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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani welcomed an expected Russian decision to write off 91 percent of Iraq's estimated $13 billion debt, calling it a "historic turning point" in relations between the two countries. 5 American soldiers were killed in two roadside bombings, 4 in Baghdad and one in Tamim province.
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In New Zealand a knife-wielding woman (33), originally from Somalia, tried to hijack a regional domestic flight, stabbing both pilots and threatening to blow up the twin-propeller plane before she was subdued.
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Scotland Yard released a report saying that Pakistan's opposition leader Benazir Bhutto died as a result of a suicide bomb blast, not a gunshot. The findings supported the Pakistani government's version of the events.
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Palestinian militants launched nearly 20 rockets at Israel hours after Israel began cutting electricity to the Gaza Strip in an attempt to halt the barrages.
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In Sri Lanka gunbattles along the front lines in the northern districts of Jaffna, Mannar and Vavuniya killed 41 Tamil Tiger rebels and three soldiers.
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The Sudanese military said it bombed 3 towns in West Darfur while striking at rebel forces. Rebels said Sudanese government aircraft, army and militia attacked towns in West Darfur state, causing heavy civilian casualties. A rebel chief said Sudanese troops backed by Janjaweed militia left at least 150 dead and wounded in the assault. A Sudanese employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was killed in Darfur. On March 20 the UN accused the Sudanese army of looting towns and raping girls and women during the attacks on Sirba, Sileia and Abu Suruj. The attacks killed at least 115 people and caused some 30,000 to flee their homes.
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Officials said that the WTO has ruled against the EU's import tariffs for bananas, possibly opening the door to millions of dollars in US commercial sanctions.
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- Current / Future Events
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412 –
roclus, Greek philosopher (d. 487)
1995 –
Jordan Todosey, Canadian actress
1989 –
Danielle Harmer, English actress
1988 –
Keegan Meth, Zimbabwean cricketer
1987 –
Carolina Kostner, Italian European champion figure skater
1984 –
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Greek basketball player
1983 –
Jim Verraros, American singer
1982 –
Danny Tamberelli, American actor
1982 –
Eric Alexander, American football player
1982 –
Satomi Korogi, Japanese voice actress
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February, 8
- Births
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2009,
Marian Cozma, Romanian handball player (b. 1982)
2008,
Chua Ek Kay, Singaporean painter (b. 1947)
2007,
Anna Nicole Smith, American model, actress, and entertainer (b. 1967)
2007,
Ian Stevenson, Canadian-American professor and reincarnation expert (b. 1918)
2006,
Elton Dean, English musician (Soft Machine) (b. 1945)
2006,
Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer (b. 1914)
2005,
Jimmy Smith, American jazz musician (b. 1925)
2005,
Keith Knudsen, American drummer, vocalist and songwriter (The Doobie Brothers) (b. 1948)
2004,
Julius Schwartz, American comic book and science fiction editor (b. 1915)
2002,
Joachim Hoffmann, German historian (b. 1930)
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February, 8
- Deaths
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