Fishing Researchers report that fishing rates in the Arctic are 75 times higher than those reported by the U.N., suggesting future increased exploitation is less possible than previously thought.
NASA NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, the husband of Rep Gabby Giffords shot last month, announces that he will resume training to command the Space Shuttle Endeavour's final mission STS-134 in April.
Italian Prime Minister Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi ignores his recent sex scandals to claim to the media at a summit in Brussels that he is the most popular national leader in the European Union.
Kazakh President President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev calls an early election for April 3, rejecting a plan for a referendum intended to allow him to rule for another decade.
Parliament of Myanmar The Parliament of Myanmar elects Thein Sein as President, succeeding Than Shwe who was in power since 1992. He is the first civilian president in half a century.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran, says that the 2011 Egyptian protests and Tunisian uprising are a result of "Islamic awareness".
BBC The BBC apologises for remarks about Mexicans made on its "Top Gear" television programme but defends the original remarks as well.
Flooding in Victoria Flooding in Victoria is worsened by the remnants of Cyclone Yasi and Anthony, causing major street flooding in Melbourne.
Sulaimaniya A small plane crashes in Sulaimaniya in Iraq's semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region killing all seven people on board.
January 31–February 2, 2011 North American winter storm The death toll from the January 31–February 2, 2011 North American winter storm is at least a dozen.
Queensland A man from Bamboroo, Queensland becomes the first casualty of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi in Australia.
Iran Five people lose their lives in flash floods that swamp parts of Iran's Southeastern province of Kerman in the towns of Sirjan, Roudbar and Kahnouj.
Canada A court in Canada strikes down the government's decision to allow Globalive to operate a wireless telecomm network in that country, given the extent of foreign holdings.
Target Corp. Target Corp. has agreed to pay $22.5 million in settlement with the Government of California and local governments in settlement over alleged illegal hazardous waste dumping.
Trustee The court-appointed trustee for creditors of Bernie Madoff claims that the owners of the New York Mets owes $300 million.
Angela Merkel Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, and Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of France, jointly propose a new set of policies for the euro zone defined to defend the euro as a currency, such as higher retirement ages and the abolition of inflation-indexed wages.
Afghanistan At least ten people are killed and several others injured in separate incidents of violence across Afghanistan.
Rape A new centre to help rape victims in the Democratic Republic of the Congo opens in the eastern city of Bukavu.
Syrian uprising Plainclothes Syrian security agents are deployed outside Parliament in Damascus ahead of the anti-government demonstrations there.
Baton Police beat with batons and shoot tear gas at student protesters in the Sudanese state of Sennar in demonstrations inspired by the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt.
Protesters The chiefs of the European Union condemn the violence and a statement is jointly issued by Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon calls for the "violence and intimidation" to "stop", saying that events have taken "a deeply troubling turn" and branding restrictions on the media as "utterly unacceptable".
Fox News reports that a recent assassination attempt on Vice-President of Egypt Omar Suleiman left two bodyguards dead.
Al-Arabiya TV reports that former interior minister Habib Ibrahim El Adly and other former ministers are under house arrest pending an official probe.
Ahmad Mohamed Mahmoud of Al-Ta'awun becomes the first journalist to die covering the protests as attacks on journalists continue.
Mohammed al-Beltagi, a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood, tells Al Jazeera that the movement has no ambitions to run for the Egyptian presidency.
Reporter Bert Sundström of Swedish public broadcaster SVT, reported missing yesterday, is hospitalised and undergoing surgery for serious "knife injuries" in Cairo after being kidnapped and stabbed.
Al Jazeera's Cairo office is stormed by "gangs of thugs" who ransack it and set it on fire as attacks on foreign journalists continue.
Nederlandse Omroep Stichting cameraman Eric Feijten is arrested again after being released from his previous arrest.
Protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square chant "Leave! Leave! Leave!", "Allahu akbar!" and "Today is the last day".
Organisers of the 2011 Egyptian protests call on supporters to fill every square in Cairo after two days of clashes between supporters and opponents of President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak.
Anti-government protesters demonstrate against the Mubarak regime for an eleventh day - the "Day of Departure".