Portal:Current events/2011 February 10

Current events of February 10, 2011 (2011-02-10) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• A suicide bomber attacks a Pakistan Army recruitment centre in northwestern Pakistan causing at least 27 deaths and 40 injuries. (Reuters), (AP via Courier Mail), (BBC), (Sify)

Disasters

• A snowstorm hits the Southeastern United States and Tennessee Valley with warnings in place across ten states. (CNN)
• A Manx2 flight from Belfast to Cork crashes on landing, killing 6 and injuring at least another 6.(RTE)
• Eight people are dead in a warehouse fire in Perm, Russia. (Itar Tass) (Google via AFP)

International relations

• North Korea states that it will not conduct further talks with South Korea, citing a perceived lack of seriousness on South Korea's part. (MSNBC)
• Reuters reports that India and Pakistan have agreed to resume peace talks that were broken off after the 2008 Mumbai attacks. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• The trial of Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir on terrorism charges begins in Jakarta. (AAP via The Age), (BBC)