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20 February
• India asked Somalia to bring in a National Anti-Piracy Legislation
• Iran threatened to snap European Union oil supply
• Row between India and Italy brewed over fisherman killing by Italian Marines
21 February
• India and Pakistan extended agreement on Reducing the Risk from Nuclear Accidents
• The Talks between IAEA and Iran over its disputed Nuclear Programme Failed
• Argyle Pink Jubilee, the Largest Pink Diamond, discovered in West Australia.
• Vote in Yemen held, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi voted as the next head of state
22 February
• India and Saudi Arabia Discussed Enhancing Cooperation in Oil Sector
• National Australia Bank opened its Maiden Branch in India
• Abudhabi Based Etisalat announced to close down its India Operation
• Indian two-wheeler manufacturer Hero MotoCorp inked Pact with Erik Buell Racing of USA
23 February
• Abudhabi based Etisalat Communication commenced Legal Proceeding Against the Promoters of Swan Telecom
• Report by Independent Evaluation Group on World Bank’s Crisis Response released
• India pressed USA for extradition of Lashkar operative David Headly
24 February
• 15 people died in a deadly blast in Peshawar in Pakistan
• US and North Korea resumed nuclear talks
• 60 people killed in a series of attacks across the Iraqi cities
25 February
• Two USA officers shot dead in Kabul
• Former South African President Nelson Mandela hospitalised due to stomach ailment
• Court throws out bribery charges against former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
• South African women hockey team defeated Indian women hockey team in the finals of the London Olympic qualifiers
26 February
• Indian Male Hockey Team defeated French team in the final of London Olympic qualifiers
• Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO of News Corporation, launched the first edition of The Sun
• 11 Indian origin people convicted in UK riot case
• Referendum on new constitution began in Syria, 31 killed
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