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A Congress wholly loyal to President Hugo Chavez met at a downtown plaza to give the Venezuelan leader authority to enact sweeping measures by presidential decree.
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The Afghan Parliament voted for an amnesty for leaders accused of war crimes during a quarter-century of fighting, arguing that it would help heal deep divisions.
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A senior AU official said 3 battalions of peacekeepers from Uganda and Nigeria are ready to be deployed in Somalia and will be airlifted in as soon as possible.
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The caretaker government of Bangladesh approved a deal with an Indian company to build a 240MW power station.
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Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a car carrying the chief Muslim leader in Ingushetia, seriously wounding the mufti and his son.
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In Mexico a lesbian couple registered what officials called Mexico's first gay civil union in the northern city of Saltillo.
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In a northwestern Pakistan a mortar round struck a home in Hangu, killing two men and wounding another amid sectarian tensions.
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- Current / Future Events
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877 –
Taejo of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (d. 943)
1990 –
Kota Yabu, Japanese actor and singer
1986 –
Yves Makabu-Makalambay, Belgian football goalkeeper
1985 –
Adam Federici, Australian footballer
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Mario Williams, NFL player
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Jeremy Wariner, American 400m runner
1984 –
Vernon Davis, NFL player
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James Sutton, British television actor
1983 –
Tom Vangeneugden, Belgian swimmer
1982 –
Allan McGregor, Scottish football player
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January, 31
- Births
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2009,
Nagesh, Indian comedian actor in Kollywood (b. 1933)
2008,
Zeltim Odie Peterson, famous pug dog (b. 1997)
2007,
Kirka Babitzin, Finnish singer (b. 1950)
2007,
Molly Ivins, American political columnist and author (b. 1944)
2007,
Lee Bergere, American actor (b. 1924)
2007,
Adelaide Tambo, South African activist and wife of Oliver Tambo (b. 1929)
2006,
Moira Shearer, Scottish actress (The Red Shoes) and ballerina (b. 1926)
2004,
Eleanor Holm, American swimmer (b. 1913)
2002,
Francis Gabreski, American, fighter pilot ace (b. 1919)
2001,
Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian writer (b. 1923)
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January, 31
- Deaths
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