2012-02-29 5b5c362e144e985617ad7fa57b1768dd928da581 12 GOP's 13 /wiki/republican%20party%20(united%20states) Mitt Romney 1 /wiki/mitt%20romney Wyoming 70 /wiki/wyoming Wyoming 36 /wiki/wyoming%20republican%20caucuses,%202012 GOP's Mitt Romney Wyoming Wyoming Mitt Romney /feed/2012/02/29/mitt-romney-wins-the-republican-caucuses-held-in-the-us-state-of-wyoming CNN 29 64de955ca555d07d54842fb685ab2fc22094e343 2 http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/29/breaking-romney-wins-wyoming-caucuses-cnn-projects/ 2012 Mitt Romney wins the Republican caucuses held in the US state of Wyoming. 2012-02-29 1a6e395a9fb3a9e1cdef41a2f1edfeb0162f7ff6 11 Egypt 1 /wiki/egypt presidential election 13 /wiki/egyptian%20presidential%20election,%202012 Egypt presidential election Egypt /feed/2012/02/29/egypt-announces-that-a-presidential-election-will-held-on-may-23-24 AP via ''Business Day 29 4e0463d18dfc6983c1271041994ceada337632de 2 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among 16 Americans on trial in Egypt for trying to foment unrest and incite protests against the nation's military rulers. 2012-02-29 47f04a200ab6e41c22c57549cc2588ea2bf1986e 7 North Korea 1 /wiki/north%20korea uranium 13 /wiki/uranium North Korea uranium North Korea /feed/2012/02/29/north-korea-agrees-to-suspend-uranium-enrichment-and-nuclear-and-long-range-missile-tests-in-return-for-food-aid Al Jazeera 29 301274160c41528927a1abfdd1026a25a2189fda 2 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/02/201222915936296108.html 2012 BBC 29 aa05041ffb1c6657156b24dcd840852b13916af2 2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-17208755 2012 North Korea agrees to suspend uranium enrichment and nuclear and long-range missile tests in return for food aid. 2012-02-29 9f6dfecc5414a0636e20233ed6140481e517b548 6 Harrisburg, Illinois 36 /wiki/harrisburg,%20illinois Midwest 13 /wiki/midwestern%20united%20states tornado 1 /wiki/tornado Harrisburg, Illinois Midwest tornado Tornado 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Florida of a heart attack. 2012-02-29 fc8a5a2044ad9e2058dd5a7ec634f2d24475c303 3 Homs 14 /wiki/homs Syria 1 /wiki/syria Syrian Army 2 /wiki/syrian%20army Homs Syria Syrian Army Syria /feed/2012/02/29/the-syrian-army-launches-a-ground-offensive-in-homs-as-water-and-food-supplies-run-out-for-local-residents Reuters 29 2e3433a1669835f37d1cd2f828785cc6eff3b5f0 2 https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/29/us-syria-idUSL5E8DB0BH20120229?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews 2012 USA Today 29 5e89fb72d410ba0db52a7bf6f32c2bbc5cb08c0e 2 https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-02-29/syria-troops-rebels-homs/53297516/1 2012 The Syrian Army launches a ground offensive in Homs, as water and food supplies run out for local residents. 2012-02-29 fa62de88aa82ad730291fb1aa99022edc86fbe8d 2 Syria 1 /wiki/syria Syrian government 14 /wiki/government%20of%20syria Syrian uprising 37 /wiki/2011-2012%20syrian%20uprising United Nations 2 /wiki/united%20nations Syria Syrian government Syrian uprising United Nations Syria /feed/2012/02/29/a-united-nations-official-claims-that-syrian-government-activities-have-caused-well-over-7500-deaths-in-the-syrian-up CNN 29 3bf6ee6227b8030521d369cc67323ce0caf203a4 2 http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/29/world/meast/syria-unrest/index.html?eref=edition 2012 A United Nations official claims that Syrian government activities have caused "well over 7,500 deaths" in the Syrian uprising. 2012-02-29 051b4250d2fd2646750ac0de067812fddb959b7a 1 China 13 /wiki/china Xinjiang 1 /wiki/xinjiang China Xinjiang Xinjiang /feed/2012/02/29/violence-in-the-xinjiang-region-of-china-leaves-20-people-dead The Hindu 29 444274a26d5deb6c4eb772fd1123bfabf2c76304 2 http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article2947105.ece 2012 Violence in the Xinjiang region of China leaves 20 people dead.