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In Iraq US troops arrested Amar al-Hakim, the son of Iraq's top Shiite politician, as he returned to the country from Iran. He was later released and US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad issued a rapid apology.
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A fire raced through a home for the elderly and disabled in western Latvia leaving 25 people dead or missing.
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In Myanmar at least five protesters who took part in a rare demonstration that urged the ruling military junta to improve health care, education and economic conditions were taken into custody.
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In Nigeria gunmen shot dead a Lebanese engineer and kidnapped two Italians in two separate incidents in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt.
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North Korea asked the chief UN atomic inspector to visit four years after expelling his experts and dropping out of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
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In Norway 46 of 49 nations adopted a declaration calling for a 2008 treaty banning cluster bombs, saying the weapons kill and maim long after conflicts end and inflict "unacceptable harm" on civilians, particularly children. Some key arms makers including the US, Russia, Israel and China, snubbed the conference of 49 nations. Of those attending, Poland, Romania and Japan did not approve the final text.
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Pakistan successfully test-fired a new version of its long-range nuclear-capable missile, two days after Pakistani and Indian officials signed an agreement in New Delhi to reduce the risk of an accidental nuclear war between them.
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FEB, 10
- Current / Future Events
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1994 –
Dakota Fanning, American actress
1989 –
Evan Bates, American ice dancer
1986 –
Holly Brook, American musician
1986 –
Jerod Mayo, American Football player
1986 –
Kazuya Kamenashi, Japanese pop star (KAT-TUN)
1986 –
Ola Svensson, Swedish Pop Singer
1983 –
Aziz Ansari, Indian American Comedian
1983 –
Emily Blunt, British actress
1983 –
Mido, Egyptian footballer
1983 –
Mirco Bergamasco, Italian rugby player
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February, 23
- Births
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2008,
Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian prime minister and president (b. 1950)
2008,
Paul Frère, Belgian race car driver and motorsport journalist (b. 1917)
2008,
Douglas Fraser, Scottish pilot (b. 1916)
2007,
Donnie Brooks, American singer (b. 1936)
2007,
John Ritchie, British footballer (b. 1941)
2006,
Benno Besson, Swiss actor and film director (b. 1922)
2006,
Telmo Zarraonaindía, Spanish footballer (b. 1921)
2004,
Vijay Anand, Indian film director (b. 1934)
2004,
Neil Ardley, English jazz pianist and composer (b. 1937)
2004,
Carl Anderson, American singer (b. 1945)
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February, 23
- Deaths
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