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In Iraq US-led multinational forces detained six Iranians at Tehran's diplomatic mission in the northern city of Irbil. A suicide truck bomber hit the house of the head of the municipal council in Samarra, killing three people and wounding 33. Gunmen killed a professor driving home from the University of Mosul. Suspected Sunni insurgents set fire to a large oil pipeline in northern Iraq, interrupting the flow from the Kirkuk oil fields.
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Israeli PM Ehud Olmert ended a visit to China after talks with Chinese leaders on Iran's nuclear program and efforts to boost trade and economic ties.
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The Nigerian military said it has recovered the body of an officer who was abducted last week in the country's southern oil producing region.
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Oil flowed again through the main pipeline from Russia to Europe after Moscow and Belarus agreed to settle a dispute that has hurt Russia's reputation as an energy supplier.
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South Korean officials said that the bird flu virus had been transmitted to a human during a recent outbreak among poultry, but the person showed no symptoms of disease.
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The UN Security Council said it backs the speedy deployment of African troops to Somalia and strongly urges a dialogue among all political players, in addition to the delivery of humanitarian aid to the country.
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Vietnam became the 150th member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), a milestone expected to launch an era of radical change as the communist nation enters the global economic mainstream.
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FEB, 10
- Current / Future Events
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889 –
Abd-ar-Rahman III, Emir and Caliph of Cordoba (d. 961)
347 –
Emperor Theodosius I "The Great" of Rome (d. 395)
1993 –
Flora Cross, American actress
1989 –
Sammy Carlson, Professional Freeskier
1988 –
Daniel Dzufer, Australian rules footballer
1987 –
Scotty Cranmer, American professional BMX rider
1986 –
Rachel Riley, British television presenter
1985 –
Kazuki Nakajima, Japanese racing driver
1985 –
Newton Faulkner, British singer
1985 –
Rie fu, Japanese singer
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January, 11
- Births
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2009,
David Vine, British sports broadcaster (b. 1936)
2008,
Carl Karcher, founded the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain (b. 1917)
2008,
Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer, the 1st person to climb Mt Everest in 1953 (b. 1919)
2007,
Puchi Balseiro, Puerto Rican singer & songwriter (b. 1926)
2007,
Robert Anton Wilson, American author (b. 1932)
2007,
Solveig Dommartin, French-German actress (b. 1961)
2006,
Markus Löffel (Mark Spoon), German DJ (b. 1966)
2006,
Nixzmary Brown, American child abuse victim (b. 1998)
2005,
Miriam Hyde, Australian composer (b. 1913)
2005,
Spencer Dryden, American drummer (Jefferson Airplane) (b. 1938)
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January, 11
- Deaths
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