February 28, 2005
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released by the U. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are publications on the annual Human right conditions in counties and regions except United States of America, submitted S. State Department (U.S. State Department).
- Steve Fossett prepares to set off on his attempt to be the first person to circumnavigate the globe, without refuelling, in a jet-powered plane – the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer. James Stephen Fossett (born April 22 1944 missing September 3 2007 declared legally dead February 15 2008 On September 3 2007 Fossett was reported missing after WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout (BBC)
- At the Old Bailey, Briton Saajid Badat pleads guilty to planning a suicide attack on a US bound aircraft. The Central Criminal Court in England, commonly known as the Old Bailey, is a court The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Saajid Muhammad Badat (born March 28 1979) is a British student The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Badat subsequently withdrew from the conspiracy, leaving fellow "shoe bomber" Richard Reid to act alone. Background A British citizen born in Bromley, South London and educated at Thomas Tallis School in Kidbrooke, London (AFP) (BBC)
- Following week-long public protests (in the wake of Rafik Hariri's assassination) and a no confidence vote, the entire government of Lebanon resigns. A motion of no confidence (also vote of no confidence, censure motion, no-confidence motion, or confidence motion) is a Parliamentary motion Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية MSNBC (CNN)
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict:
- Israeli security forces intercept a car bomb in the Araba village near Jenin. Security forces in Israel include a variety of organizations including law enforcement, Military, Paramilitary, governmental A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. Jenin ( Arabic:; ג'נין a city in the West Bank 's Jenin Governorate, is a major Palestinian agricultural center The 200 kg explosive device, believed to have been the work of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, is later defused by IDF sappers. An explosive material is a material that either is chemically or otherwise Energetically unstable or produces a sudden expansion of the material usually accompanied The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين - Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn A sapper is an individual engineer soldier usually in British or Commonwealth military service 1, (Haaretz), 2, (Haaretz)
- The death toll from Tel Aviv suicide bombing rises to 5 as a woman dies of her injuries. Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel Israel declares that no Islamic Jihad members will be included in the list of 400 Palestinian prisoners that Israel plans to release in the coming months, and that Islamic Jihad's representative will be banned from traveling to Cairo on Tuesday for Cease-Fire Talks. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين - Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. (Haaretz)
- A suicide car bomb explodes in the Iraqi town of Hilla, 60 kilometres south of Baghdad. The 2005 Al Hillah bombing killed 127 people on February 28, 2005 in Al Hillah, Iraq. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Al-Hillah ( BGN: Al Ḩillah; also spelled Hillah or Hilla) is a city in central Iraq Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous 125 people are killed and many injured. (The Guardian)(BBC)
- UK aid agency Oxfam states that atrocities still continue in Darfur (Reuters AlertNet (BBC)
- People of Burundi vote on a new constitution (News24) (BBC)
- In Spain, police arrest Raffaele Amato, head of a mafia gang that has waged turf wars against other gangs in Naples, Italy. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 organizations working with over 3000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice Darfur (دار فور daar foor, lit "realm of the Fur " is a region in Sudan. Burundi (buˈɾundi officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest (CNN) (BBC)
- Cannes police, investigating the November 2004 disappearance of Earl of Shaftesbury Anthony Ashley-Cooper, arrest his estranged wife Djamilia M'Barek. Cannes (kan in Occitan Canas) is a city in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Earl of Shaftesbury is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1672 for Sir Anthony Ashley-Cooper 2nd Baronet, a prominent politician in the Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury ( 22 May, 1938 &ndash2004 was a British aristocrat Her brother, Mohammed, is arrested in Munich. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. (New Criminologist) (BBC)
- In Haiti, police shoots at demonstrators who march in support of the former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born July 15 1953 is a former Roman Catholic Priest who was President of Haiti in 1991 again from 1994 to 1996 and then Two deaths and several injuries are reported. Aristide left the country February 29, 2004 (Reuters) (CBC) (LATimes) (BBC)
- In Ukraine, Razom nas bahato, a song that was written in support of the Orange Revolution that led Viktor Yushchenko to presidency, is selected as the country's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest. Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Razom Nas Bahato Nas Ne Podolaty is a hip-hop Song by GreenJolly, which became the unofficial anthem of the Ukrainian Orange Revolution The Orange Revolution (Помаранчева революція Pomarancheva revolyutsiya) was a series of Protests and political events that took place in Ukraine Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko ( Ukrainian: Viktor Andrijovyč Juščenko) (born February 23 1954) is the third and current President of Band Greenjolly will present it. GreenJolly (Ґринджоли Grindžoli) is a Ukrainian rap band most widely known for their song Razom Nas Bahato Nas Ne Podolaty (Forum, Ukraine) (Doteurovision) (BBC)
- Ukraine's government also trims the retirement benefits of the ex-president Leonid Kuchma (Forum) (BBC)
- Police in Ukraine states that they have identified people who kidnapped and killed journalist Georgiy Gongadze in September 2000 (Forum) (BBC)
- In Botswana, high court allows Australian professor Kenneth Good to remain in the country when he appeals against deportation. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely Leonid Danylovych Kuchma (Леонід Данилович Кýчма born August 9, 1938) was the second President of Ukraine from July Georgiy Ruslanovich Gongadze (Георгій Русланович Ґонґадзе Heorhiy Ruslanovych Gongadze; გიორგი ღონღაძე May 21 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana is a Landlocked nation in Southern Africa. Deportation, not to be confused with Extradition, generally means the expulsion of someone from a place or Country. President Festus Mogae declared him an illegal immigrant when he criticized the government in a lecture (Reuters) (SABC) (BBC)
- In Côte d'Ivoire there are new clashes between rebels and government forces. Festus Gontebanye Mogae (born 21 August 1939) was President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008 Illegal immigration refers to Immigration across National Borders in a way that violates the Immigration laws of the destination Country Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a United Nations peacekeepers try to intervene. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Rebels state the that peace effort is now finished (Reuters SA) (Reuters) (SABC) (BBC)
- Bosnian muslim general Rasim Delic gives himself up for the International War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague, as he had promised earlier (FENA) (Reuters)
- Two leaders of separatist group the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), spokesman Ruby Bhuyan and demolitions specialist Khagen Kachari, surrender to Indian police (Rediff) (NDTV)
- In Israel the Israel Defense Forces reports that those who tell recruiters that they play role-playing games are automatically given low security clearance and are sent directly to a professional for an evaluation, usually a psychologist. This is page about Bosnians (as citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina) Rasim Delic is Bosnian Army general born on 4 February 1949 in Celic in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Russell Tribunal, also known as the International War Crimes Tribunal or Russell-Sartre Tribunal, was a public body organized by British philosopher Bertrand Separatism refers to the advocacy of a state of cultural ethnic tribal religious racial or gender separation from the larger group often with demands for greater political autonomy The United Liberation Front of Asom is a militant group from Assam, among many other such groups in North-East India. Demolition is the opposite of Construction: the tearing-down of Buildings and other Structures It contrasts with deconstruction India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. (Ynetnews)
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