February 22, 2006 (Wednesday)
- South Dakota Senate approves a bill that would purport to outlaw almost all forms of abortion. (New York Times)
- A man in Manhattan, New York City is hospitalized for treatment of anthrax infection after being exposed to animal hides from the Côte d'Ivoire which he used for making drums. (Newsday)
- Securitas depot robbery: The United Kingdom's largest robbery when a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent, was robbed and the thieves made off with Bank of England banknotes worth £53 million. (BBC)
- The European Commission proposes the establishment of a European Institute of Technology. (BBC)
- Pope Benedict XVI announces that a consistory will be held next month to create 15 new cardinals, the first of his Papacy. (RTE)
- Al Askari Mosque bombing: The Al Askari Mosque, a shrine to Imam Ali al-Hadi and Imam Hasan al-Askari in Samarra, Iraq, is bombed and partly destroyed. The Golden Dome has collapsed. In the aftermath dozens of people die in riots, along with three journalists which includes Atwar Bahjat.(BBC) (CNN)
- Indian authorities completely seal off the village of Navapur after bird flu is discovered there. (BBC)