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Current events of February 2, 2012 (2012-02-02) (Thursday)

The Philippines military claim to have killed Abu Sayyaf leader Umbra Jumdail, Malaysian Zulkifli bin Hir a leader of Jemaah Islamiyah and Singaporean Abdullah Ali. (AP via Google News)
Six kidnapped aid workers are released in Yemen. (Reuters)

The ferry MV Rabaul Queen sinks off the coast of Papua New Guinea near the Finschhafen District with an estimated 350 people on board. (News Limited via the Herald-Sun), (BBC) Nearby commercial ships rescued 238 people from the sea.
More than 110 people are killed in Eastern Europe as a result of a recent cold snap. (BBC) (AP via Courier Mail)
Australian floods
- Thousands of residents of Australian towns Bellingen and Moree, New South Wales are warned to prepare to evacuate as a result of heavy rain. (The Australian)
- A disaster is declared in the Queensland town of Mitchell with the Maranoa River expected to reach a peak of 9 metres. (The Age)

The People's Republic of China asks for assistance from South Sudan to obtain the release of 29 Chinese workers held captive in Sudan for five days. (Reuters)

Corruption charges against former Premier of Western Australia Brian Burke are dropped. (ABC News Australia)
The Supreme Court of India cancels 122 telecom licences granted in the 2008 sale at the centre of a corruption scandal involving former minister A. Raja. (AFP via Google News)
A French appeals court upholds a 2009 conviction of the Church of Scientology on fraud charges. (AP via Google News)
Egyptian comedian Adel Imam is sentenced to three months in prison for insulting Islam. (Guardian)

The Prime Minister of Egypt Kamal Ganzouri calls an emergency Cabinet meeting to discuss the Port Said Stadium clashes which resulted in at least 74 deaths. (AFP via SBS News Australia)
Voters in Kuwait go the polls for a parliamentary election. (Reuters)