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Kenya's rival sides said they had agreed to take action to end monthlong vio-lence from a disputed presidential election, but the death toll mounted when police fired on mobs setting homes and businesses ablaze in the west of the country. At least 14 people were killed as the death toll rose to over 800 with some 300,000 forced from their homes.
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In Mauritania at least one gunman opened fire on the Israeli Embassy, setting off a battle with guards that wounded one person. 8 people were soon detained, but all were re-leased for lack of evidence. 2 suspected terrorists were arrested on April 30.
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In Pakistan a suicide bomber attacked a military checkpoint in North Waziristan, killing five government soldiers about two miles from the scene of a US missile attack that had killed a top al-Qaida commander.
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Pirates seized a Danish-owned tug boat and its six crew members off Somalia's northeastern coast and demanded ransom. The 115-foot Svitzer Korsakov was built in St. Pe-tersburg, Russia, and was on its way to Sakhalin Island in the Far East.
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In northern Sri Lanka government troops attacked Tamil Tiger rebel bunkers along the front lines, triggering a battle that killed 10 guerrillas and two soldiers.
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In Sweden Christer Merrill Aggett (32), a British man, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for infecting two young women with HIV and putting 13 more at risk of infection. Six of them were under the age of 15
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The US announced it will resume military and other aid to Thailand as a result of the country's successful election and its formation of a democratically elected government.
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FEB, 10
- Current / Future Events
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1990 –
Laura Marling, British singer-songwriter
1989 –
Hurricane Chris, American rapper
1987 –
Giuseppe Rossi, Italian footballer
1986 –
Lauren Conrad, American TV star
1985 –
Dean Shiels, Northern Irish footballer
1985 –
Jodi Gordon, Australian actress and model
1985 –
Rachael Scdoris, American dog musher
1984 –
Darren Fletcher, Scottish footballer
1984 –
Lee Thompson Young, American actor
1983 –
Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgian cyclist
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February, 1
- Births
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2008,
Beto Carrero, Brazilian theme park owner and entertainer (b. 1937)
2007,
Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian-born composer (b. 1911)
2007,
Seri Wangnaitham, Thai dance choreographer (b. 1937)
2007,
Whitney Balliett, American jazz critic (b. 1926)
2007,
Ray Berres, American baseball player (b. 1907)
2007,
Ahmad Abu Laban, Danish Muslim leader (b. 1946)
2006,
Dick Bass, American football player (b. 1937)
2006,
Bryce Harland, New Zealand diplomat (b. 1931)
2005,
John Vernon, Canadian actor (b. 1932)
2004,
May O'Donnell, American modern dancer and choreographer (b. 1909)
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February, 1
- Deaths
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