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This article covers breaking news and events in February 2015.

Daily events

Sunday 1st February 2015

• Glendale / United States : The American football team New England Patriots wins the 49th Super Bowl by defeating the Seattle Seahawks .
• Lusail / Qatar : In the final of the 24th men's handball world championship , France defeated the hosts and became world champions for the fifth time. The success of the Qatari triggers discussions about the change of nationality of players, since in the Qatari national handball team, in accordance with the rules, an above-average number of team members played for other nations earlier.
• Moscow / Russia : A major fire destroys large parts of the library of the Russian Academy of Sciences .

Monday February 2, 2015

• The Hague / Netherlands : The International Court of Justice acquits Serbia and Croatia from the charges of genocide raised during the war in Yugoslavia .

Tuesday 3rd February 2015

• Amman / Jordan : It is known that the Jordanian pilot Muʿādh al-Kasāsba was murdered. He was probably burned by the Islamic State terrorist organization in early January .
• N'Djamena / Chad : According to reports from the Chadian armed forces, they have recaptured the northern Nigerian city ​​of Gamboru after heavy fighting against the terrorist militia Boko Haram .

Wednesday February 4, 2015

• Kousséri / Cameroon : In an alleged act of revenge for yesterday's defeat in northern Nigeria , the terrorist militia Boko Haram raided Fotokol in northern Cameroon and killed dozens of civilians in addition to Chadian and Cameroonian soldiers.
• Taipei / Taiwan : A turboprop aircraft operated by the Taiwanese airline TransAsia Airways crashes near Taipei shortly after take-off. At least 31 people are killed.

Thursday 5th February 2015

• Berlin / Germany : The 65th Berlin International Film Festival opens with the film Nobody Wants the Night by director Isabel Coixet .
• Brussels / Belgium : In response to Russian interference in the Ukraine conflict, NATO plans to increase the NATO Response Force for global missions to 30,000 soldiers. Six new bases in the eastern NATO countries of Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania , Poland , Romania and Bulgaria will serve as logistics and coordination centers.
• Buenos Aires / Argentina : After the mysterious death of Special Prosecutor Alberto Nisman , federal judge and human rights expert Daniel Rafecas is to examine allegations against President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner , who wanted to thwart the prosecution of alleged Iranian masterminds of the attack on the AMIA Jewish community center in 1994 .
• Dili / Timor : In a letter to President Taur Matan Ruak ranges Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão in his resignation. Earlier this week he had started talks with the head of state about reshuffling the government following corruption allegations against several ministers. Gusmão's preferred candidate for his successor is Rui Maria de Araújo .

Friday February 6, 2015

• Bata / Equatorial Guinea : The African Football Association is punishing Morocco for its refusal to host the African Football Championship this year with an exclusion from the next two continental championships and a fine of one million dollars . Morocco justified the cancellation of the Africa Cup with concern about the Ebola epidemic , which is why the organization of the tournament was awarded to Equatorial Guinea as an alternative.
• Diffa / Niger : Nigerien and Chadian troops repel an offensive by the terrorist militia Boko Haram on the cities of Diffa and Bosso in the extreme south-east of Niger. Over 100 militiamen are killed. This is the first time the conflict has spread to Niger.
• Munich / Germany : At the opening of the 51st Munich Security Conference, Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen renewed Germany's offer to take on a stronger leadership role in close cooperation with its partners in the face of many global trouble spots.
• Sanaa / Yemen : Shiite militiamen of the Houthi rebels announce that they will take control of the country after the state power in Yemen has collapsed. With the publication of a transitional constitution, the office of president will be replaced for two years by a five-member body that has yet to be elected, and the dissolved parliament will be replaced by a provisional National Council.

Saturday 7th February 2015

• Abuja / Nigeria : The state electoral commission announces the postponement of the presidential and parliamentary elections from February 14th to March 28th due to security concerns. The gubernatorial and regional elections in the 36 states will be postponed from February 28 to April 11 for the same reason. In the weeks leading up to the elections, an African Union reaction force is to free the northeastern areas of the country from the grip of the terrorist militia Boko Haram .
• Baghdad / Iraq : Immediately before the planned lifting of the night curfew in the Iraqi capital, at least 32 people were killed in a series of attacks there.
• Bratislava / Slovakia : A referendum on a ban on same-sex marriages fails due to insufficient participation of 21% of eligible voters. A 50% voter turnout would have been necessary for success. 90% of the voters vote against gay marriage.
• Gao / Mali : In the Gao region in eastern Mali, fighting flares up between various groups of Tuareg rebels and militias loyal to the government. It is about the control of trading locations and routes.

Sunday 8th February 2015

• Bata / Equatorial Guinea : Ivory Coast beat Ghana in the final of the 30th African Cup on penalties with 9: 8 and won the title of African champions.
• Berlin / Germany : The reigning British snooker world champion Mark Selby wins the German Masters 2015 in Berlin's Tempodrom .
• Cairo / Egypt : In serious riots in the run-up to the encounter in the top Egyptian league between al Zamalek SC and ENPPI Club , at least 22 football fans die.
• London / United Kingdom : The 68th ceremony of the British Academy Film Awards receives Boyhood by director Richard Linklater the award for best film.
• Los Angeles / United States : In the 57th ceremony of the Grammy Awards , the British musician gets Sam Smith four awards, including for the song of the year ( "Stay With Me").

Monday February 9, 2015

• Manama / Bahrain : The Bahraini Ministry of Information justifies the closure of the Saudi news channel Al Arab with non-compliance with regional and international standards for combating terrorism . After an interview with a representative of the Shiite opposition, the television station stopped broadcasting for technical and administrative reasons shortly after it started last week .
• Marseille / France : Immediately before the visit of French Prime Minister Manuel Valls to Marseille, masked strangers attacked the police.
• Mogadishu / Somalia : Fighters of the Somali Shabaab militia shoot a member of parliament in Mogadishu. The Islamists accuse the government of agreeing to the stationing of foreign troops in the East African country.

Tuesday February 10, 2015

• Kramatorsk / Ukraine : At least 15 people are killed and 63 others are injured in several rocket attacks on the city of Kramatorsk. Floors of the Russian rocket launcher -type Smertsch envelop the Ukrainian military headquarters for the anti-terrorist operation in densely populated residential areas and at the local airport.
• Taipei / Taiwan : The Minister for Relations with Mainland China , Wang Yu-chi, resigns after allegations that his former deputy has disclosed state secrets to the People's Republic of China.

Wednesday February 11, 2015

• Berlin / Germany : The late Richard von Weizsäcker is commemorated with a state ceremony in Berlin . The former head of state is recognized as a great German in speeches made by several mourners .
• Grosseto / Italy : Francesco Schettino , the captain responsible for the accident on the Costa Concordia in January 2012, is sentenced in the first instance to 16 years imprisonment for shipwreck and negligent homicide as well as a five-year professional ban.

Thursday February 12, 2015

• Caracas / Venezuela : On the anniversary of the protests in Venezuela in 2014 , there are again violent demonstrations against Nicolás Maduro .
• Minsk / Belarus : The presidents of Ukraine , Petro Poroshenko , and Russia, as indirect representative of the pro-Russian separatists , Vladimir Putin , signed an agreement on a ceasefire in the Donbass war zone in eastern Ukraine, mediated by Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande , which should come into force on Sunday.

Friday February 13, 2015

• Dakar / Senegal : A special tribunal set up by Senegal and the African Union decides to bring the former President of the Republic of Chad , Hissène Habré , before a jury in Senegal, where Habré fled after his fall, for crimes against humanity. 40,000 opposition and ethnic minority members perished during his eight-year rule. This is the first time that an African head of state will be tried in an African court for atrocities.
• Freetown / Sierra Leone : After another death from the Ebola virus , the Sierra Leonean authorities are quarantining 700 houses in the capital's western suburb of Aberdeen as a precautionary measure . To date, 9,250 people have died in West Africa from the Ebola epidemic .
• Kiev / Ukraine : Ukrainian President Poroshenko appoints former Georgian President Saakashvili as an advisor on reforms.
• N'Djamena / Chad : For the first time since the Chadian army intervened to fight the Islamist terrorist militia Boko Haram, it raided Ngouboua, a Chadian village on the shores of Lake Chad , killing ten residents.
• Peshawar / Pakistan : A Taliban attack on a Shiite mosque kills at least 19 people and injures 40 others.
• Taunggyi / Myanmar : Dozens of soldiers are killed in fighting between rebels and the Myanmar army in the Kokang region in Shan State . Thousands of civilians, mostly ethnic Chinese, are fleeing across the border into Yunnan Province in the People's Republic of China . Territorial disputes are assumed to be the trigger of the armed conflict.

Saturday February 14, 2015

• Berlin / Germany : The Iranian feature film Taxi wins the main prize at this year's Berlin International Film Festival with the Golden Bear . The jury recognizes Jafar Panahi's film as a symbol against the suppression of art. His niece accepts the award because Panahi himself is not allowed to leave Iran, where he is under house arrest and has been banned from working.
• Copenhagen / Denmark : One person dies and three policemen are injured in a shootout during an event about art, freedom of expression and blasphemy . The police believe that the attack the Swedish Mohammed - cartoonist Lars Vilks , a speaker at the event, applies.
• Vikersund / Norway : The Slovenian ski jumper Peter Prevc sets a new world record in ski flying with a distance of 250 meters .

Sunday 15th February 2015

• Braunschweig / Germany : This year's Braunschweig carnival parade has been canceled due to indications of an impending terrorist attack on it.
• Hamburg / Germany : In the general election in Hamburg , the SPD achieved 45.6% of the votes under the first mayor Olaf Scholz . The CDU lost a lot of votes and only got 15.9%. Greens and leftists gain slightly and get 12.2 and 8.5% respectively. For the first time in over 15 months, the FDP has held its own in a state parliament with 7.4%. The AfD reached 6.1% from now on and is represented in a West German state parliament for the first time. The voter turnout fell to a new low of 56.5%. With this election the SPD loses its absolute majority and has to look for a coalition partner.
• Copenhagen / Denmark : After the attack the previous day, a police guard protecting a bar mitzvah celebration in the rear building dies in an exchange of fire that night in front of a synagogue in the center of the Danish capital . In the morning, the police shot the perpetrator of both terrorist-motivated attacks .
• Lampedusa / Italy : Around 2000 African refugees are rescued off the coast of Lampedusa.
• Sirte / Libya : The publication of a video shows the murder of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christian guest workers by an offshoot of the terrorist organization Islamic State . The guest workers were kidnapped weeks ago in the Sirte area. Egypt's President as-Sisi imposed a seven-day state mourning. With this act, the Islamic State tries to stir up hatred between Egyptian Christians and Muslims. Egypt temporarily reserves the right to intervene in the increasingly unstable situation in the neighboring country .
• Vikersund / Norway : The Norwegian ski jumper Anders Fannemel sets a new world record in ski flying with a width of 251.5 meters .

Monday February 16, 2015

Government Palace of East Timor

• Basseterre / St. Kitts and Nevis : An alliance of three opposition parties wins the parliamentary elections.
• Brussels / Belgium : The finance ministers of the Eurogroup meet in Brussels. A Grexit does not appear to be ruled out.
• Darna / Libya : In response to the news of the murder of Egyptian guest workers of the Coptic denomination by an offshoot of the terrorist organization Islamic State the day before, the Egyptian air force bombed positions of this faction in the Darna area in the north-east of the country with the support of the regular Libyan air force .
• Dili / East Timor : The VI. East Timor's constitutional government under the new Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araújo is sworn in.
• Port-au-Prince / Haiti : A high-voltage line falling onto a float during the carnival parade in the Haitian capital caused an electric shock , fatal for at least 16 carnivalists , and injured another 78 people. The government cancels all further carnival celebrations and declares a three-day state mourning.

Tuesday February 17, 2015

• Kasserine / Tunisia : Four police officers are killed in an attack by Tunisian jihadists in Boulaaba in the Kasserine Governorate on the border with Algeria .

Wednesday February 18, 2015

• Athens / Greece : In the 4th round of the 9th election for Greek President , the former Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos is elected as the new head of state by the conservative New Democracy party. His term of office begins on March 13th.
• Chișinău / Moldova : Two months after the Moldovan parliamentary elections, entrepreneur Chiril Gaburici is elected as the new Prime Minister . The new government wants to bring the country closer to the European Union politically and economically . The Transnistria conflict is seen as the main problem . Higher prices for Russian gas and a ban on the import of Moldovan wines, vegetables and meat in Russia are also significant.
• Port-au-Prince / Haiti : 16 people die in a serious electrical accident during a carnival parade, another 78 people are injured.

Thursday 19th February 2015

• Caracas / Venezuela : The Venezuelan secret service Sebin arrests the opposition and dissident mayor of the capital, Antonio Ledezma . According to the statement of the left-wing populist President Nicolás Maduro, he will answer for his “offenses against the constitution and against peace in the country”. A few days ago, Ledezma signed a resolution aimed at ending the economic crisis.

Friday February 20, 2015

• Bangkok / Thailand : The Legislative Assembly passes a law that finally bans commercial surrogacy for foreigners. Surrogacy transactions for same-sex couples are also prohibited.

Saturday February 21, 2015

• Dubai / United Arab Emirates : In the skyscraper The Torch , a fire breaks out on the 50th floor, which quickly spreads to the 70th floor. The fire brigade can evacuate the building in good time so that nobody is harmed. The cause of the fire is still unclear.
• Moscow / Russia : The government-critical newspaper Novaya Gazeta reports that participants in the demonstrations against the pro- western Maidan movement in the Russian capital are being paid money.

Sunday February 22, 2015

• Aden / Yemen : President Abed Rabbo Mansur Hadi manages to escape from the Yemeni capital Sanaa, which is controlled by Houthi rebels , to Aden. There he revokes his resignation, describes all measures issued by the Houthi as invalid and calls for resistance against the Houthi.
• Los Angeles / United States : At the 87th Academy Awards , Birdman or (The Unexpected Power of Cluelessness) by the Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu will be recognized as best film and best director. Birdman receives a total of four trophies. British actor Eddie Redmayne will be honored as best lead actor for his role in The Discovery of Infinity and US-British actress Julianne Moore as best lead actress for her role in Still Alice - My Life Without Yesterday . Citizenfour by US director Laura Poitras prevails as the best documentary film , the content of which is dedicated to the US whistleblower Edward Snowden and the global surveillance and espionage affair that he triggered .
• Moroni / Comoros : Similar to the first round in January, the Juwa (sun) party of the former President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi wins the second round of the Union Assembly elections .

Monday February 23, 2015

• Dhaka / Bangladesh : About 70 kilometers southwest of the capital Dhaka, a ferry and a freighter collide on the Padma River . At least 68 people are killed.

Tuesday February 24, 2015

• Nairobi / Kenya : Following allegations of sexual harassment, the chairman of the IPCC , the Indian economist Rajendra Pachauri , resigns from his position. The current Vice President, the Sudanese physicist Ismail El Gizouli, will act as his interim successor .
• Zlín / Czech Republic : An armed gunman kills eight people in a restaurant in Uherský Brod and then takes his own life. There are also several injured. Presumably, the perpetrator is a 62-year-old who lived not far from the crime scene.

Wednesday February 25, 2015

• Moscow / Russian Federation : The government-critical newspaper Novaja Gazeta publishes a leaked strategy paper in which the connection of Crimea and large parts of eastern Ukraine to the Russian Federation with referendums by so-called separatists through the destabilization of the neighboring country by the Kremlin and the Russian President has long been in place was planned and prepared, although the Russian head of state always claims otherwise. The author of the paper is not known.
• Vienna / Austria : The Austrian parliament decides on a new version of the Islam law . The main points in this are the ban on financing Muslim associations and mosques from abroad, the priority of state law over religious law and claims to pastoral care in the military, in prisons and in hospitals. Islamic associations and the opposition parties criticize the new Islam law.

Thursday February 26, 2015

• Mosul / Iraq : The terrorist organization Islamic State publishes a video showing the destruction of cultural assets that are thousands of years old. Ancient sculptures in the Museum of the City of Mosul fell victim to the terrorists. At the excavation site of Nineveh the destruction of large gatekeeper figures of the Assyrian people from the 8th century BC with jackhammers is shown.

Friday February 27, 2015

• Hamburg / Germany : The 920th Tatort episode, Born in Pain by director Florian Schwarz , is awarded the Golden Camera . The protagonist of the film Ulrich Matthes also received the Golden Camera for best German actor.
• London / United Kingdom : British rock musician Gary Glitter (real: Paul Francis Gadd) is sentenced to 16 years in prison for multiple child abuse and other sexual offenses between 1975 and 1980.
• Moscow / Russia : The Russian opposition politician and former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov is shot in Moscow near the Kremlin . He has recently been considered the most prominent critic of President Putin and viewed the war in Ukraine as Russian aggression.

Saturday February 28, 2015

Tabaré Vázquez, 2007

• Baghdad / Iraq : The Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad with unique treasures from ancient oriental and Islamic times is officially reopened twelve years after its looting, where 15,000 valuable archaeological finds have been stolen. According to a message from the Iraqi Ministry of Antiquities, the aim is to react to the destruction of valuable Assyrian cultural assets by the terrorist militia Islamic State .
• Maseru / Lesotho : In the elections to the National Assembly , no party achieved an absolute majority, so the formation of a coalition government is likely. The All Basotho Convention of Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and the Democratic Congress are almost on par .
• Montevideo / Uruguay : The elected President Tabaré Vázquez takes over from José Mujica .

See also

• Nekrolog February 2015 for deaths this month
• List of annually recurring commemorative and action days in February
• Category for commemorative days, holidays or action days in February

Web links

Saarbrücken in February 2015
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Commons : February 2015  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

 Wikinews: Articles Published in February 2015  - News

Individual evidence

1. ^ Website of the Super Bowl XLIX. In: nfl.com . Retrieved February 9, 2017 . 
2. ↑ France is handball world champion. Stuttgarter Zeitung , February 1, 2015, accessed on February 3, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Big fire destroys historical collection. n-tv , February 1, 2015, accessed on February 3, 2015 . 
4. ↑ IGH acquits Serbia and Croatia from charges of genocide. Zeit Online , February 2, 2015, accessed February 4, 2015 . 
5. ↑ IS burns Jordan pilots alive. Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , February 3, 2015, accessed on February 4, 2015 . 
6. ↑ Chad's army pushes Boko Haram back. Kölnische Rundschau , February 4, 2015, accessed on February 5, 2015 . 
7. ↑ Hundreds of dead in Cameroon: Boko Haram takes revenge for attack by the Chadian army. Spiegel Online , February 4, 2015, accessed February 7, 2015 . 
8. ↑ Airplane hits bridge and crashes into river. n-tv , February 4, 2015, accessed February 4, 2015 . 
9. ↑ 31 dead in plane crash in Taipei. Tagesschau , February 4, 2015, archived from the original on February 4, 2015 ; Retrieved February 5, 2015 . 
10. ↑ Isabel Coixet's Nobody Wants the Night opens the 65th Berlinale. In: berlinale.de . January 9, 2015, accessed March 9, 2017 . 
11. ↑ NATO plans to double the rapid reaction force. Basler Zeitung , February 5, 2015, accessed on February 5, 2015 . 
12. ↑ Ayala Goldmann: New investigator in Argentina. Jüdische Allgemeine , February 5, 2015, accessed February 9, 2015 . 
13. ↑ vek / dpa / AP: East Timor: Xanana Gusmão resigns as head of government. In: Spiegel Online . February 6, 2015, accessed May 15, 2020 . 
14. ↑ Drastic punishment for Morocco. Süddeutsche Zeitung , February 6, 2015, accessed on February 6, 2015 . 
15. ^ Defense against the Boko Haram offensive in Niger. Liechtenstein Fatherland , February 6, 2015, accessed on February 7, 2015 . 
16. ↑ Von der Leyen: Germany wants to lead, but not rush forward. Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung , February 6, 2015, accessed on February 8, 2015 . 
17. ↑ Houthi rebels de facto take over power. Deutsche Welle , February 6, 2015, accessed on February 6, 2015 . 
18. ↑ Nigeria postpones its elections. Berliner Morgenpost , February 8, 2015, accessed on February 8, 2015 . 
19. ↑ 32 dead in attack in Iraq. Frankfurter Rundschau , February 7, 2015, accessed on February 8, 2015 . 
20. ↑ Vote against gay marriages failed. Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk , February 8, 2015, archived from the original on February 9, 2015 ; Retrieved February 9, 2015 . 
21. ↑ Sarah Steffen: Mali is not coming to rest. Deutsche Welle , February 7, 2015, accessed February 8, 2015 . 
22. ↑ Ivory Coast wins Africa Cup: Barry becomes a national hero, Gervinho can't look. Abendzeitung München , February 9, 2015, accessed on February 9, 2015 . 
23. ↑ Selby wins the German Masters. Süddeutsche Zeitung , February 9, 2015, accessed on February 9, 2015 . 
24. ↑ 22 dead in football riots in Cairo. Hamburger Morgenpost , February 8, 2015, accessed on February 9, 2015 . 
25. ↑ "Boyhood" wins BAFTA for best film. Österreichischer Rundfunk , February 9, 2015, accessed on February 12, 2015 . 
26. ↑ Brit Sam Smith wins the Grammys. Augsburger Allgemeine , February 9, 2015, accessed on February 12, 2015 . 
27. ↑ Bahrain suspends Saudi Alarab TV channel. BBC News , February 9, 2015, accessed February 11, 2015 . 
28. ↑ Police in Marseilles shot with Kalashnikovs. Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine , February 9, 2015, accessed on February 9, 2015 . 
29. ↑ Al-Shabaab militia shoots Somali MPs in Mogadishu. Rheinische Post , February 9, 2015, accessed on February 9, 2015 . 
30. ↑ Daniel Wechlin: fighting for every inch in the Donbass. Neue Zürcher Zeitung , February 11, 2015, accessed on February 11, 2015 . 
31. ↑ Austin Ramzy: Taiwanese Official in Charge of Ties with Mainland China steps down. The New York Times , February 11, 2015, accessed February 11, 2015 . 
32. ↑ Iris Brennberger, Thomas Kutschbach, Lutz Schnedelbach: Joachim Gauck honors Richard von Weizsäcker as a “great German”. Berliner Zeitung , February 11, 2015, accessed on February 12, 2015 . 
33. ↑ 16 years in prison for Schettino. Neue Luzerner Zeitung , February 11, 2015, archived from the original on February 11, 2015 ; accessed on February 12, 2015 . 
34. ↑ Injured people and arrests during renewed student protests. The Venezuelans have once again taken to the streets with an economy of scarcity and crime. They are calling for political reforms and the resignation of the socialist Maduro. In: Zeit Online . Zeit Online GmbH, February 13, 2015, archived from the original on February 13, 2015 ; accessed on February 13, 2015 . 
35. ↑ Roadmap for Peace in Ukraine signed. Hannoversche Allgemeine , February 12, 2015, accessed on February 14, 2015 . 
36. ↑ Ex-President of Chad has to go to court. Deutsche Welle , February 13, 2015, accessed on February 15, 2015 . 
37. ↑ Sierra Leone quarantines 700 houses because of Ebola. Aargauer Zeitung , February 13, 2015, accessed on February 14, 2015 . 
38. ^ Saakashvili becomes Poroshenko's reform advisor. Der Standard , February 13, 2015, accessed February 17, 2015 . 
39. ↑ Boko Haram crosses the border. Frankfurter Rundschau , February 13, 2015, accessed on February 14, 2015 . 
40. ↑ Dead after attack on mosque. Handelsblatt , February 13, 2015, accessed on February 14, 2015 . 
41. ↑ Almost 50 soldiers killed in fighting with rebels. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , February 13, 2015, accessed on February 15, 2015 . 
42. ↑ Iranian film "Taxi" wins the Golden Bear. Zeit Online , February 14, 2015, accessed February 14, 2015 . 
43. ↑ At least one dead in a shooting in Copenhagen. Thüringer Allgemeine , February 14, 2015, accessed on February 14, 2015 . 
44. ↑ dpa : Severin Freund crowns world record show , February 15, 2015.
45. ↑ Terror warning before the carnival parade in Braunschweig: Authorities received information about a specific risk. Spiegel Online , February 15, 2015, accessed February 15, 2015 . 
46. ↑ SPD clearly wins citizenship election. Zeit Online , February 15, 2015, accessed February 16, 2015 . 
47. ^ Gunnar Herrmann: 14 hours of terror in Copenhagen. Süddeutsche Zeitung , February 15, 2015, accessed on February 15, 2015 . 
48. ↑ FAZ.net : Large-scale operation off Lampedusa: More than 2000 refugees saved in the Mediterranean , February 18, 2015.
49. ↑ Björn Blaschke : 21 Egyptian Copts murdered. Bayerischer Rundfunk , February 16, 2015, archived from the original on February 16, 2015 ; accessed on February 16, 2015 . 
50. ↑ dpa : Severin Freund crowns world record show , February 15, 2015.
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55. ^ Carnival in Haiti canceled after 16 deaths. Thurgauer Zeitung , February 17, 2015, archived from the original on February 18, 2015 ; accessed on February 17, 2015 . 
56. ↑ Four police officers killed in a "terrorist attack" in Tunisia. Tiroler Tageszeitung , February 18, 2015, archived from the original on September 2, 2017 . 
57. ^ Pavlopoulos has been elected as the new Greek President. Lübecker Nachrichten , February 18, 2015, accessed on February 19, 2015 . 
58. ^ Moldova's Parliament appoints new pro-EU Prime Minister. Radio Free Europe , February 18, 2015, accessed February 20, 2015 . 
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77. ↑ The Iraqi National Museum is not giving up. Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung , February 28, 2015, accessed on March 1, 2015 . 
78. ↑ Lesotho election results show no outright winner. British Broadcasting Corporation , March 3, 2015, accessed March 4, 2015 . 
79. ^ Vazquez takes over the presidency in Uruguay. Österreichischer Rundfunk , February 28, 2015, accessed on March 1, 2015 .