Portal:Current events/2005 February 3

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Conflict in Iraq: At least 29 people, including 3 US Marines, are killed by opponents to the interim government and the occupying forces. In one operation, 50 policemen are ambushed in Baghdad, leaving at least 2 dead, 14 wounded and 16 missing. [http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=131012005 (The Scotsman)]
Pope John Paul II's medical condition is "evolving positively", but the Vatican says the 84-year-old pontiff will remain in hospital for another week. However, there is still concern over the pontiff's continuing fever, which some medical experts fear could be a sign of pneumonia. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pope-s-condition-improving-vatican-1.558145 (CBC)]
Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania of Georgia dies of gas poisoning. Zhvania was found dead by security guards, an apparent victim of carbon monoxide exposure. [http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=8955 (Civil Georgia)] [https://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7521565 (Reuters)]{{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [https://web.archive.org/web/20050907171635/http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/0/28.html?id_issue=10745842 (Interfax)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4231653.stm (BBC)]
Greece hands over Dejan Milenković, main suspect of the murder of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić, to Serbian authorities. [http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=2560496&service=10 (Athens News Agency)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4230569.stm (BBC)]
King Gyanendra of Nepal includes media censorship as part of the emergency measures he has declared. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4231605.stm (BBC)]
A cargo plane crashes near Khartoum, Sudan, killing seven people. [https://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7523258 (Reuters)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050412222142/http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7523258 |date=2005-04-12 }} [https://web.archive.org/web/20050506224008/http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=136&art_id=qw1107418862912B262 (IOL)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4231913.stm (BBC)]
In Cambodia, opposition leader Sam Rainsy is stripped of his parliamentary immunity. He may face libel charges, and has fled the nation. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BKK215881.htm (Reuters AlertNet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4231771.stm (BBC)]

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