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A French naval frigate conducting a surveillance mission off Malta discovered the bodies of 18 people floating in the Mediterranean. Crew members on "La Motte Picquet" noticed no boat nearby as the bodies, possibly of illegal immigrants hoping to reach Europe, were pulled out of the water.
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Alan Johnston, a British reporter kidnapped in the Gaza Strip nearly three months, ago appeared in a videotape posted on an Islamic militant Web site, saying his captors had treated him well, denouncing Israel, and criticizing British and US Mideast policy. The Swords of Truth, an Islamic group, threatened to behead female TV broadcasters if they don't wear strict Islamic dress, frightening reporters and signaling a further shift toward extremism in the Gaza Strip.
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At least one US warship bombarded a remote, mountainous village in Somalia where Islamic militants had set up a base. One target was said to be Fazul Abdullah Muhammad (35), a citizen of the Comoro Islands. The next day Puntland VP Hassan Dahir Mohamoud told The Associated Press that his government's troops killed eight foreign Islamic militants and five of them came from Britain, Eritrea, Sweden, the US and Yemen.
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CNBC Africa was launched from new headquarters in South Africa. Dubai investors put in some $22.5 million for the 24-hour African business channel broadcasting to 14 African countries.
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Dozens of Lebanese army tanks and armored carriers moved toward a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon in pursuit of Islamic militants holed up inside. 19 people died in some of the heaviest fighting since violence broke out on May 20.
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In a key legal step toward assigning blame for Brazil's deadliest plane crash, two US pilots and four Brazilian air traffic controllers were indicted on charges equivalent to involuntary manslaughter for the Sep 29, 2006, mid-air collision that killed 154 people.
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In Afghanistan a NATO soldier was killed in a bomb blast while two Afghan women and a policeman died in attacks elsewhere linked to a deepening Taliban insurgency.
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719 –
ang Yuhuan (d. 756)
1988 –
Nami Tamaki, Japanese pop singer
1987 –
Jerel McNeal, American basketball player
1987 –
Zoltán Harsányi, Slovakian footballer
1986 –
Dayana Mendoza, Venezuelan beauty pageant contestant
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Mário Hipólito, Angolan footballer
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Nick Young, American basketball player
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Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopian Athlete
1984 –
Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar, first Mongolian athlete win gold medal from Olympics
1984 –
Oliver Tielemans, Dutch racing driver
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June, 1
- Births
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2008,
Tommy Lapid, Israeli journalist and politician (b. 1931)
2008,
Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer (b. 1936)
2007,
Arn Shein, American sports writer (b. 1928)
2007,
Tony Thompson, Singer in R&B group Hi-Five (b. 1975)
2006,
Rocío Jurado, Spanish singer and actress (b. 1944)
2005,
George Mikan, American basketball player (b. 1924)
2004,
William Manchester, American writer (b. 1922)
2003,
Johnny Hopp, baseball player (b. 1916)
2002,
Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (b. 1969)
2001,
Queen Aiswarya of Nepal (b. 1949)
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June, 1
- Deaths
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