What happend on February 20th 2011

You may use the navigation bar to select any day since November 11th, 2005. See the most imporant events in the world – expore the recent history on the map.

year

month

day

---

« yesterday – February 19th 2011 tomorrow – February 21st 2011 »

---

February 20th 2011 news map

The countries are differentiated by colour. Click a marker to see news of February 20th 2011 that are related to a particular country.

• date:

  2011 » February 2011 » February 20th 2011

State visits

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 0:30
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

Where do US presidents go when in the UK?
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Final frontier

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 1:29
related countries: Italy

Vatican joins forces with Italy's space agency
Read the full article » | View on the map »

New tech to help break down music

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 1:34
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

A music technology firm in south-east London develops a system for breaking music into its component parts.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

From crops to crabs

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 1:35
related countries: Bangladesh

Bangladesh farmers find new business after floods
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Iran 'frees German reporters'

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 1:41
related countries: Iran, Germany

Iran frees two German reporters held after meeting the son of a woman condemned to death by stoning.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Bahrain protesters retake square

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 1:50
related countries: Bahrain
related places: Manama

Thousands of jubilant protesters reoccupy the Bahrain capital's main square as the government seeks talks with the opposition.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Thousands back new Basque party

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 4:37
related countries: Spain
related places: Bilbao

Thousands of people rally in the Basque city of Bilbao in northern Spain to demand the legalisation of a new separatist party.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Face-off in Wisconsin over cuts

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 4:49
related countries: United States

Nearly 70,000 protesters take part in new demonstrations in the US state of Wisconsin over planned curbs to union activity.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US National Christmas Tree falls

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 5:42
related countries: United States
related places: Christmas, White House

Heavy winds blow down the US national Christmas tree, a 42-foot blue spruce standing near the White House since 1978.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Live - F1 testing

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 7:58
related countries: Bermuda

Mark Webber, Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa are among the drivers in action on day three of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

'Intense violence' in Libyan city

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 7:59
related countries: Libya

Libyan troops opened fire with machine-guns and large-calibre weapons on anti-government protesters in the second city Benghazi, witnesses say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Bennett helps NZ demolish Kenya

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 8:09
related countries: Kenya, New Zealand

Paceman Hamish Bennett takes 4-16 as New Zealand thrash Kenya by 10 wickets in their opening World Cup group game.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Crown Prince to make Bahrain call

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 9:08
related countries: Bahrain

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says he will leave the decision on whether the Bahrain Grand Prix can go ahead to the country's Crown Prince.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: On the ground in Pearl Square

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 9:47
related countries: Bahrain
related places: Manama

The BBC's Caroline Hawley joins protesters in Manama's Pearl Square, where many have spent the night camped out.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

G20 reaches accord on imbalances

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 9:58
related countries: France
related places: Paris

The G20 reaches a deal on economic indicators for detecting global imbalances after the two-day meeting ends in Paris.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Guatemala football boss shot dead

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 10:37
related countries: Guatemala

The vice-president of Guatemalan football club Deportivo Xinabajul has been shot dead after receiving threats over his team's poor performance.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Bahrain protesters press demands

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 10:41
related countries: Bahrain

Opposition groups and anti-government protesters in Bahrain set demands for talks with the monarchy after days of deadly unrest.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: US ambassador: 'We promote democracy'

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 11:09
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

US ambassador to Britain Louis Susman says US relationships with allies would continue whatever governments emerge from revolutions in the Middle East
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Live - Scottish football

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 11:29
related countries: United Kingdom

Celtic thump rivals Rangers 3-0 in the early Scottish Premier League kick-off, before St Mirren host Hibernian.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Moderate path?

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 11:54
related countries: Egypt

Where is Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood heading?
Read the full article » | View on the map »

China police break up 'protests'

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 12:10
related countries: China

Police in China stage a show of force in major cities after an appeal is spread online for a "jasmine revolution".
Read the full article » | View on the map »

UK to press for European reform

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 12:20
related countries: United Kingdom

The government is to press for the European Court of Human Rights to be reformed, but will not pull out of the European Convention, Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Error blamed for Vietnam sinking

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 12:37
related countries: Vietnam

Police say human error was to blame for the sinking of a tourist boat in Vietnam which killed 12 people, including one Briton.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Peru moves on illegal gold miners

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 13:08
related countries: Peru

Peru sends the military to destroy river dredgers used by illegal gold miners in the ecologically sensitive Madre de Dios Amazon region.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Royal wedding couple invite 1,900

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 13:22
related countries: United Kingdom

Some 1,900 guests have been invited to the royal wedding, St James's Palace says, as invitations begin landing on doormats across the UK and abroad.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

AUDIO: The US scholar who inspires uprisings

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 14:05
related countries: Egypt, United States
related places: Cairo

Many of the protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square say they found inspiration in the writings of 83-year-old US political theorist Gene Sharp.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Uganda's Museveni wins election

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 14:23
related countries: Uganda

Yoweri Museveni is declared the winner of Uganda's presidential election, extending his 25 years in office.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Germans freed by Iran arrive home

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 14:27
related countries: Iran, Germany

Two German reporters who were jailed in Iran after interviewing the son of a woman sentenced to death by stoning arrive home after being freed.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Iranian drama scoops Golden Bear

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 14:40
related countries: Iran, Germany
related places: Simin

The Iranian drama Nader and Simin: A Separation, directed by Asghar Farhadi, wins the Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Plan to bring UK clocks forward

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 15:05
related countries: United Kingdom

Longer and brighter evenings could move a step closer this week with a government proposal to move the UK's clocks in line with most of Europe.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Vatican's unlikely space quest

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 16:24
related countries: Italy

After centuries of mistrust between religion and science, a new website has been up by the Vatican and Italy's scientific community.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Nato 'to probe Afghan killings'

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 16:38
related countries: Afghanistan

Nato says it will investigate allegations that its forces have killed dozens of civilians in recent days in air and ground strikes in eastern Afghanistan.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Ruthless Sri Lanka thrash Canada

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 16:38
related countries: Canada

Sri Lanka complete a commanding 210-run victory over Canada in their World Cup Group A match in Hambantota.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Rafsanjani daughter held in Iran

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 16:53
related countries: Iran

The daughter of Iran's former reformist President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is arrested for taking part in a banned protest, official media reports say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Webber voices Bahrain GP doubts

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 16:57
related countries: Bahrain

Mark Webber says it is "probably not the best time" to hold the Bahrain Grand Prix as unrest in the country continues.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Morocco protesters demand change

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 17:07
related countries: Morocco
related places: Rabat

Thousands of Moroccans rally in the capital, Rabat, demanding political reform and an end to the current regime.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: US National Christmas tree falls

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 17:21
related countries: United States
related places: White House

Heavy winds have blown down the National Christmas Tree of the US, which had stood near the White House since 1978.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Fatal fire hits Estonia orphanage

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 17:34
related countries: Estonia
related places: Haapsalu

Ten children have been killed by a fire in an orphanage for disabled children in the Estonian town of Haapsalu, officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Iceland calls Icesave referendum

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 17:50
related countries: Iceland, Netherlands, United Kingdom

Iceland's president calls a referendum on the latest plan to repay the UK and the Netherlands 4bn euros (£3.1bn) lost when the Icesave bank collapsed.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Scores killed in Libyan unrest

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 18:23
related countries: Libya

Details have emerged of huge casualty figures in the Libyan city of Benghazi, where troops have launched a brutal crackdown on protesters.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Bahrain protesters back in Pearl Square

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 18:40
related countries: Bahrain
related places: Manama

Demonstrators have re-established a protest camp in Manama's central Pearl Square after Bahrain security forces withdrew.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Britons in Libya 'helped to move'

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 19:15
related countries: Libya, United Kingdom

British nationals in eastern Libya are being helped to reach a "place of safety", according to the Foreign Office.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

AUDIO: Libya: 'We're not living like humans'

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 19:44
related countries: Libya

Sara lives in the capital of Libya, Tripoli and described what life is like for young women there.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Scores killed in Libya 'massacre'

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 20:49
related countries: Libya

Details emerge of massive casualties in the Libyan city of Benghazi, where doctors say more than 200 people have been killed in anti-government protests.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Libya protests spread to capital

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 21:39
related countries: Libya
related places: Tripoli

Anti-government protests break out in the Libyan capital Tripoli for the first time amid recent unrest in the country.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Tunisia seeks Ben Ali extradition

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 22:00
related countries: Saudi Arabia, Tunisia

Tunisia requests the extradition of ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali from Saudi Arabia, where he fled last month amid popular protests.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Gaddafi's son: 'A few people have died'

Sunday 20th of February 2011, 23:42
related countries: Libya

Colonel Gaddafi's son appears on Libyan TV to accuse people outside Libya of provoking violence, and claims that reports of the number of deaths have been exaggerated.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

About Maplandia.com World News Centre

This content is from the BBC News website. We use BBC News RSS feed under BBC Terms and Conditions. Date and time information is related to GMT. Unfortunately we can not offer RSS feed of this site with geographically sorted world news. However, you can add this page to your favourites or set it as your homepage to see what's new in the world when you start browsing.