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British and American television stations reported that British police have concluded that a former Russian spy was poisoned by a lethal dose of radioactive Polonium-210 added to his tea at a London hotel.
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Canada apologized to software engineer Maher Arar, who was deported to Syria by US agents after Canadian police mistakenly labeled him an Islamic extremist, and paid him C$10.5 million ($8.9 million) in compensation.
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China’s state media said police in northern China have detained three men for the deaths of two women last year whose corpses were sold as "ghost brides" to accompany dead men in the afterlife. The ghost bride tradition, called "minghun" or afterlife marriage, is common in the Loess Plateau region of northern China.
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In Germany Peter Hartz, Volkswagen human resources executive, was fined $750,000 and given a 2-year suspended sentence after he pleaded guilty to funding an account that provided special travel perks for employees.
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. John Murtha, both vocal war critics, were in the Iraqi capital at the head of a delegation of House members on a fact-finding mission. A bomb hidden in a box holding pigeons tore through a crowded pet and livestock market in Baghdad, killed 15 people and wounded dozens. 38 bullet-riddled bodies were found in Baghdad. A former member of Saddam Hussein's ousted Baath Party and an interpreter who works for the US military were killed in two separate drive-by shootings in Kut. The body of a well-known Shiite boxer was found in central Baghdad near the dangerous street where he was kidnapped several days ago. A US Marine was killed in fighting in Anbar province.
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It was reported that scientists in Japan have developed a new technique for detecting explosives such as TNT in landmines or luggage using radio waves. The scientists created a device called superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID), which has a very sensitive magnetic field sensor that detects nitrogen, an element found in many explosives, including TNT.
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In Kenya a regional director for the aid agency CARE was killed.
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- Current / Future Events
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1993 –
Cameron Bright, Canadian actor
1990 –
Christopher Massey, American actor
1989 –
Emily Hughes, American figure skater
1988 –
Mia Rose, British-Portuguese singer
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Marlon Mario Brandao da Silveira, Brazilian footballer
1987 –
Vladimir Garin, Russian actor (d. 2003)
1986 –
Gerald Green, American basketball player
1986 –
Hero (singer) , South Korean singer TVXQ
1986 –
Matt Heafy, American musician (Trivium)
1986 –
Shantelle Taylor, Canadian professional wrestler
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January, 26
- Births
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2008,
Christian Brando, actor and son of Marlon Brando (b. 1958)
2007,
Hans J. Wegner, Danish furniture designer (b. 1914)
2007,
Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929)
2006,
Khan Abdul Wali Khan, Pakistani opposition leader and Pashtun nationalist (b. 1917)
2006,
Len Carlson, Canadian actor (b. 1937)
2006,
Carol Lambrino, son of Carol II of Romania and Zizi Lambrino (b. 1920)
2004,
Fred Haas, American golfer (b. 1916)
2003,
Valeriy Brumel, Soviet Olympic athlete (b. 1942)
2003,
Hugh Trevor-Roper, Baron Dacre of Glanton, English historian (b. 1917)
2003,
George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, British politician (b. 1931)
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January, 26
- Deaths
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