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- The Korea Train Express high-speed rail line opens, connecting Seoul to Busan and Mokpo.
- The White House says it will allow Condoleezza Rice to testify publicly and under oath on the investigation into the September 11, 2001 attacks.
- NATO welcomes seven new members: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
- The National Movement - Democrats win the Georgian legislative election.