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The leaders of Northern Ireland's major Protestant and Catholic parties, sitting side by side for the first time in history, announced a breakthrough deal to forge a power-sharing administration May 8.
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In Pakistan supporters of opposition parties rallied against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's removal of Pakistan's top judge, raising the stakes in a judicial crisis that threatens to undermine the military ruler's hold on power. In northwestern Pakistan police challenged a group of suspected militants at a high school in Tank after hearing that they wanted to recruit suicide bombers for holy war, sparking a gunbattle that left six people dead.
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Tamil rebels launched their first airstrike in the nearly quarter-decade conflict with Sri Lanka's government, using at least one small plane to bomb an air base outside the capital and killing three airmen.
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In Florida Paul Dana, a 30-year-old rookie in the Indy Racing League, died at Jackson Memorial Hospital from multiple trauma suffered in the crash during the final morning practice for the season-opening Toyota Indy 300.
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An Afghan court dismissed a case against Abdul Rahman, who converted from Islam to Christianity because of a lack of evidence. Officials said he will be released soon.
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In Bangladesh 19 people were injured in clashes between political parties as the nation marked its 35th Independence Day anniversary under tight security for fear of Islamic militant attacks.
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The Chinese partner of Time Warner’s consumer products unit said the studio division plans to open some 200 stores in China over the coming years as demand for branded merchandise increases in China.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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603 –
Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque (d. 683)
1992 –
Haley Ramm, americian actress
1990 –
Yuya Takaki, Japanese actor and singer
1990 –
Yuya Yagira, Japanese actor
1989 –
Josiah Leming, American singer-songwriter
1988 –
Suvi Koponen, Finnish model
1987 –
YUI, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
1986 –
Jonny Craig, Canadian singer and songwriter
1985 –
Jonathan Groff, American stage actor
1985 –
Keira Knightley, English actress
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March, 26
- Births
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2008,
Heath Benedict, American Football Player (b. 1983)
2008,
Robert Fagles, American translator and professor (b. 1933)
2008,
Wally Phillips, American radio personality (b. 1925)
2008,
Manuel Marulanda Velez aka Tirofijo, founder and lifelong leader of Colombian rebel group FARC-EP (b. 1930)
2006,
Anil Biswas, Indian politician (b. 1944)
2006,
Paul Dana, American race car driver (b. 1975)
2006,
Nikki Sudden, British singer/songwriter (b. 1956)
2005,
James Callaghan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1912)
2005,
Gérard Filion, Quebec businessman and journalist (b. 1909)
2005,
Paul Hester, Australian drummer (Split Enz and Crowded House) (b. 1959)
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March, 26
- Deaths
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