahrain</a> amid continuing <b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Middle_East_and_North_Africa_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–2011 Middle East and North Africa protests">turmoil</a></b> in the Middle East and North Africa. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416349025" title="Special:Diff/416349025">removed</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 09:03, 28 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a>, led by <a href="/wiki/Enda_Kenny" title="Enda Kenny">Enda Kenny</a> <i>(pictured)</i>, win a <a href="/wiki/Plurality_(voting)" title="Plurality (voting)">plurality</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Irish</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Irish_general_election,_2011" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish general election, 2011">general election</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416277919" title="Special:Diff/416277919">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Canley" title="User:Canley">Canley</a>, 22:38, 27 February 2011</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="February_28" data-mw-thread-id="h-February_28"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-February_28"></span>February 28<span data-mw-comment-end="h-February_28"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: February 28"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><b><a href="/wiki/The_King%27s_Speech" title="The King's Speech">The King's Speech</a></b></i> wins four <a href="/wiki/83rd_Academy_Awards" title="83rd Academy Awards">Academy Awards</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture" title="Academy Award for Best Picture">Best Picture</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416332320" title="Special:Diff/416332320">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 05:48, 28 February 2011</small></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/The_King%27s_Speech" title="The King's Speech">The King's Speech</a></b></i> wins four <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Oscars</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture" title="Academy Award for Best Picture">Best Picture</a>, at the <a href="/wiki/83rd_Academy_Awards" title="83rd Academy Awards">83rd Academy Awards</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416339038" title="Special:Diff/416339038">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 07:02, 28 February 2011</small></li> <li>|image = TomHopper10TIFF cropped.jpg <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416340095" title="Special:Diff/416340095">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 07:14, 28 February 2011</small></li> <li>|title = Tom Hooper <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416340095" title="Special:Diff/416340095">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 07:14, 28 February 2011</small></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/The_King%27s_Speech" title="The King's Speech">The King's Speech</a></b></i> wins four <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Oscars</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture" title="Academy Award for Best Picture">Best Picture</a> and <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Academy Award for Best Director">Best Director</a> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Hooper_(director)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Hooper (director)">Tom Hooper</a> <i>(pictured)</i>, at the <a href="/wiki/83rd_Academy_Awards" title="83rd Academy Awards">83rd Academy Awards</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416340095" title="Special:Diff/416340095">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 07:14, 28 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a>, led by <a href="/wiki/Enda_Kenny" title="Enda Kenny">Enda Kenny</a>, win a <a href="/wiki/Plurality_(voting)" title="Plurality (voting)">plurality</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Irish</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Irish_general_election,_2011" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish general election, 2011">general election</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416340095" title="Special:Diff/416340095">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:David_Levy" class="mw-redirect" title="User:David Levy">David Levy</a>, 07:14, 28 February 2011</small></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/The_King%27s_Speech" title="The King's Speech">The King's Speech</a></b></i> wins four <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Oscars</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture" title="Academy Award for Best Picture">Best Picture</a> and <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Academy Award for Best Director">Best Director</a> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Tom_Hooper_(director)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Hooper (director)">Tom Hooper</a> pictured)</i>, at the <a href="/wiki/83rd_Academy_Awards" title="83rd Academy Awards">83rd Academy Awards</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416340265" title="Special:Diff/416340265">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 07:16, 28 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beji_Caid_el_Sebsi" class="mw-redirect" title="Beji Caid el Sebsi">Beji Caid el Sebsi</a> becomes <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Tunisia" title="Prime Minister of Tunisia">Prime Minister of Tunisia</a> after <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Ghannouchi" title="Mohamed Ghannouchi">Mohamed Ghannouchi</a> resigned amid <b><a href="/wiki/Tunisian_Revolution#Anti-Ghannouchi_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="Tunisian Revolution">ongoing protests</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416349025" title="Special:Diff/416349025">added</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 09:03, 28 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beji_Caid_el_Sebsi" class="mw-redirect" title="Beji Caid el Sebsi">Beji Caid el Sebsi</a> becomes <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Tunisia" title="Prime Minister of Tunisia">Prime Minister of Tunisia</a> after <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Ghannouchi" title="Mohamed Ghannouchi">Mohamed Ghannouchi</a> resigned amid <b><a href="/wiki/Tunisian_Revolution#Later_protests_and_developments" class="mw-redirect" title="Tunisian Revolution">ongoing protests</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416349199" title="Special:Diff/416349199">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:BorgQueen" title="User:BorgQueen">BorgQueen</a>, 09:05, 28 February 2011</small></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/The_King%27s_Speech" title="The King's Speech">The King's Speech</a></b></i> wins four <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Oscars</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture" title="Academy Award for Best Picture">Best Picture</a> and <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Academy Award for Best Director">Best Director</a> for <a href="/wiki/Tom_Hooper_(director)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Hooper (director)">Tom Hooper</a> <i>(pictured)</i>, at the <a href="/wiki/83rd_Academy_Awards" title="83rd Academy Awards">83rd Academy Awards</a>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416359361" title="Special:Diff/416359361">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Shii" title="User:Shii">Shii</a>, 11:17, 28 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beji_Caid_el_Sebsi" class="mw-redirect" title="Beji Caid el Sebsi">Beji Caid el Sebsi</a> becomes <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Tunisia" title="Prime Minister of Tunisia">Prime Minister of Tunisia</a> after <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Ghannouchi" title="Mohamed Ghannouchi">Mohamed Ghannouchi</a> resigns amid <b><a href="/wiki/Tunisian_Revolution#Later_protests_and_developments" class="mw-redirect" title="Tunisian Revolution">ongoing protests</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416360192" title="Special:Diff/416360192">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tone" title="User:Tone">Tone</a>, 11:27, 28 February 2011</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a>, led by <a href="/wiki/Enda_Kenny" title="Enda Kenny">Enda Kenny</a>, wins a <a href="/wiki/Plurality_(voting)" title="Plurality (voting)">plurality</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Irish</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Irish_general_election,_2011" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish general election, 2011">general election</a></b>. <small><a href="/wiki/Special:Diff/416395495" title="Special:Diff/416395495">updated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tariqabjotu" title="User:Tariqabjotu">Tariqabjotu</a>, 16:35, 28 February 2011</small></li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1&useformat=desktop" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&oldid=1234246787">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Posted/February_2011&oldid=1234246787</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks catlinks-allhidden" data-mw="interface"></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 13 July 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