Events in February 2004
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Feb. 1
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Two hundred and fortyfour Haj pilgrims die in a stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia. |
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Fiftyseven persons are killed as suicide bombers strike at the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil. |
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Feb. 3
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The British Prime Minister, Tony Blair announces a probe into intelligence claims about Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction before the war. |
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Feb. 5
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The Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf grants pardon to the top nuclear scientist, Abdul Qadeer Khan. |
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The Portuguese High Court orders extradition of Abu Salem, prime accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. |
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Feb. 6
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Over 40 persons are killed as a bomb blast rips through a packed metro train, in Moscow. |
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Feb. 7
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The Sri Lankan Parliament is dissolved. |
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Feb. 10
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At least 55 people die in a suicide bombing outside a police station in Iskandariya, 40 km south of Baghdad. |
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Fortyfour persons are killed after an Iranian airliner crashes just before landing at Sharjah. |
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Feb. 11
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Fortyseven persons are killed after a suicide bomber blows up a car packed with explosives outside an army recruitment centre, in Baghdad. |
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Feb. 13
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The former Chechen President, Zelimkhan Yanderbiyev accused of having links with the Al Qaeda and the Taliban, is killed in a car explosion, in Doha. |
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Feb. 15
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At least 28 persons are killed after the giant roof of the 20,000 sq.m. Transvaal water park in Moscow collapses. |
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Feb. 17
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India and Pakistan agree on time-frame for talks. |
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Feb. 18
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India and Pakistan outline road map to carry forward the composite dialogue to resolve all their differences. |
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Russia tests a "hypersonic vehicle" capable of beating any missile defence system. |
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Over 300 people are killed as 51 runaway freight train cars hauling fuel and industrial chemicals derail and blow up outside Neyshabur city, 650 km east of the Iranian capital, Teheran, after hurtling along for 20 km. |
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Feb. 19
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A former Enron Chief Executive, Jeffrey Skilling, surrenders to the FBI in Houston. |
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Feb. 20
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Iranians vote in parliamentary polls. |
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Feb. 24
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The Russian President, Vladimir Putin sacks the Prime Minister, Mikhail Kasyanov and his Cabinet. |
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Feb. 25
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The U.S. brings war crimes conspiracy charges against two Guantanamo Bay detenus and suspected Al-Qaeda members. |
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Chinese experts complete genetic mapping of the killer H5 N1 bird flu virus. |
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Feb. 29
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The Israeli security cabinet okays deal with India for the sale of $1.1 billion Phalcon Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). |
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