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In France a trial got under way in which 66 people were accused of participating in a pedophilia ring.
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In Indonesia the alleged leader of a militant Islamic group was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for conspiracy in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people but was cleared of more serious charges.
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In Iraq car bombs killed six policemen and wounded 15 in new attacks on security services as political factions wrangled over putting together a government.
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Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi issued a call for economic liberalization in the North African state.
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In Nigeria thousands of rioters wielding sticks and broken bottles burned down a police station in Makurdi, protesting the police killing of a bus driver who apparently refused to pay a bribe equivalent to 14 cents.
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Pakistani tribal militants, demanding greater political and economic rights, blew up a railway line to Iran in the third attack on the track in recent weeks.
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Men in eastern and southern Saudi Arabia turned out in the thousands to vote in municipal elections. They expect to provide their first say in decision-making in this absolute monarchy.
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FEB, 9
- Current / Future Events
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1989 –
Erica Morningstar, Canadian swimmer, and record holder.
1986 –
Stacie Orrico, American singer
1985 –
Sam Morrow, Northern Irish footballer
1984 –
Alexander Semin, Russian ice hockey player
1983 –
Ashley Hansen, Australian Rules footballer
1983 –
Katie White, English singer (The Ting Tings)
1982 –
Colton Orr, Canadian ice hockey player
1982 –
Jessica Biel, American actress
1981 –
Dusty Dvoracek, American football player
1981 –
Emmanuel Pappoe, Ghanaian footballer
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March, 3
- Births
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2008,
Giuseppe Di Stefano, Italian operatic tenor. (b. 1921)
2007,
Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italian cartoonist, creator of La Linea. (b. 1920)
2006,
Ivor Cutler, Scottish poet (b. 1923)
2006,
William Herskovic, Holocaust hero and philanthropist (b. 1914)
2005,
Max M. Fisher, American philanthropist (b. 1928)
2004,
Cecily Adams, American actress and casting director (b. 1958)
2003,
Horst Buchholz, German actor (b. 1933)
2003,
Luis Marden, American photojournalist (b. 1913)
2003,
Goffredo Petrassi, Italian composer (b. 1904)
2003,
Peter Smithson, English architect (b. 1923)
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March, 3
- Deaths
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