Portal:Current events/2008 February 11
February 11, 2008 (Monday)
- Judge John Kessler declares a mistrial in the case of China Arnold, who allegedly microwaved her baby to death. (Dayton Daily News)
- The United States files charges against six alleged al-Qaeda operatives including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in connection with the September 11, 2001 attacks, seeking the death penalty for war crimes and murder. (Sky News)
- Paintings by Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh, and Claude Monet are stolen from the Foundation E.G. Bührle, a museum in Zürich. (AFP)[permanent dead link]
- 2008 East Timor assassination attempts:
- President of East Timor José Ramos-Horta is shot and wounded in an attack at his home. Rebel leader Alfredo Reinhado, who led the attack, is killed. (ABC News Australia) (Melbourne Age)
- Prime Minister of East Timor Xanana Gusmão escapes unhurt from an attack on his motorcade.
- The Singapore Flyer, the largest Ferris wheel in the world (30 meters higher than London Eye), starts to turn. (The Straits Times)
- Gregg Bergersen, a United States Defense Department Analyst, is arrested and charged with espionage after being accused of leaking American military secrets to the Chinese government. (CNN)