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This article covers breaking news and events in February 2006.

Daily events

Wednesday February 1, 2006

Ben Bernanke

• English Channel : The chemical tanker Ece, registered on the Marshall Islands, sinks near the island of Guernsey with 10,000 tons of phosphoric acid on board after a collision with the bulk cargo ship Generał Grot-Rowecki , which sails under the Maltese flag. There is no danger to flora and fauna. Yesterday the attempt to haul the leaked Ece to the French port of Le Havre failed . 22 seamen were brought ashore by helicopter and lifeboat.
• Washington, DC / United States : President George W. Bush delivers the State of the Union Address . The focus is on foreign and security policy and a rejection of possible isolationism : the USA would not evade its historical responsibility and a. the Iran try to stay away from nuclear weapons. Half of humanity lives without democracy , and especially in Syria , Iraq , Burma , Zimbabwe and North Korea, the will for freedom must be supported.
• Washington, DC / United States : The Economist Ben Bernanke is to succeed Alan Greenspan as president in the US central bank system Federal Reserve sworn.

Thursday February 2, 2006

• Berlin / Germany : The regional court forbids Roman Grafe and Siedler-Verlag from further distribution of the book German Justice . The plaintiff, a former political officer of the border troops of the GDR , invoked the protection of his anonymity and questioned the public interest in his name being mentioned.
• Berlin / Germany : Anna Maria Mühe is awarded the Golden Camera as the best young actress .
• Middle East , North Africa : In countries with a predominantly Islamic population, protests against the Mohammed cartoons are increasing . The cartoons shown in the newspaper have already been added to in order to reinforce the wave of protests. European government representatives react by pointing out the freedom of the press in the EU .
• Taizhou / China : Newspaper publisher Wu Xianghu succumbs to injuries sustained during a police operation. The journalist's death received no media attention in China.

Friday February 3, 2006

Al-Salam 98 disaster site

• Yemen : Jamal al-Bedawi , who led the attack on the USS Cole , and Fawaz Al-Rabeiee , who was responsible for the attack on the tanker Limburg , escape a prison in Yemen with 22 other prisoners. Twelve of them were convicted members of al-Qaeda .
• Munich / Germany : The singer Helene Fischer releases her first album on EMI Germany . It's called from here to infinity .
• Red Sea : The Al-Salam 98 ferry with over 1,200 people on board sinks on the way from Saudi Arabia to Egypt . Around 300 survivors are rescued and the dead are being rescued.

Saturday 4th February 2006

Flag of the IAEA

• Bushehr / Iran , Vienna / Austria : Iran starts again with uranium enrichment . Therefore, the Board of Governors decides International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran's nuclear policy before the Security Council of the United Nations to bring that to treat them immediately. The governments of the nuclear powers France , Russia , the United States , the United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China have spoken out in favor of this step in the past few days.
• Damascus / Syria : Protesters against the Mohammed caricatures set fire to the Danish embassy in Damascus . The German representation in Gaza is attacked.
• Geneva / Switzerland : The Union internationale contre le cancer ( German:  International Association against Cancer ) is coordinating World Cancer Day for the first time in cooperation with the World Health Organization . In addition to curing cancer , the focus is on prevention and dealing with the disease.

Sunday 5th February 2006

Ford Field on the night of the Super Bowl

• Caracas / Venezuela : President Hugo Chávez threatens the USA to suspend all oil deliveries if they break off diplomatic relations.
• Detroit / United States : The Super Bowl XL in American football between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks ends at 21:10.
• Cologne / Germany : Ayyub Axel Köhler becomes the new chairman of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany . His predecessor Nadeem Elyas held this post for eleven years.

Monday February 6, 2006

• Berlin / Germany : The President of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ludwig Georg Braun, considers the trade sanctions discussed in the nuclear dispute to be counterproductive. He refers to the embargo on the United Nations against Iraq , which was "ineffective" and contributed to the impoverishment of the population.
• Port-au-Prince / Haiti : The Stabilization Mission of the United Nations on the Caribbean island warns tomorrow's elections from interference Parliament and the new president , the first national popular election for six years. The UN troops want to prevent acts of sabotage and ensure that the process is as correct as possible.
• Tokyo / Japan : The technology group Toshiba reaches an agreement with the British state-owned company British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL) on the acquisition of the manufacturer of nuclear power plants Westinghouse Electric Company as well as the corporate division of BNFL in the United States . The cost of the acquisition expected to amount to 5.4 billion US dollars .

Tuesday February 7, 2006

Scientific finding that indicates dark matter

• Denmark : The spokesman for 21 Danish Islamic organizations admits adding more to the original Mohammed cartoons , including images with particularly offensive content.
• India : The country reports the withdrawal of 3,000 of the approximately 500,000 soldiers from the crisis region of Kashmir . Observers see this as a gesture in the peace process with Pakistan .
• Milky Way : The first reliable measurements on dark matter show results that are sometimes surprising for the local group , especially on extent and temperature.

Wednesday February 8, 2006

• Haiti : According to the UN mission MINUSTAH and the OAS , the elections went well, but several people were killed in riots . The most promising candidates for the presidency are René Préval , Charles Henry Baker and Leslie Manigat .

Thursday February 9, 2006

• Berlin / Germany : The 56th Berlin International Film Festival opens with the film The Taste of Snow by director Marc Evans .
• Coppenbrügge / Germany : In a bus accident, three students die in the morning.
• Germany : The controversial Turkish war film Valley of the Wolves - Iraq starts in German cinemas. At that time, over two million visitors had seen it in Turkey.

Friday February 10, 2006

• Europe : Heavy snowfalls in Central and Eastern Europe cause around 700 cold deaths in Ukraine; in six East Bavarian counties and in parts of Austria is disaster alarm triggered. In Bavaria, amounts of snow up to 60 cm are registered, in northern Austria up to 85 cm.
• Cairo / Egypt : Hosts Egypt wins against Ivory Coast on penalties the final of the 25th African Cup of Nations in football .
• Kosovo / Serbia and Montenegro : The parliament elects the university professor Fatmir Sejdiu as president of the province striving for independence from the republic of Serbia . The successor to the late Ibrahim Rugova is considered an ideal compromise candidate in international diplomacy.
• Turin / Italy : The Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi opens the XX. Winter Olympics , while ex-cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo lights the Olympic flame.

Sunday February 12, 2006

• Iraq : Arab media publish video of British soldiers beating up. The victims are Iraqi civilians.
• New York / United States : On today's International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers , the UN calls for more engagement in the fight against abuse of children. Worldwide, the number of child soldiers is estimated at 300,000.
• Paris / France : The organization Reporters Without Borders accuses the portal operator Yahoo! Assists in persecuting Chinese dissidents .
• During a hunting trip, US Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots and injures a companion.

Monday February 13, 2006

• A video published in the Arab media of British soldiers beating Iraqi civilians causes concern.
• In Bangladesh , the main opposition party, Awami League, returns to parliament after years of boycott ; it accuses the government of failing to contain Islamism .
• The People's Republic of China adopts new regulations to control and prevent AIDS . According to official information, there are 650,000 HIV- infected people in the country.

Tuesday February 14, 2006

• Germany , Austria : The influenza A virus H5N1 , which is also dangerous for humans, has probably reached Germany and Austria.
• Iraq : Concern about the kidnapped Germans Thomas Nitzschke and René Bräunlich is growing after the hostage-takers published a new video message .
• Iraq : Saddam Hussein announces that he has been on a hunger strike against the court for three days , and he shows solidarity with assassins in Iraq.
• New York / United States : A United Nations commission of inquiry into the Guantánamo Bay camp comes to the conclusion that the US is carrying out acts of torture on prisoners there, including force-feeding and solitary confinement. According to the still unofficial report, the prisoners' rights to a fair trial are also being violated. The US government rejects the allegations.

Wednesday February 15, 2006

Iran nuclear economy

• Damascus / Syria : According to a UPI report, the country will now conduct all foreign business in euros instead of US dollars as before.
• Karlsruhe / Germany : On the question of hijacked aircraft, the Federal Constitutional Court declared Section 14 (3) of the Aviation Security Act null and void.
• Madrid / Spain : 16 Arab states condemn the acts of violence during the Islamic protests. This emerges from a statement made by the 16 ambassadors with Spanish politicians.
• Palestinian Territories : Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh wants to quickly form a Palestinian government and also have a Christian and two women in the cabinet.
• Strasbourg / France : In the “cartoon dispute”, the EU Parliament condemns the violent riots in several Islamic countries; their governments have failed to protect EU citizens and embassies. Parliament rejects any restriction of freedom of expression and the press and calls for interreligious dialogue.
• Vienna / Austria : The European Union and Russia call on Iran to stop uranium enrichment that has recently been restarted. At a meeting of the EU Troika with Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov in Vienna, the current Council Chairman Ursula Plassnik said that Tehran should “use the time window” until the March meeting of the UN Security Council “to turn around” and observe the moratorium. Russia previously confirmed that its offer for civilian fortification will be negotiated in Moscow on Monday.

Thursday February 16, 2006

• Berlin / Germany : Government politicians agree in the Federalism Commission on the largest constitutional reform in Germany since 1949.
• New York / United States : UN Special Rapporteur Manfred Nowak calls for the immediate closure of the United States prison camp on Guantanamo Bay in Cuba on urgent suspicion of torture .
• Philippines : A huge landslide spills a village on the island of Leyte . Over 200 fatalities are feared, especially because the mudslide hit an entire school.
• Port-au-Prince / Haiti : René Préval is declared the winner of the presidential election.
• Strasbourg / France : The EU Parliament adopts the Services Directive ; the country of origin principle is not included in the compromise solution.

Friday February 17, 2006

• According to a report by the ARD , the German Armed Forces knew of illegal kidnapping of people by the USA to Guantánamo as early as July 2003 .

Saturday February 18, 2006

• Caracas / Venezuela : President Hugo Chávez is threatening the USA again with an end to oil deliveries if these continue to destabilize his government.
• Germany : The German states insist on the 40-hour week in the public service in order to relieve their budgets.
• Germany : In the so-called “Cologne garbage scandal” ten prominent SPD politicians are charged with transferring black money to the Cologne party coffers.
• Gaza , Ramallah / Palestinian Autonomous Territories : The first freely elected Palestinian parliament will hold its constituent session at the same time in Gaza City and Ramallah.
• Kinshasa / DR Congo : President Joseph Kabila enacts a new constitution.
• Libya : After anti-Islamic gestures perceived as provocative by the Italian right-wing politician Roberto Calderoli , protests with bloody results break out in Libya, as a result of which Calderoli resigns.

Sunday 19th February 2006

Jasmila Žbanić

• Berlin / Germany : The jury of the 56th Berlin International Film Festival honors the film Esma's Secret - Grbavica by director Jasmila Žbanić as the best contribution of the festival with the Golden Bear .
• Guinsaugon / Philippines : Three days after the devastating landslide on the village of Guinsaugon in the municipality of Saint Bernard , well over 1,000 deaths are feared. But the rescue workers hope to find survivors in the school that was buried by the mudslide . US Navy soldiers begin digging a rescue tunnel. More than 240 people were buried in the school alone. According to official figures, over 900 people are still missing; 72 dead have been recovered so far.
• Palestinian Territories : Hamas officially nominated Ismāʿīl Haniyya, known as a pragmatist, as a candidate for the office of head of government. According to President Maḥmūd ʿAbbās , however, the Palestinian Authority is facing a serious financial crisis due to economic sanctions since the Hamas election victory at the end of January. The payment of aid has also decreased. Israel refuses any contact with any Ḥamās-led government that seeks to destroy Israel and has stopped the monthly transfer of tax receipts. The Arab League could take over the approximately 40 million euros , as it became known after a meeting in Algiers. The US government has asked the PA to return unused aid of $ 50 million. She wants to make sure that the money does not go to a government that denies Israel's right to exist .

Monday February 20, 2006

Spread of avian influenza type H5N1 (bird flu), 1st quarter 2006

• Bielefeld / Germany : The rectorate of the university has been occupied by students for 20 days. The student protest is directed against the tuition fees decided by the university senate and campaigns for more rights of student participation .
• Germany : The market leader in the money transport industry, the Heros group of companies , files for bankruptcy after allegations of infidelity became known. The company is said to have delayed transfers and defrauded customers by 300 million euros. It is feared that this will affect the cash supply.
• Germany : The strikes in the public sector continue despite negotiations. In contrast, there are first rapprochements in the conflict between AEG / Electrolux and IG Metall .
• Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania / Germany : The H5N1 bird flu has now also been detected on the north German mainland. 26 countries worldwide are already affected. Disaster alarms were given in three rural districts of Western Pomerania so that the Bundeswehr could be called for help. In the following two days, the soldiers recovered 107 dead birds to prevent scavengers from spreading avian influenza .
• Vienna / Austria : Representatives of Belgrade and Pristina are negotiating for the first time the future status of Kosovo, which has been under UNMIK administration since 1999 . The Albanians want state independence, the Republic of Serbia in Serbia and Montenegro only allows autonomy. Therefore only the decentralization of the local administration is negotiated.

Tuesday February 21, 2006

• Berlin / Germany : The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations for the right to education Vernor Muñoz finished his visit to Germany and criticizes the lack of opportunities in the German education system.
• Düsseldorf / Germany : The Düsseldorf energy company E.ON wants to take over the leading Spanish electricity company Endesa for 29 billion euros; According to board member Wulf Bernotat , negotiations have been taking place since December. After the unification, the world's largest electricity and gas company would be created with 50 million customers in 30 countries. A 30% lower offer from Spain's gas supplier Gas Natural failed in September.
• Serbia and Montenegro : The reported arrest of Ratko Mladić is later denied, but possible negotiations for extradition to the Hague War Crimes Tribunal are indicated. General of Bosnia -Krieges 1992 - 95 is the massacre in Srebrenica (8000 deaths) and another 10,000 civilians killed Sarajevo accused. Mladić and the former President of the Republika Srpska, Radovan Karadžić , have allegedly been undetectable for years.

Wednesday February 22, 2006

• Turin / Italy : The Austrian Olympic Committee confirms rumors that prohibited aids were found on Austrian teams at the Olympic Winter Games . The committee forms a commission of inquiry into the subject of doping .

Thursday February 23, 2006

• Baghdad / Iraq : After the attack on the Shiite Golden Mosque in Samarra , the Sunnis withdraw from government negotiations. President Jalal Talabani appeals to them to resume talks and to all Iraqis to prevent a civil war from flaring up . Several Sunni mosques went up in flames during the night and over a hundred Sunnis were victims of deadly violence, apparently in retaliation.
• Kampala / Uganda : The first multi- party parliamentary election has been taking place for 25 years , and there are also opposing candidates for President Museveni , who has been dictatorial for 20 years . Opposition leader Besigye is said to have good chances, although he fears election fraud. As a preventive measure, the Democratic Forum wants to check the count in many polling stations , and EU inspectors are also on duty.
• Stuttgart / Germany : In the election campaign for the state elections in Baden-Württemberg , the Greens are against a coalition with the CDU , but are also cautious about the SPD policy.

Friday February 24, 2006

• Baghdad , Baquba , Kerbela / Iraq : In addition to the curfew following the mosque bombing in Baghdad on February 22nd, the authorities have imposed a driving ban . 21 people are killed in attacks in Karbala and Bakuba. According to Minister Saadoun el Dulaimi , the government is considering the use of soldiers and tanks at crossings to avoid the threat of civil war .

Saturday February 25, 2006

• Kampala / Uganda : The opposition wants to contest President Museveni's alleged election victory. The central electoral commission reported that Yoweri Museveni (62) , who has ruled since 1986 , received 59% of the vote in the first multi-party election in 25 years, while opposition leader Kizza Besigye received 37%. The remaining 4–5 percent were divided between 3 other candidates. The Forum for Democratic Change speaks of electoral fraud because the results differ widely from an independent count in 19,000 of the polling stations . Museveni had the constitution changed shortly before the election to allow for a third term. The choice was also attended by EU - election observers criticized. The simultaneous parliamentary elections (284 MPs) represent progress, but the election campaign was already unfair because Besigye , who had only returned from exile at the end of 2005 , was brought to justice for alleged treason and rape. Besigye criticized the proceedings as politically motivated.

Sunday February 26, 2006

Kati Wilhelm from Germany won a gold medal in biathlon

• Turin / Italy : The 20th Olympic Winter Games come to an end with mass cross-country skiing . After 14 days and 84 competitions, Germany is at the top of medal wins with 29 medals , followed by the USA with 25, Austria with 23 and Russia with 22 medals. The Switzerland ends up with 14 medals ranked 8th

See also

• Nekrolog February 2006 for deaths that month
• List of annually recurring commemorative and action days in February
• Category for commemorative days, holidays or action days in February

Web links

Lisbon in February 2006

Commons : February 2006  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

 Wikinews: Article Published February 2006  - In The News

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Guernsey lifeboat performs a chemical tanker rescue. In: thesarnian.com. January 31, 2006, accessed May 28, 2019 . 
2. ^ Banking on Bernanke. In: theguardian.com . February 1, 2006, accessed February 27, 2017 . 
3. ↑ 41st award. In: goldenekamera.de . Retrieved March 22, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Wu Xianghu. In: cpj.org . 2006, accessed on September 18, 2016 . 
5. ↑ Wikinews: Ferry sunk in the Red Sea
6. ↑ Iran's controversial nuclear program. In: bpb.de . July 3, 2009, accessed January 9, 2020 . 
7. ^ Chronology of Key Events. In: iaea.org . Retrieved August 18, 2019 . 
8. ↑ World Cancer Day: Global action to avert 8 million cancer-related deaths by 2015. In: who.int . February 3, 2006, accessed February 4, 2018 . 
9. ^ World Cancer Day. In: britannica.com . Accessed February 4, 2018 . 
10. ↑ Super Bowl XL Box Score. In: nfl.com . February 6, 2006, accessed February 8, 2017 . 
11. ^ Toshiba acquires Westinghouse from BNFL. In: toshiba.co.jp . February 6, 2006, accessed February 4, 2018 . 
12. ^ Berlinale - The Golden Bears since 1951. In: berlin-die-hauptstadt.de, Brigitte Ferlet. Retrieved March 9, 2017 . 
13. ↑ The film “Valley of the Wolves” comes in front of the test center. In: Abendblatt.de . February 21, 2006, accessed September 18, 2016 . 
14. ↑ Egypt defeats the Ivory Coast on penalties and is 2006 African champions. In: athlet.org. Retrieved October 22, 2018 . 
15. ↑ Golden Bear - The Best Films from Berlin (Berlinale). In: moviepilot.de . Retrieved March 10, 2017 . 
16. ↑ Abbas fears the autonomy authority's financial crisis. In: dradio.de . February 20, 2006, accessed January 30, 2018 . 
17. ↑ Wikinews: UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education criticizes educational federalism in Germany
18. ↑ Chronology of the "Austria Affair". In: focus.de . April 25, 2007, accessed May 14, 2019 . 
19. ↑ Serious unrest in Iraq. In: deutschlandradio.de . February 23, 2006, accessed August 21, 2019 . 
20. ↑ Medal table of the XX. Olympic Winter Games in Turin. In: medienwerkstatt-online.de, Medienwerkstatt Mühlacker Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. 2006, accessed November 21, 2018 .