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Iraq began curbing its food ration system. By June it planned to end the program altogether for many of the country’s citizens. A suicide attacker detonated an explosives-rigged vest at a Shiite funeral in Baghdad, killing 36 people gathered to mourn the death of an Iraqi army officer killed in a car bombing. In Jalula the bodies of a Sunni policeman and four of his relatives were found hours after gunman abducted them from their home. Also in Diyala province, a Shiite man and his 16-year-old son where killed in a drive-by shooting as they stood outside their home.
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In Kenya a mob torched a church sheltering hundreds of people fleeing election violence. Up to 50 ethnic Kikuyus were killed in the fire in the Assemblies of God Church in the Rift Valley city of Eldoret. The death toll from ethnic riots triggered by President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election soared to nearly 200.
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Libya took over the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council in a major step back to global respectability after decades as a pariah of the West.
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In Mexico import tariffs on maize, beans, sugar and milk were eliminated.
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In Mongolia a government official said at least 11 people died and another 21 were hospitalized for drinking tainted vodka during New Year's Eve celebrations in Ulan Bator.
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In Nigeria armed men killed 13 people over New Year in Port Harcourt when they attacked two police stations and a hotel. The Niger Delta Vigilante Movement, led by Ateke Tom, claimed responsibility.
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Pakistan's election commission said that unrest following the killing of Benazir Bhutto would almost certainly force the postponement of Jan. 8 elections, despite opposition threats of street protests if the poll is delayed. Militants abducted four Pakistani paramilitary soldiers in a tribal area. Pakistani troops killed 25 militants close to the Afghan border in fighting following the abduction of four soldiers.
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Marlene Lawston, American child actress
1992 –
He Kexin, Chinese gymnast
1992 –
Jack Wilshere, English footballer
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Oren Williams, American actor
1989 –
Marvin Austin, American football player
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Devin Setoguchi, Canadian professional hockey player
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Gilbert Brule, Canadian professional hockey player
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Meryl Davis, American ice dancer
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Lee Sungmin, Member of Korean boyband Super Junior
1985 –
Jeff Carter, Canadian hockey player
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January, 1
- Births
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2009,
Claiborne Pell, U.S. senator (b. 1918)
2009,
Nizar Rayan, Hamas leader (b. 1962)
2008,
Salvatore Bonanno, son of Joseph Bonanno (b. 1932)
2008,
Peter Caffrey, Irish actor (b. 1949)
2008,
Pratap Chandra Chunder, Union minister of India (b. 1919)
2008,
Harold Corsini, American photographer (b. 1919)
2007,
A. I. Bezzerides, American novelist and screenwriter (b. 1908)
2007,
Leon Davidson, American scientist known for studying UFOs (b. 1922)
2007,
Leonard Fraser, Australian serial killer (b. 1951)
2007,
Julius Hegyi, American conductor (b. 1923)
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January, 1
- Deaths
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