February 2006 Timeline
February 2Protests in Gaza Strip over the publication of the Prophet Muhammad cartoons
February 3
Bradford Bulls won the World Club Challenge
February 3
Muslim demonstrators over the publication of the Prophet Muhammad stormed the Danish Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia
February 3
Egyptian ferry carrying over 1,400 people sunk in the Red sea
February 4
73 people were killed in a stampede outside a sports stadium in Manila, Philippines
February 4
Syrian demonstrators over the publication of the Prophet Muhammad cartoons attacked the Danish and Norwegian embassies in Damascus
February 5
Muslim demonstrators set fire to the Danish embassy in Beirut, Lebanon
February 6
Several thousand right-wing Israelis protested against Israeli Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem, Israel
February 7
First elections in Haiti since 2004 when the President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted
February 8
Municipal elections in Nepal and Nepal's first election since 1999
February 8
The 48th Annual Grammy Awards were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles
February 9
Sudan and Chad signed a peace agreement in Tripoli, Libya, which ended the crisis between both states
February 9
Over 200 people, including nine senators, were evacuated from the Capitol Office Building. Later tests on a suspected nerve agent had proved negative
February 10
The 2006 Winter Olympics opened in Turin, Italy
February 11
Sudanese military plane crashed at an airport in the southern town of Aweil, killing all 20 men on board
February 12
Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded fellow hunter
February 13
11 people were hurt in an explosion in front of a supermarket in Istanbul, Turkey
February 16
Rene Preval was declared president of Haiti
February 17
After heavy rains a major landslide buried an entire village in central Philippines, killing over than 1,000 people
February 19
16 people were killed and 11 churches were burned in Nigeria in the continuing violence over the Prophet Muhammad cartoons
February 21
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas officially asked Hamas to form a government under leadership of Ismail Haniya
February 22
Sri Lankan officials and Tamil Tiger rebels have met in Geneva on a peace talks
February 23
A roof collapsed on a Moscow market, killing 61 people
February 23
An armed gang stole at least £25m from a security depot in Kent, England
February 24
Philippines President Gloria Arroyo has declared a state of emergency after a failed coup
February 25
Official results from Uganda's electoral commission confirmed the victory of Yoweri Museveni