Portal:Current events/2012 February 20
Armed conflicts and attacks
- South Korea proceeds with live-fire drills near the disputed Korean sea border despite threats from North Korea of "merciless" strikes in retaliation. (AP via News Limited)
- At least 30 people are dead in the Islamist militants. (AFP via Yahoo News)
Business and economy
- LCD business. (Reuters)
- The Thai economy shrinks by 7 percent (%) during the last quarter as a result of the floods.
- Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. (BBC)
- The price of oil reaches an eight month high following Iran banning sales to Britain and France on Sunday. (BBC)
Disasters
- Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat, orders an inquiry into the death of six people at a stampede at the Bhavnath Hindu temple in the Junagadh district over the weekend. (NDTV)
International relations
- nuclear program. (Deutsche Welle)
Politics and elections
- The ruling Kim Jong-Il. (Reuters via Malaysia Star)
- In the Netherlands, Job Cohen, the leader of the Labour Party, resigns his position after increasing criticism of his performance. (NOS)
- In the United Kingdom, Home Secretary Theresa May announces plans to split the UK Border Agency into two separate organisations after revelations that hundreds of thousands of people were let into the country without appropriate checks. (BBC)
Science
- Scientists report regenerating specimens of Silene stenophylla from a 31,800 year old piece of fruit, greatly surpassing the previous record for oldest plant successfully regenerated. (NY Times)
Sport
- In football, the start of the Peruvian Primera División is disrupted due to a players strike due to outstanding payments. (Reuters via Eurosport)