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In Afghanistan hundreds of inmates, including convicted al-Qaida and Taliban militants, waving knives and wielding clubs made from furniture overpowered guards and took control of parts of Policharki Prison, a high-security prison in Kabul.
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In Bangladesh a 5-story building undergoing renovations collapsed in the Tejgaon district of Dhaka, crushing tin-roof homes in a surrounding shantytown. At least 18 people were killed and more were feared trapped.
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British police said two men were arrested near Maidstone in Kent in southeast England in connection with what may be Britain's biggest bank robbery.
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Canada's Clara Hughes celebrated her Olympic Games 5000m speedskating gold medal by revealing that she was going to donate every penny she has in her bank account to charity. Hughes will donate 10,000 dollars to the Right to Play organization which aims to encourage disadvantaged youngsters to improve themselves through sport.
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China Xinhua News reported that an orphanage director and nine other people in Hengyang had been sentenced to prison for buying and selling scores of infants who were adopted by foreign parents. Another 22 officials were fired in the case in Hunan province.
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China warned of the threat of a massive avian flu outbreak among birds in the country as it reported two new human cases, a girl in eastern Zhejiang province and a woman farmer in neighboring Anhui province.
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In southern Colombia leftist rebels killed 9 people in an attack on a passenger bus that defied a guerrilla-imposed traffic ban.
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- Current / Future Events
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1998 –
Brendon Baerg, American actor
1991 –
Tony Oller, American actor
1990 –
Alejandra Andreu, Miss International 2008
1987 –
Eva Avila, Canadian singer
1986 –
Danny Saucedo, Swedish singer
1986 –
James and Oliver Phelps, English actors
1986 –
Justin Berfield, American actor
1985 –
Benji Marshall, New Zealand rugby player
1985 –
Joakim Noah, American basketball player
1984 –
Logan Leistikow, American director and actor
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February, 25
- Births
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2009,
Ivan Cameron, son of David Cameron UK politician
2008,
Ashley Cooper, Australian race car driver (b. 1980)
2008,
Hans Raj Khanna, Judge of the Supreme Court of India (b. 1912)
2008,
Static Major, American singer (b. 1974)
2008,
Charles Chan, Father of Jackie Chan (b. 1914)
2007,
William R. Anderson, CO USS Nautilus submarine, US Congressman (b. 1921)
2007,
Mark Spoelstra, American singer/songwriter (b. 1940)
2006,
Darren McGavin, American actor (b. 1922)
2006,
Charlie Wayman, English footballer (b. 1922)
2006,
Thomas Koppel, Danish musician (b. 1944)
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February, 25
- Deaths
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