## [2012-02-29](/feed/2012/02/29/index.md)

##### Mitt Romney
### [Mitt Romney wins the Republican caucuses held in the US state of Wyoming. ](/feed/2012/02/29/mitt-romney-wins-the-republican-caucuses-held-in-the-us-state-of-wyoming.md)
##### Egypt
### [Egypt announces that a presidential election will held on May 23-24. ](/feed/2012/02/29/egypt-announces-that-a-presidential-election-will-held-on-may-23-24.md)
##### President
### [The President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez is recovering from the removal of a tumour from his pelvis in a Cuban hospital. ](/feed/2012/02/29/the-president-of-venezuela-hugo-chavez-is-recovering-from-the-removal-of-a-tumour-from-his-pelvis-in-a-cuban-hospital.md)
##### Jenny Tonge
### [In the British parliament Baroness Jenny Tonge resigns the Liberal Democrat party whip after accusations of making offensive remarks about Israel. ](/feed/2012/02/29/in-the-british-parliament-baroness-jenny-tonge-resigns-the-liberal-democrat-party-whip-after-accusations-of-making-offen.md)
##### Egypt
### [Egypt lifts a travel ban on seven Americans employed by pro-democracy U.S. groups, including the son of U.S. Transportation secretary Ray LaHood, who is among 16 Americans on trial in Egypt for trying to foment unrest and incite protests against the nation's military rulers. ](/feed/2012/02/29/egypt-lifts-a-travel-ban-on-seven-americans-employed-by-pro-democracy-us-groups-including-the-son-of-us-transportat.md)
##### North Korea
### [North Korea agrees to suspend uranium enrichment and nuclear and long-range missile tests in return for food aid. ](/feed/2012/02/29/north-korea-agrees-to-suspend-uranium-enrichment-and-nuclear-and-long-range-missile-tests-in-return-for-food-aid.md)
##### Tornado
### [Tornadoes hit the midwestern United States with twelve people killed, six in Harrisburg, Illinois. ](/feed/2012/02/29/tornadoes-hit-the-midwestern-united-states-with-twelve-people-killed-six-in-harrisburg-illinois.md)
##### James
### [James Murdoch resigns from News International to focus on running News Limited's television business with the News International phone hacking scandal as a factor in the decision. ](/feed/2012/02/29/james-murdoch-resigns-from-news-international-to-focus-on-running-news-limited-s-television-business-with-the-news-inter.md)
##### Davy Jones
### [Davy Jones of The Monkees dies in Florida of a heart attack. ](/feed/2012/02/29/davy-jones-of-the-monkees-dies-in-florida-of-a-heart-attack.md)
##### Syria
### [The Syrian Army launches a ground offensive in Homs, as water and food supplies run out for local residents. ](/feed/2012/02/29/the-syrian-army-launches-a-ground-offensive-in-homs-as-water-and-food-supplies-run-out-for-local-residents.md)
### [A United Nations official claims that Syrian government activities have caused "well over 7,500 deaths" in the Syrian uprising. ](/feed/2012/02/29/a-united-nations-official-claims-that-syrian-government-activities-have-caused-well-over-7500-deaths-in-the-syrian-up.md)
##### Xinjiang
### [Violence in the Xinjiang region of China leaves 20 people dead. ](/feed/2012/02/29/violence-in-the-xinjiang-region-of-china-leaves-20-people-dead.md)
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