2012-02-19 1bc415f500b28b07cd8afc30badc66043188e12c 33 Governor 13 /wiki/governor%20of%20queensland Penelope Wensley 36 /wiki/penelope%20wensley Queensland Premier 1 /wiki/premier%20of%20queensland election 115 /wiki/queensland%20state%20election,%202012 writ 70 /wiki/writ Governor Penelope Wensley Queensland Premier election writ Queensland Premier /feed/2012/02/19/the-premier-of-the-australian-state-of-queensland-visits-the-governor-penelope-wensley-to-have-writs-issued-for-a-state Brisbane Times 19 4a2307e60add3d7f06f3484e47d20521abf6399c 2 http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/state-election-2012/bligh-to-call-queensland-state-election-20120219-1tgom.html 2012 The Premier of the Australian state of Queensland visits the Governor Penelope Wensley to have writs issued for a state election on March 24. 2012-02-19 efafc67a40e938699329b39013e13da7e80f0044 32 French president 1 /wiki/president%20of%20france Marseille 36 /wiki/marseille Nicolas Sarkozy 13 /wiki/nicolas%20sarkozy French president Marseille Nicolas Sarkozy French president /feed/2012/02/19/president-of-france-nicolas-sarkozy-has-the-first-big-rally-of-his-re-election-campaign-in-marseille BBC 19 ada4596d7e33831fcefb126e677d94ce632209e8 2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17091515 2012 President of France Nicolas Sarkozy has the first big rally of his re-election campaign in Marseille. 2012-02-19 764b5a4ee04b044e6dc62c139f28a1b73e12fe2c 31 /feed/2012/02/19/hundreds-of-cars-circle-in-the-russian-capital-moscow-in-a-demonstration-demanding-free-elections AP 19 e916ce077654439044447c0fab496d3bf99e5c32 2 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iHDS3JU74nFjErgAp6KUaN1S17SQ?docId=e2847b00930c41998e36d101e7657d35 2012 Hundreds of cars circle in the Russian capital Moscow in a demonstration demanding free elections. 2012-02-19 561f4def61ec139c88fa8cc8cc1e8b56a772d353 30 2011 Egyptian revolution 13 /wiki/2011%20egyptian%20revolution Hosni Mubarak 1 /wiki/hosni%20mubarak 2011 Egyptian revolution Hosni Mubarak Hosni Mubarak /feed/2012/02/19/egyptian-election-officials-fail-to-confirm-the-date-of-the-first-presidential-election-since-hosni-mubarak-was-ousted-f BBC 19 0631fdbf5f72005d3634c17a92098bb17ca34976 2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17089433 2012 Egyptian election officials fail to confirm the date of the first presidential election since Hosni Mubarak was ousted from power in last year's revolution. 2012-02-19 850aabd54f1b8161a6e2745fb2afd2740d7800fe 29 Apodaca 13 /wiki/apodaca Mexican 1 /wiki/mexican%20people Nuevo León 36 /wiki/nuevo%20leon Apodaca Mexican Nuevo León Mexican /feed/2012/02/19/a-fight-amongst-inmates-leads-to-a-prison-riot-in-the-mexican-city-of-apodaca-nuevo-leon-with-44-people-dead AP via ''Herald-Sun 19 eb81deeac7c31df4898b18e6e1e16f80676c5483 2 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/forty-four-inmates-killed-in-mexico-prison-riot/story-e6frf7lf-1226275426245 2012 A fight amongst inmates leads to a prison riot in the Mexican city of Apodaca, Nuevo León, with 44 people dead. 2012-02-19 e7cd3533e513fa497f09006d3445b11f9076f902 28 Burmese 1 /wiki/burma U Gambira 13 /wiki/u%20gambira monastery 36 /wiki/monastery Burmese U Gambira monastery Burmese /feed/2012/02/19/burmese-dissident-monk-u-gambira-released-last-month-from-prison-is-to-face-trial-on-charges-breaking-into-and-squatti Straits Times 19 6867c3f1980c18fa24088eb5010b74a121e2011e 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20120219133234/http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_768412.html 2012 Burmese dissident monk U Gambira, released last month from prison, is to face trial on charges breaking into and squatting in monasteries. 2012-02-19 0c34272aed91599e36f73ac49ca398978c54bd40 27 Enda Kenny 14 /wiki/enda%20kenny Taoiseach 2 /wiki/taoiseach Xi Jinping 1 /wiki/xi%20jinping Enda Kenny Taoiseach Xi Jinping Xi Jinping /feed/2012/02/19/taoiseach-enda-kenny-is-invited-to-china-which-would-be-his-first-visit-there RTÉ 19 c9b3b89055bf23a4494cdf097f906c819addac60 2 http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0219/china.html 2012 Taoiseach Enda Kenny is invited to China, which would be his first visit there. 2012-02-19 cb1c3b3d961756d62ade85b3e1bb903e6588a78b 26 Xi Jinping 1 /wiki/xi%20jinping Xi Jinping Xi Jinping /feed/2012/02/19/new-pacts-promoting-trade-investment-and-education-between-china-and-ireland-are-signed-in-dublin BBC 19 29ade905e510160163b791ff3d41be4a45dfe5a0 2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17090330 2012 Financial Times 19 717791fb9781fc31796eb8a28b6c3578ed859a43 2 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f3fd6ae4-5af9-11e1-ab75-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1mrxVZu7K 2012 New pacts promoting trade, investment and education between China and Ireland are signed in Dublin. 2012-02-19 ad16e0c621e8dc168162772dfca010ca888b9c1e 25 Dublin 2 /wiki/dublin Xi Jinping 1 /wiki/xi%20jinping Dublin Xi Jinping Xi Jinping /feed/2012/02/19/xi-jinping-travels-from-the-scenic-city-of-shannon-to-the-capital-dublin-as-his-visit-continues China Daily 19 ceff6c8c0f9a78e5a29b4be28bbb8bdde4490d33 2 http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/usa/china/2012-02/20/content_14641883.htm 2012 Xi Jinping travels from the scenic city of Shannon to the capital Dublin as his visit continues. 2012-02-19 efd869c4b6925119f6814f22a486bb628900ffbd 24 Iran 1 /wiki/iran Syria 13 /wiki/syria Tartous 36 /wiki/tartous Iran Syria Tartous Iran /feed/2012/02/19/iranian-warships-dock-at-the-syrian-port-of-tartous-according-to-iranian-state-media Al Jazeera 19 c6413b575d05fb4caf27116e28bf72231dc078dc 2 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/02/20122197221461654.html 2012 Iranian warships dock at the Syrian port of Tartous, according to Iranian state media. 2012-02-19 446438a5d0f7a2908973988780b680e11e28c7a8 23 North Korea 1 /wiki/north%20korea Northern Limit Line 13 /wiki/northern%20limit%20line North Korea Northern Limit Line North Korea /feed/2012/02/19/north-korea-threatens-merciless-attacks-against-south-korea-over-its-planned-live-fire-drills-near-the-disputed-northe The Independent 19 35e6568810e645612733676af16a47ca281e7fb6 2 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/north-korea-threatens-merciless-action-over-drills-7199195.html 2012 North Korea threatens "merciless" attacks against South Korea over its planned live-fire drills near the disputed Northern Limit Line. 2012-02-19 107e45cc67610646fd87c89fadba3701d64a1d36 22 Châlons-en-Champagne 1 /wiki/chalons-en-champagne Châlons-en-Champagne Châlons-en-Champagne /feed/2012/02/19/one-person-is-killed-and-more-than-20-injured-after-a-coach-bringing-a-group-of-british-schoolchildren-home-from-a-skiin BBC 19 f3b80c34af0faf3be9dcae62930e17669d477b93 2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17088463 2012 One person is killed and more than 20 injured after a coach bringing a group of British schoolchildren home from a skiing trip in Italy crashes near Châlons-en-Champagne in northern France. 2012-02-19 c1893e62f237d4a8b9fa738072c9bf3ce719409e 21 Stevens Pass Ski Area 1 /wiki/stevens%20pass%20ski%20area Washington 13 /wiki/washington%20(state) Stevens Pass Ski Area Washington Stevens Pass Ski Area /feed/2012/02/19/at-least-three-people-have-died-and-eight-are-believed-missing-in-the-stevens-pass-ski-area-in-the-us-state-of-washingto BBC 19 44a1cb7203cd79b79bde770f5d7054a47e5b9047 2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17092780 2012 At least three people have died and eight are believed missing in the Stevens Pass Ski Area in the US state of Washington. 2012-02-19 c20d84f5e63dceb8029592ae2dcd6c1b359e13d8 20 Romania 13 /wiki/romania Sighetu Marmației 1 /wiki/sighetu%20marmatiei Romania Sighetu Marmației Sighetu Marmației /feed/2012/02/19/at-least-17-people-are-seriously-injured-after-two-gas-explosions-at-a-nightclub-in-the-city-of-sighetu-marmatiei-roman Reuters 19 1c5779ebedaa6dbbcd0056c679b57269b6a8eeb4 2 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News 19 89b4ba4c56f1b0c3ab991be1bbf3b065a33aa44c 2 http://ca.news.yahoo.com/romania-nightclub-blasts-injure-17-100655855.html 2012 At least 17 people are seriously injured after two gas explosions at a nightclub in the city of Sighetu Marmației, Romania. 2012-02-19 df673affb73438332b335e7d45c05ed694375f2e 19 Kingfisher Airlines 1 /wiki/kingfisher%20airlines Kolkata 36 /wiki/kolkata Mumbai 13 /wiki/mumbai Kingfisher Airlines Kolkata Mumbai Kingfisher Airlines /feed/2012/02/19/india-s-kingfisher-airlines-cancels-16-flights-from-mumbai-and-stops-operations-in-kolkata-over-the-next-four-days NDTV 19 31c73bb53f5af6f5502e3e037b312cc1f1d88a18 2 http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/kingfisher-passengers-continue-to-suffer-16-flights-cancelled-from-mumbai-177625 2012 India's Kingfisher Airlines cancels 16 flights from Mumbai and stops operations in Kolkata over the next four days. 2012-02-19 937cf39a64c3fc2e8fd594604b170ca6d42dd266 18 European Union 13 /wiki/european%20union Iran 1 /wiki/iran European Union Iran Iran /feed/2012/02/19/iran-ceases-oil-exports-to-france-and-the-united-kingdom-in-a-retaliatory-move-against-european-union-sanctions Al Jazeera 19 8a999308c70f83eb0f65661fab88a76c065b9f6f 2 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/02/201221913203691810.html 2012 Iran ceases oil exports to France and the United Kingdom, in a retaliatory move against European Union sanctions. 2012-02-19 fc30b1273d17f8aa95232a84149002819e14d139 17 News International 1 /wiki/news%20international Sun on Sunday 13 /wiki/sun%20on%20sunday News International Sun on Sunday News International /feed/2012/02/19/news-international-confirms-plans-to-publish-the-first-edition-of-the-sun-on-sunday-next-weekend BBC 19 6c0b03d301e85f16280b08ef0fa00d8d8f8beabd 2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17092863 2012 News International confirms plans to publish the first edition of the "Sun on Sunday" next weekend. 2012-02-19 d1f5941ff3a449deb6ef5d29a520f1a07d8c5500 16 Rio de Janeiro 1 /wiki/rio%20de%20janeiro Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro /feed/2012/02/19/a-record-22-million-people-attend-the-bola-preta-street-party-during-the-rio-de-janeiro-carnival BBC 19 60eca15332be40c05bbe7f2f4aee5b7e7e3844d8 2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17087191 2012 A record 2.2 million people attend the Bola Preta street party during the Rio de Janeiro carnival. 2012-02-19 dafd07dc8cf8c540f3ed33afe3bac4c471855f6a https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/media/images/58588000/jpg/_58588813_jex_1325751_de54-1.jpg <1b952eac76d3f215ee70e488b2b8efdc13134b64>https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/media/images/58588000/jpg/_58588813_jex_1325751_de54-1.jpg 15 Whitney Houston 1 /wiki/whitney%20houston Whitney Houston Whitney Houston /feed/2012/02/19/whitney-houston-is-buried-at-fairview-cemetery-in-westfield-new-jersey-usa BBC 19 1b952eac76d3f215ee70e488b2b8efdc13134b64 2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17088642 2012 Whitney Houston is buried at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey, USA. 2012-02-19 1ec55c0f58d6909c04cfad3e7a10f883b47c3441 14 ESPN 1 /wiki/espn Jeremy Lin 13 /wiki/jeremy%20lin chink 36 /wiki/chink ESPN Jeremy Lin chink ESPN /feed/2012/02/19/espn-admits-two-other-instances-in-which-it-referred-to-the-american-basketball-player-jeremy-lin-by-the-racial-slur-ch Newsday 19 da2b29735ef458e345566fb80317a88b84d43439 2 http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/knicks/espn-apologizes-for-three-jeremy-lin-slurs-1.3540156 2012 RTE 19 1834bf6d086c1011267507c44de6a65378a2e8ce 2 http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0219/espn.html 2012 ESPN admits two other instances in which it referred to the American basketball player Jeremy Lin by the racial slur "chink". It comes after yesterday's controversial "Chink in the Armor" headline which ESPN defended as only having appeared to mobile browsers for 35 minutes. 2012-02-19 ea2985e04c71dba8468f250eb31500de711a38a0 13 Australian 1 /wiki/australian%20people Bombing of Darwin 13 /wiki/bombing%20of%20darwin Australian Bombing of Darwin Australian /feed/2012/02/19/australians-commemorate-the-70th-anniversary-of-the-bombing-of-darwin-by-japan-during-world-war-ii Sydney Morning Herald 19 8a0abb10dd760e1ffa5c026755a480b8729770a8 2 http://m.smh.com.au/national/darwin-bombing-was-our-pearl-harbour-gillard-20120219-1tgr1.html 2012 Australians commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin by Japan during World War II. 2012-02-19 72d5762fe0fb76886f06ec4a3e9514945dda1747 12 Sichuan 13 /wiki/sichuan Tibet 1 /wiki/tibet Sichuan Tibet Tibet /feed/2012/02/19/china-detains-a-tibetan-writer-in-sichuan-amid-recent-anti-government-protests-in-the-region The Times of India 19 e55087ea095c84c2fd058ee8184decff0d9bc921 2 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/Tibetan-writer-detained-in-China-crackdown/articleshow/11948051.cms 2012 China detains a Tibetan writer in Sichuan amid recent anti-government protests in the region. 2012-02-19 ffae701f59dcada32bcdac6b5a8c5f966bf313ed https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/media/images/58581000/jpg/_58581815_014039571-1.jpg <965d51fda702d6ada87d9f2164196296dc4c5bd7>https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/media/images/58581000/jpg/_58581815_014039571-1.jpg 11 62nd Berlin International Film Festival 70 /wiki/62nd%20berlin%20international%20film%20festival Caesar Must Die 13 /wiki/caesar%20must%20die Golden Bear 36 /wiki/golden%20bear Paolo and Vittorio Taviani 1 /wiki/paolo%20and%20vittorio%20taviani 62nd Berlin International Film Festival Caesar Must Die Golden Bear Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Paolo and Vittorio Taviani /feed/2012/02/19/paolo-and-vittorio-taviani-s-caesar-must-die-wins-the-golden-bear-at-the-62nd-berlin-international-film-festival BBC 19 965d51fda702d6ada87d9f2164196296dc4c5bd7 2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17085227 2012 Caesar Must Die, by veteran Italian directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, wins the Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival. Paolo and Vittorio Taviani's "Caesar Must Die" wins the Golden Bear at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. 2012-02-19 08eca7b96aebdaedf4e09827092fe54cd72c0934 10 Central African Republic 13 /wiki/central%20african%20republic Chad 1 /wiki/chad Central African Republic Chad Chad /feed/2012/02/19/rebels-from-chad-rob-40-people-ndash-including-a-local-government-official-ndash-in-attacks-in-the-central-african-r IOL 19 9b30dd383520588d140c1295f59fe81840e6cb30 2 http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/chad-rebels-rob-travellers-1.1237493 2012 Rebels from Chad rob 40 people &ndash; including a local government official &ndash; in attacks in the Central African Republic. 2012-02-19 c41c5e69079ec1a1f9e47c52197a15c3a5b8af34 9 Baghdad 36 /wiki/baghdad Iraqi police 13 /wiki/law%20enforcement%20in%20iraq suicide bomber 1 /wiki/suicide%20bomber Baghdad Iraqi police suicide bomber Suicide bomber /feed/2012/02/19/a-suicide-bomber-kills-at-least-19-officers-and-cadets-and-injures-26-outside-an-iraqi-police-academy-in-northeastern-ba Trust.org 19 8e1f42ebd08d38a1953ff5bbc1d557e5422c61f2 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225165041/http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/suicide-attack-on-baghdad-police-academy-kills-19/ 2012 A suicide bomber kills at least 19 officers and cadets and injures 26 outside an Iraqi police academy in northeastern Baghdad. 2012-02-19 60054b1f45a5646bac2d3fe60f772be0faa525fc 8 Nigeria 13 /wiki/nigeria Suleja 1 /wiki/suleja Nigeria Suleja Suleja /feed/2012/02/19/five-people-are-injured-in-a-bomb-explosion-near-a-church-in-suleja-nigeria Al-Ahram 19 d1676801b17e9c4c6ba2613b50d5a50e58927cb4 2 http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/9/34911/World/International/Bomb-explodes-on-edge-of-Nigerian-capital,--hurt.aspx 2012 Five people are injured in a bomb explosion near a church in Suleja, Nigeria. 2012-02-19 9a7c8eb8449aa747a38cfb5de656f4d924e41dd9 7 2012 Senegalese protests 1 /wiki/2012%20senegalese%20protests Dakar 2 /wiki/dakar 2012 Senegalese protests Dakar 2012 Senegalese protests /feed/2012/02/19/protesters-set-up-barricades-in-three-blocks-of-central-dakar The Guardian 19 875c7d1c538358372b5692f4be7dc8d964145a3e 2 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/19/senegal-protests-president-abdoulaye-wade 2012 Protesters set up barricades in three blocks of central Dakar. 2012-02-19 b1a8c675f196a2a625c7855ac36e83f2a8767a35 5 Idlib Governorate 2 /wiki/idlib%20governorate Syrian uprising 1 /wiki/2011-2012%20syrian%20uprising Idlib Governorate Syrian uprising Syrian uprising /feed/2012/02/19/anti-government-rebels-kill-two-legal-officials-and-an-aide-in-idlib-governorate UPI 19 54918c1eb429053c2a73b03e9d1ae605dbea2400 2 http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/02/19/Syrian-rebels-gun-down-legal-officials/UPI-83991329658134/ 2012 Anti-government rebels kill two legal officials and an aide in Idlib Governorate. 2012-02-19 0703f1d80624495b07925a8d53c2264e074d41eb 4 Damascus 2 /wiki/damascus Syrian uprising 1 /wiki/2011-2012%20syrian%20uprising Damascus Syrian uprising Syrian uprising /feed/2012/02/19/security-is-increased-in-the-capital-damascus-in-an-attempt-to-prevent-further-protests-in-the-capital Buenos Aires Herald 19 5c4e9c2a48d4cdb52ca844e0659d3cfeb1f7a7e1 2 http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/93195/syrian-security-forces-clamp-down-on-damascus 2012 Security is increased in the capital Damascus in an attempt to prevent further protests in the capital. 2012-02-19 34f7653eab51f0c625faef7314b827ee1b786265 3 Egypt 2 /wiki/egypt Syrian uprising 1 /wiki/2011-2012%20syrian%20uprising Egypt Syrian uprising Syrian uprising /feed/2012/02/19/egypt-recalls-its-ambassador-to-the-country BBC 19 2fba47176c79b8b03629e8b0ba87db28ecb32f5e 2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17090326 2012 RIA Novosti 19 67918b4e6855de24959d29c0e6daf3a6813c5f0c 2 http://en.ria.ru/world/20120219/171398744.html 2012 Egypt recalls its ambassador to the country. 2012-02-19 178939f6ee1079c7b5dc7257972e7ddc90164313 2 Economy of Syria 14 /wiki/economy%20of%20syria Syria 2 /wiki/syria Syrian uprising 1 /wiki/2011-2012%20syrian%20uprising Economy of Syria Syria Syrian uprising Syrian uprising /feed/2012/02/19/one-of-syria-s-leading-businessmen-says-sanctions-against-the-country-are-crippling-the-economy-and-that-the-government BBC 19 e40c2d0a255ba5afc4a468fd3f2c17a8bc9dfefb 2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17088270 2012 One of Syria's leading businessmen says sanctions against the country are crippling the economy and that the government is "disintegrating". 2012-02-19 80ffa1fd9f067208d42ac31d08490e82fe093758 1 Apodaca, Nuevo León 13 /wiki/apodaca,%20nuevo%20leon Gulf Cartel 36 /wiki/gulf%20cartel Los Zetas 70 /wiki/los%20zetas prison brawl 1 /wiki/apodaca%20prison%20massacre Apodaca, Nuevo León Gulf Cartel Los Zetas prison brawl Prison brawl /feed/2012/02/19/at-least-44-people-are-killed-in-a-prison-brawl-in-apodaca-nuevo-leon-the-brawl-is-believed-to-have-been-started-after BBC 19 7abb77286b7077866fdffd3b4eaeda53ad92e57f 2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17091170 2012 At least 44 people are killed in a prison brawl in Apodaca, Nuevo León. The brawl is believed to have been started after the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas, two rival Mexican drug cartels, clashed inside the prison.