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- The most-wanted fugitive of India, alleged smuggler and murderer Veerappan, is killed by the local authorities after a 2-decade long chase.
- A referendum in Belarus to permit President Alexander Lukashenko to run for a third term apparently succeeds, although election monitors say it "fell significantly short of international standards".
- Israeli armed forces withdraw from the northern Gaza Strip, ending the 16-day Operation Days of Penitence.
- Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is found not guilty of treason.