On This Day: February 11th

2024 Finnish presidential election: Alexander Stubb is elected as the 13th president of Finland.

COVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization officially names the coronavirus outbreak as COVID-19, with the virus being designated SARS-CoV-2.

Saratov Airlines Flight 703 crashes near Moscow, Russia with 71 deaths and no survivors.

North Korea test fires a ballistic missile across the Sea of Japan.

A man shoots seven people dead at an education center in Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia.

A university student is murdered as she resists an attempted rape in Turkey, sparking nationwide protests and public outcry against harassment and violence against women.

The European Space Agency's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle is launched on a Vega rocket.

A military transport plane crashes in a mountainous area of Oum El Bouaghi Province in eastern Algeria, killing 77 people.

The Vatican confirms that Pope Benedict XVI will resign the papacy as a result of his advanced age.

Militants claiming to be from the Sultanate of Sulu invade Lahad Datu District, Sabah, Malaysia, beginning the Lahad Datu standoff.