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February 5, 2012 (Sunday)

An explosion hits the gas pipeline between Egypt, Israel and Jordan in the North Sinai Governorate west of Arish. (AP via MSNBC)
At least three people die and nine are injured by an explosion in the Afghan city of Kandahar. (BBC)
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta claims responsibility for attacking an Eni SpA pipeline carrying oil to the Nigerian city of Brass. (Bloomberg)

Early 2012 European cold wave:
- Heavy snow falls across much of the United Kingdom, leading to the cancellation of hundreds of flights at Heathrow Airport and the closure of the runway at Luton Airport. (BBC)
- More than 250 people have died of the cold weather in Europe, with Russia forced to reduce supplies of natural gas. (Al-Jazeera)
- Bosnia declares a state of emergency as a result of the cold snap. (Al-Jazeera)
Due to flooding, residents are asked to evacuate the Australian town of St George, Queensland, and the body is found of a woman missing in Roma. (ABC News Australia)

A Libyan starts court proceedings against 41 people accused of helping Muammar Gaddafi to attempt to suppress the opposition in the Libyan Civil War. (Reuters)

Bahraini opposition parties launch a week-long sit in for political reform. (Reuters)
Voters in Finland go to the polls for the second round of the Finnish Presidential election with conservative candidate Sauli Niinisto winning in a landslide. (AP via Google News)
Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah resigns as the Prime Minister of Kuwait following a strong performance by the Opposition in a recent parliamentary election. (AP via the Washington Examiner)
The Nigerian People's Democratic Party wins the governorship in Adamawa State. (Reuters)

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+* The [[New York Giants]] win [[Super Bowl XLVI]].
 *In [[American football]], [[Super Bowl XLVI]] is played in [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]] with the [[New York Giants]] defeating the [[New England Patriots]] 21-17. [http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/superbowl/superbowl-payback-time-for-the-patriots/story-fn947x03-1226262746383 (SA ''Sunday Mail'')], [http://scores.nbcsports.msnbc.com/fb/boxscore.asp?gamecode=20120205017 (NBC Sports)]
 *In [[darts]], [[England]] wins the [[2012 PDC World Cup of Darts]] defeating [[Australia]] 4-3 in the final. [http://www.foxsports.com.au/other-sports/australian-pair-of-simon-whitlock-and-paul-nicholson-suffer-shattering-loss-in-darts-world-cup-final-against-england/story-e6frf56c-1226263560577?from=public_rss (Fox Sports)]