- Iran's Nuclear Program: Ministers from Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, as well as Turkey's Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the secretary general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, a 57-member bloc of Islamic states, held a meeting Islamabad, Pakistan to discuss resolution of the Palestinian problem and the stand-off over Iran's nuclear program. (Reuters India) (Tehran Times)
- 79th Academy Awards: The Departed wins four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Martin Scorsese. Helen Mirren wins the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in The Queen. Forest Whitaker won the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland. Alan Arkin won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Little Miss Sunshine with Jennifer Hudson winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Dreamgirls. (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Pirates hijack the MV Rozen as it departed Somalia after delivering United Nations food aid. (FOX)
- Israeli forces carry out a raid across parts of the West Bank town of Nablus. (BBC)
- Iraq:
- Prime Minister of East Timor José Ramos-Horta announces he is running for president. (Reuters via ABC News Australia)
- Iran successfully launches its first suborbital sounding rocket. (Gulf News) (AFP)
- Voters in Senegal go to the polls to elect their next president, with incumbent Abdoulaye Wade facing a range of challengers including two former Prime Ministers: Moustapha Niasse and Idrissa Seck. (BBC)
- The Levina 1, which caught fire on the 22nd, sinks, killing at least one more person. [(http://www3.whdh.com/news/articles/world/BO44397/ WHDH-TV)]
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