Portal:Current events/February 2008/Sidebar

Ongoing conflicts
	Acholiland insurgency; Arab–Israeli conflict; Colombian conflict; Iraq War; Communist and Islamic insurgency in the Philippines; Waziristan War; Fatah–Hamas conflict; War in Somalia; Kurdish–Turkish conflict Northern Iraq invasion; ; Second Chechen War; Ogaden conflict; South Thailand insurgency; Sri Lankan Civil War; War in Afghanistan; War in Darfur;

Recent deaths
	February 28: Mike Smith; 27: Boyd Coddington; 27: William F. Buckley Jr.; 26: Dan Shomron; 23: Denis Lazure; 23: Janez Drnovšek; 22: Johnnie Carr; 21: Robin Moore; 21: Evan Mecham; 20: Emily Perry; 19: Lydia Shum; 18: Alain Robbe-Grillet; 16: James Orange;

Ongoing events
	Central Asia energy crisis; Kenyan crisis; Iran's nuclear program operation; ISS Expedition 16; Subprime mortgage crisis;

Elections
Recent February 3: Serbia, President (2nd round) 3: Monaco, Parliament 7: Belize, Parliament and a referendum 8: Djibouti, Parliament 10: French Polynesia, Legislative (2nd round) 11: Trinidad and Tobago, President (indirect) 15: Czech Republic, President (indirect) 17: Cyprus, President (1st round) 18: Pakistan, Parliament 19: Armenia, President 24: Cyprus, President (2nd round) 24: Cuba, President (indirect) Upcoming March 2: Russia, Presidential 2: Thailand, Senate (indirect) 3: Alberta, Canada, Legislative 5: People's Republic of China, President, Premier (indirect) 8: Malta, Parliament, Local councils 8: Malaysia, Parliament 9: Spain, Parliament 14: Iran, Legislative 22: Republic of China (Taiwan), President, Referendum

Trials
Upcoming US: James Charles Kopp US: Ehren Watada US: Tom DeLay US: William J. Jefferson Ongoing Australia: Thomas Graham Towle Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Iraq: Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal Netherlands: ICC Thomas Lubanga Netherlands: ICTY Peru: Alberto Fujimori Sierra Leone: SCfSL Charles Taylor US: China Arnold US: Jena Six US: Brian Nichols US: José Padilla US: Phil Spector

Holidays and observances
2: Candlemas 5: Shrove Tuesday 6: Waitangi Day (New Zealand) 6: Ash Wednesday 7: Chinese New Year 14: Valentine's Day 17: Independence Day (Kosovo) 18: Presidents' Day 18: Family Day (Canada) 23: Mashramani-Republic Day (Guyana) 27: Independence Day (Dominican Republic) March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain) 12 - Commonwealth Day (Commonwealth of Nations) 12 - Arbor Day (China) 14 - White Day (Japan and Korea) 14 - New Year's Day (Sikh Nanakshahi calendar) 15 - National Day (Hungary) 15 - Hōnen Matsuri (Japan) 15 - Ides of March, Roman calendar 17 - Saint Patrick's Day 19 - Saint Joseph's Day (Western Christianity) 19 - Father's Day (Bolivia, Honduras, Italy, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Spain) 19 - Canberra Day (Australian Capital Territory) 20 - Nowruz (Iran and Zoroastrianism) 21 - Purim (Jewish holiday) 21 - World Poetry Day 21 - Equinoctial Earth Day 22 - World Water Day 23 - Republic Day (Pakistan) 23 - Easter Sunday (Western) 24 - World Tuberculosis Day 25 - Freedom Day (Belarus) 28 - Teachers' Day (Czech Republic and Slovakia) 30 - Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day (Trinidad and Tobago) 31 - Feast of the Annunciation (Christianity) 31 - Cesar Chavez Day (some U.S. states) 31 - Freedom Day (Malta) 31 - Mawlid (Sunni Islam) April 1 - April Fools' Day