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- Former U.S. President Gerald Ford (pictured) dies at age 93.
- Ethiopian military units and forces of the Transitional Federal Government in Somalia capture Bandiradley, Beledweyne and Jowhar from the Islamic Courts Union.
- The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopts Resolution 1737, imposing sanctions on Iran for its nuclear enrichment program.
- Heavy rains lead to a series of floods in southern Peninsular Malaysia, forcing the evacuation of more than 60,000 people.
- The Space Shuttle Discovery lands at the Kennedy Space Center, concluding a two-week mission to the International Space Station.
- Saparmurat Niyazov, President for Life of Turkmenistan, dies of a sudden cardiac arrest at age 66.
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