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Rebels in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta blew up three oil wells operated by Royal Dutch Shell, their fifth attack in recent weeks against the petroleum industry.
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In southern Pakistan thousands of Islamists rallied to condemn an anti-Koran film by a Dutch lawmaker and cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in Danish newspapers.
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In Sri Lanka heavy fighting between government troops and Tamil separatists left 35 rebels and eight soldiers dead.
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In Yemen 3 soldiers and four rebels died in the overnight skirmishes that took place in the remote mountain province of Saada, near the Saudi Arabian border.
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Big Brown pulled won the Kentucky Derby 4 3/4 lengths ahead of the filly Eight Belles, who was euthanized by injection on the track with 2 broken ankles.
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A tropical cyclone slammed into Myanmar's main city of Yangon, ripping off roofs, felling trees and raising fears of major casualties. Within days the death toll soared above 22,000 and more than 41,000 others were missing as foreign countries mobilized to rush in aid after the country's deadliest storm on record.
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In Philadelphia police officer Liczbinski was shot with an assault rifle after a robbery. One suspect was fatally shot by police soon after, another was arrested the next day and a third was captured May 7.
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- Current / Future Events
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612 –
onstantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641)
1985 –
Greg Raposo, American pop/rock singer
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Cheryl Burke, American professional dancer
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Nam Sang-mi, South Korean actress and model
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Joseph Addai, American football player
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Márton Fülöp, Hungarian footballer
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Myriam Fares, Lebanese singer
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Romeo Castelen, Dutch footballer
1982 –
Igor Olshansky, Ukrainian-born American football player
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Farrah Franklin, American singer (former member of Destiny's Child)
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May, 3
- Births
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2009,
Ram Shewalkar, Indian Marathi writer, cardiac arrest.(b.1931)
2008,
Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, Spanish former Primer Minister (b. 1926)
2007,
Warja Honegger-Lavater, Swiss illustrator (b. 1913)
2007,
Wally Schirra, American astronaut (b. 1923)
2007,
Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician (b. 1932)
2006,
Karel Appel, Dutch painter (b. 1921)
2006,
Pramod Mahajan, Indian politician (b. 1949)
2006,
Earl Woods, Athlete and father of Tiger Woods (b. 1932)
2004,
Anthony Ainley, British actor (b. 1932)
2004,
Ken Downing, British racing driver (b. 1917)
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May, 3
- Deaths
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