Current events of 11 February 2008 (2008-02-11) (Monday) edit history watch

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) 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)