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A Belgian pilot and three Spanish flight crew were set free by authorities in Chad who had accused them of complicity in a plot to kidnap 103 children and take them to France for adoption.
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A British soldier serving in Afghanistan was killed after the vehicle he was traveling in came off a road and rolled over a bridge. 6 US and 2 Afghan troops were killed when insurgents ambushed their foot patrol in the high mountains of eastern Nuristan province. The attack, the most lethal against American forces this year, put US troop deaths to at least 101 this year making 2007 the deadliest for US troops in Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion.
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China froze exports of the "Aqua Dots" bead toy, following recalls of the potentially toxic toy in the United States and Australia.
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China Merchant Bank, the country’s 6th largest bank, became the 3rd Chinese bank to win permission to open a branch in NYC.
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Egyptian border guards opened fire on Hana Mohamed (24) of Eritrea after she failed to heed their warnings to stop south of the Rafah border crossing. The young woman bled to death after being shot in the legs.
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Finland said it will raise the minimum age for buying guns from 15 to 18 in the wake of the Nov 7 rampage by a teenage student.
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Former insurgents, who turned against al-Qaida in Iraq, launched an attack against the terror group near Samarra and killed 18 of its members, asking the US military to stay away while the battle raged. The US military released nine Iranians from custody in Iraq, including two accused of being members of an elite force suspected of arming Shiite extremists. It said they were no longer considered security risks.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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1988 –
Nikki Blonsky, American actress
1985 –
Koo Hye Sun, South Korean actress
1984 –
Delta Goodrem, Australian singer
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Joel Zumaya, American baseball player
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Se7en, South Korean singer
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Jennifer Ayache, French singer (Superbus)
1981 –
Lyn (singer), K-pop singer
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Scottie Thompson, American actress
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Dominique Maltais, Quebec snowboarder
1980 –
James Harper, English footballer
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November, 9
- Births
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2006,
Ed Bradley, American journalist (b. 1941)
2006,
Markus Wolf, East German Intelligence Director (b. 1923)
2006,
Ellen Willis, American journalist (b. 1941)
2005,
K. R. Narayanan, President of India (b. 1921)
2004,
Iris Chang, Asian author (b. 1968)
2004,
Emlyn Hughes, English Football Player (b. 1947)
2003,
Art Carney, American actor (b. 1918)
2003,
Gordon Onslow Ford, English painter (b. 1912)
2003,
Binod Bihari Verma, Indian Maithili literateur (b. 1937)
2002,
William Schutz, American psychologist (b. 1925)
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November, 9
- Deaths
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