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A German court convicted nurse Irene Becker (54) of murdering five patients at a top Berlin hospital with overdoses of medication, sentencing her to life in prison. Becker had argued she'd wanted to ease the suffering of some of the patients.
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A plane carrying Ivory Coast's PM Guillaume Soro came under heavy gunfire as it landed at an airport in a northern region dominated by rebels allied with the leader. 3 rockets killed four of his team and wounded 14 others.
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A top official said the UN nuclear watchdog and North Korea have reached an agreement on how the agency will monitor and verify shutdown of the country's main nuclear reactor.
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Afghan and foreign troops killed four men in anti-Taliban raids in the eastern province of Nangarhar. A villager said the dead were innocent people: a father, two sons and a nephew from the same family. Police reported that four Taliban were killed and two policemen were injured in two clashes, one in Zabul and one in Paktia. In southern Afghanistan US-led coalition airstrikes left at least 30 people, including women and children, killed or wounded. In the southern Sangin district. An investigation the next day found that 62 insurgents had been killed. Afghan officials also said that 45 civilians were killed. NATO-led and Afghan troops clashed with Taliban fighters, leaving 15 militants dead. 3 children were killed and another wounded when an old rocket they were playing with exploded in Zabul province.
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At least six Iraqi soldiers were killed and five wounded when a suicide truck bomb exploded at their army post north of Baghdad. Two civilians were also killed in a barrage of gunfire that followed. A bomb exploded under an oil pipeline south of Baghdad, spilling crude oil and sparking a huge fire. US forces found around 40 bodies, bound and shot, in a fresh mass grave south of Fallujah. A US soldier was and three wounded when a sophisticated, armor-piercing bomb hit their combat patrol in southern Baghdad.
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Brazilian authorities began a 3-day raid an Amazon plantation where more than 1,000 laborers were found working 13-hour days, in horrendous conditions, cutting sugar cane for ethanol production.
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Britain's first postal strike in more than a decade was triggered by a row over pay and government plans to cut thousands of jobs. Union bosses claimed the 24-hour walkout would be carried out by up to 130,000 workers.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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1997 –
Kieron Kambo, Indian child actor
1993 –
George Sampson, English dancer
1992 –
Adam G. Sevani, American actor
1988 –
Éver Banega, Argentine footballer
1987 –
Ana Free, Portuguese singer/songwriter
1987 –
Yasuka Saitou, Japanese actor
1986 –
Austin Drage, English singer
1986 –
Iya Villania, Filipina actress
1985 –
Quintin Demps, American football player
1984 –
Christopher Egan, Australian actor
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June, 29
- Births
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2008,
Don S. Davis, American actor and artist (b. 1942)
2007,
Joel Siegel, American film critic (b. 1943)
2007,
Edward Yang, Taiwanese film director (b. 1947)
2006,
Randy Walker, American football coach (b. 1954)
2006,
Fabián Bielinsky, Argentine film director (b. 1959)
2006,
Lloyd Richards, American actor and director (b. 1919)
2004,
Bernard Babior, American biochemist (b. 1935)
2003,
Katharine Hepburn, American actress (b. 1907)
2002,
Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (b. 1928)
2002,
Ole-Johan Dahl, Norwegian computer scientist (b. 1931)
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June, 29
- Deaths
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