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Iran's Culture Ministry announced the closure of nine cinema and lifestyle magazines for publishing pictures and stories about the life of "corrupt" foreign film stars and promoting "superstitions."
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Sen. John McCain, the Republican Party's presumptive nominee for president who has linked his political future to US success in Iraq, was in Baghdad for meetings with Iraqi and US diplomatic and military officials.
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In Egypt 23 people, mostly policemen, were killed when their vehicle smashed into a truck on the highway between Cairo and Alexandria.
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In Nicaragua former president Arnoldo Aleman, convicted of money laundering and embezzlement, was freed from the conditions of his parole and allowed to travel around the country. Critics said was a ploy by President Daniel Ortega to weaken the opposition.
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In Pakistan police fired tear gas at rock-throwing demonstrators and detained scores of political activists, including an opposition party leader and a former national president, in a bid to stifle protests at the ouster of the country’s top judge.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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1991 –
Wolfgang Van Halen, American musician
1989 –
Blake Griffin, American basketball player
1989 –
Peaches Geldof, English socialite
1989 –
Theo Walcott, English footballer
1987 –
Tiiu Kuik, Estonian model
1986 –
Joe Denly, English cricketer
1986 –
Ken Doane, American wrestler
1986 –
T. J. Jordan, American basketball player
1985 –
Christopher Wojciechowski, American disc golfer
1985 –
Nicole Trunfio, Australian supermodel
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March, 16
- Births
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2008,
Bill Brown, Australian cricketer (b. 1912)
2008,
Ola Brunkert, Swedish session drummer for ABBA (b. 1946)
2008,
Gary Hart, American professional wrestling manager and wrestler (b. 1942)
2008,
G. David Low, American astronaut (b. 1956)
2008,
John Hewer, Actor famous for portraying Captain Birdseye in British commercials. (b. 1922)
2008,
Daniel MacMaster, Canadian singer (Bonham). (b. 1968)
2007,
Manjural Islam, Bangladeshi cricketer (b. 1984)
2006,
David Feintuch, American sci-fi author (b. 1944)
2005,
Todd Bell, American football player (b. 1958)
2005,
Ralph Erskine, British architect (Byker Wall) (b. 1914)
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March, 16
- Deaths
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