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In Afghanistan 3 Taliban militants were killed in a battle between police and NATO troops in the Zhari district of Kandahar.
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In Georgia several thousand people rallied in Tbilisi, claiming early election results that indicated Mikhail Saakashvili would narrowly win a second presidential term were fraudulent.
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North Korea stepped up anti-US propaganda with a six-nation nuclear disarmament process bogged down and Pyongyang and Washington in dispute over the delay.
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In southeastern Utah a chartered bus ran off a wet road and rolled 41 feet down an embankment, killing eight passengers who were returning home from a ski trip. About 20 others were injured.
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Adam Gadahn, Al-Qaida's American spokesman, urged fighters to meet President Bush with bombs when he visits the Middle East, according to a new video posted on the Internet. Gadahn, also known as Azzam al-Amriki, was charged with treason in the US in 2006 and has been wanted since 2004 by the FBI, which is offering a $1 million reward for information leading to his arrest or conviction.
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Martha Arguello (b.1917), the cartoonist known as Marty Links, died in San Rafael, Ca. She was the creator of the Bobby Sox and Emmy Lou cartoon strips, which ran in the SF Chronicle for over 35 years.
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In Kinshasa a peace summit aimed at ending fighting in Congo's blood-steeped eastern provinces of North and South Kivu opened without the presence of President Joseph Kabila and rebel leader General Laurent Nkunda.
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Alex Turner, English musician (Arctic Monkeys)
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Paul McShane, Irish footballer
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Sean O'Brien, Australian windsurfer
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Mithra Jin, South-Korean hip hop musician
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Brian Bass, American baseball player
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Gilbert Arenas, American basketball player
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Tiffany Pollard, American reality television personality
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Asante Samuel, American football player
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Jérémie Renier, Belgian actor
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Mike Jones, American rapper
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January, 6
- Births
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2009,
Ron Asheton, The Stooges guitarrist (b. 1948)
2007,
Roberta Wohlstetter, military historian and strategist (b. 1912)
2007,
Sneaky Pete Kleinow, American musician and special-effects artist (b. 1934)
2007,
Mario Danelo, American football player (b. 1985)
2006,
Lou Rawls, American singer (b. 1933)
2006,
Hugh Thompson, Jr., decorated Vietnam War helicopter pilot (b. 1943)
2005,
Louis Robichaud, Premier of New Brunswick (b. 1925)
2005,
Lois Hole, Lt. Governor of Alberta (b. 1933)
2004,
Francesco Scavullo, American photographer (b. 1921)
2004,
Charles Dumas, American athlete (b. 1937)
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- Deaths
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