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In Indonesia protesters killed four security officers after clashes broke out during a rally demanding the closure of a US-owned gold mine in Papua. The officers were either hacked or burned to death.
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In Iran rebels under Abdolmalek Rigi, posing as security forces, killed 22 people on the southeastern Zabol-Zahedan road in Sistan-Baluchestan province.
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Iraq's new parliament was sworn in, with parties still deadlocked over the next government. Iraqi police found 25 bodies discarded in various parts of Baghdad overnight. The new parliament met briefly for the first time but did no business and adjourned after just 40 minutes, unable to agree on a speaker, let alone a prime minister. US forces, joined by Iraqi troops, launched “Operation Swarmer,” the largest air assault since the US-led invasion, targeting insurgent strongholds north of Baghdad.
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Israeli troops surrounded two houses in the West Bank town of Jenin, setting off a fierce gunbattle with Palestinian militants that left one Israeli soldier dead and forced the surrender of five wanted men.
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The 4th World Water Forum opened in Mexico City.
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In southwestern Pakistan 7 homemade bombs toppled two high-power electricity transmission towers and disrupted power to thousands of homes for several hours.
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Queen Elizabeth II arrived in the former British colony of Singapore for a two-day state visit.
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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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