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A boat crossing the Helmand River in Helmand province sank, and at least 60 Taliban militants were killed. Suspected Taliban militants attacked a local police commander's home, killing five of his family members and sparking a gunbattle with police that left 10 insurgents dead. In eastern Afghanistan suspected militants ambushed a NATO convoy, killing two members of the alliance and wounding 7 troops. 15 suspected militants were killed by police. In eastern Khost province, militants attacked a police checkpoint in Yaqubi district and the ensuing clash left 12 militants dead. Police clashed with Taliban militants in neighboring Paktika province's Shakin district, leaving three suspected insurgents dead.
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A series of mortar barrages killed 8 civilians and wounded 25 others in a Sunni enclave surrounded by Shiite areas in central Baghdad. A key bridge was damaged by a bomb in northern Iraq. Prominent Sunni sheik, Ali Khudir al-Zind, was killed in a drive-by shooting as he walked near his home in western Baghdad. Gunmen opened fire in two separate locations in western Baghdad, killing three people. Police found two bullet-riddled bodies of people who had been bound and blindfolded and showed signs of torture. Four men were killed and one vehicle and 10 rockets destroyed by Apache fire at rocket firing positions aimed at the Green Zone. 6 suspects were captured by ground forces. Gunmen at a fake checkpoint in Baqouba killed two passengers and wounded eight others when they opened fire on three minibuses that sought to flee from the highway trap. Police found 8 unidentified bodies in an industrial area of the western city of Fallujah. In all at least 57 people were killed of found dead including 26 bullet riddled bodies, bearing signs of torture, found on the streets of Baghdad. US-led forces killed one suspected insurgent and detained eight in a series of raids outside the capital. 7 US soldiers were killed in a series of attacks across Iraq.
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Bulgarian PM Sergey Stanishev said he had accepted the resignation of two ministers, following a corruption scandal that has shaken his centre-left government.
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Four Muslim men were arrested and in connection to a plan to set off explosives in a jet fuel line that feeds John F. Kennedy International Airport and runs through residential neighborhoods.
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Four people believed to have fled North Korea arrived at a port in northern Japan in a small boat and told police they want to go to South Korea.
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In England Authorized won the Epsom Derby giving riding legend Frankie Dettori his first win in the race on his 15th ride.
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In Mogadishu, Somalia, unknown gunmen killed a government official, Hassan Ali Sa'id, as he was about to enter his house.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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926 –
urakami, Emperor of Japan (d. 967)
1994 –
Eilish Pearson, British superhero
1990 –
Brittany Curran, American actress
1989 –
Freddy Adu, Ghanaian-American footballer
1988 –
Patrik Berglund, Swedish hockey player
1988 –
Sergio Agüero, Argentinian footballer
1987 –
Darin Zanyar, Swedish Singer
1985 –
Ana Cristina, Cuban American singer,composer, and actress
1983 –
Brooke White, American singer
1983 –
Christopher Higgins, American ice hockey player
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June, 2
- Births
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2009,
David Eddings, American fantasy writer. (b. 1931)
2008,
Bo Diddley, American musician (b. 1928)
2008,
Mel Ferrer, American actor, film director and film producer (b. 1917)
2007,
Huang Ju, Chinese Vice-Premier (b. 1938)
2007,
Kentaro Haneda, Japanese composer (b. 1949)
2006,
Keith Smith, English rugby player (b. 1952)
2006,
Vince Welnick, musician, keyboardist (The Grateful Dead) (b. 1951)
2005,
Gunder Gundersen, Norwegian skier and sports official (b. 1930)
2005,
Chloe Jones, Model and pornographic actress (b. 1975)
2005,
Samir Kassir, Lebanese journalist and teacher (b. 1950)
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June, 2
- Deaths
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