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In Goa, India, the bruised body of Scarlette Keeling (15), a British citizen, was found on a beach with her clothes partially removed. Some of her injuries indicated sexual assault. In March 3 men were detained in connection with her murder. On March 13 police confirmed murder charges against local barman Samson D'Souza (29) and Placido Carvalho, an alleged drugs dealer working the beaches of the former Portuguese colony.
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Italian police captured Pasquale Condello (57), the top boss of a powerful organized crime syndicate. The Condello crime clan was one of the most ferocious 'ndrangheta families and Condello had received several life prison terms for four murders and other crimes.
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Kosovo's leaders sent letters to 192 countries seeking formal recognition of independence, and suspense gripped the province as its citizens awaited key backing from the US and key European powers.
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The United States sent eight more US F-22 stealth fighter planes to the southern Japanese island of Okinawa in their first full deployment overseas.
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Scientists at a symposium on the neurobiology of chocolate reported that flavanols, a chemical found in cocoa beans, could be good for memory. They noted that chocolate usually looses its flavanols during processing.
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A US military helicopter crashed in southeastern Afghanistan after its pilot reported engine failure, killing eight American troops and wounding 14. A roadside bomb killed four officers involved in opium poppy eradication in Farah province. In western Ghor province a clash between poppy farmers and police involved in eradication left one civilian dead and two wounded.
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Albanians went to the polls in municipal elections. Allegations of vote-rigging flared within a few hours of polls opening, as the opposition accused PM Sali Berisha's Democratic Party of releasing false identity documents to allow some supporters to vote repeatedly. In Tirana Interior Minister Sokol Olldashi (34) faced Socialist Party leader and city mayor, Edi Rama (42).
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MAY, 22
- Current / Future Events
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1991 –
Malese Jow, American actress and singer
1988 –
Maiara Walsh, American actress
1988 –
Max (singer), South Korean singer TVXQ
1988 –
Shane Lyons, American actor and chef
1986 –
Marc Torrejón, Spanish footballer
1985 –
Anton Ferdinand, English footballer
1985 –
Lee Boyd Malvo, Jamaican serial killer
1983 –
Jason Maxiell, American basketball player
1983 –
Jermaine Jenas, English footballer
1983 –
Troy Bienemann, American football player
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February, 18
- Births
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2009,
Al-Tayyib Salih, Sudanese novelist and columnist (b. 1929)
2008,
Sir Richard Knowles, British politician (b. 1917)
2008,
Mihaela Mitrache, Romanian actress, (b. 1955)
2008,
Mickey Renaud, Canadian professional ice hockey player (b. 1988)
2006,
Richard Bright, American actor (b. 1937)
2004,
Jean Rouch, French filmmaker and ethnologist (b. 1917)
2003,
Isser Harel, Israeli Mossad leader (b. 1912)
2001,
Balthus, Polish-born painter (b. 1908)
2001,
Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (b. 1951)
2001,
Eddie Mathews, American baseball player (b. 1931)
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February, 18
- Deaths
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