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Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched in Taipei to protest the Taiwanese president's decision to abolish a committee responsible for unification with rival China.
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In Iraq a family of 4 in the Khasir Abyad area, about 6 miles north of Mahmoudiya, were found killed. They included Abeer Qassim al-Janabi, who had been raped and shot in the head, her sister and her parents. A neighbor said the Abeer was 14 years old and her sister 10. In June up to 5 US soldiers of the 502nd Infantry Regiment were placed under investigation for the murders. On June 3 federal prosecutors charged former Army Pfc. Steven Green with the rape and killing of Abeer and her family. In 2007 Sgt. Paul Cortez
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In Jordan 5 Islamic militants were convicted of plotting terrorist attacks on Jordanian intelligence agents, foreign tourists and upscale hotels and sentenced to prison terms ranging from 10 years to life.
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In northwestern Pakistan villagers found the bodies two tribesmen shot dead by suspected Islamic militants, with a note on one of the bodies warning that anyone who spied for the US would meet the same fate.
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In Lahore, Pakistan, skies normally alive with colorful kites to mark a spring festival were largely empty after police arrested 1,400 people over three days to enforce a ban imposed because of a series of fatal accidents.
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African Union mediators presented cease-fire proposals for the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, asking rebels and the Sudanese government to work together to end military activity against relief supply routes and refugee camps.
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Brian Nichols, suspected in the slayings of a judge and three other people, surrendered to authorities in suburban Atlanta after allegedly holding Ashley Smith hostage in her own apartment.
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FEB, 10
- Current / Future Events
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1994 –
Tyler Patrick Jones, American actor
1987 –
Chris Seitz, American footballer
1986 –
Ben Offereins, Australian athlete
1986 –
Danny Jones, English singer (McFly)
1985 –
Bradley Wright-Phillips, English footballer
1985 –
Tosh Townend, American skateboarder
1984 –
Jaimie Alexander, American actress
1984 –
Shreya Ghoshal, Indian singer
1983 –
Atif Aslam, Pakistani singer
1982 –
Samm Levine, American actor
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March, 12
- Births
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2008,
Jorge Guinzburg, Argentine journalist, producer and media host (b. 1949)
2008,
Lazare Ponticelli, French soldier (b. 1897)
2006,
Victor Sokolov, Russian dissident journalist and priest (b. 1947)
2005,
Bill Cameron, Canadian journalist (b. 1943)
2005,
Stavros Koujioumtzis, Greek songwriter (b. 1932)
2003,
Zoran Dindic, Prime Minister of Serbia (b. 1952)
2003,
Howard Fast, American author (b. 1914)
2003,
Andrei Kivilev, Kazakh cyclist (b. 1973)
2003,
Lynne Thigpen, American actress (b. 1948)
2002,
Spyros Kyprianou, Cypriot politician (b. 1932)
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March, 12
- Deaths
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