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| September 06, 2007 | Thursday | Sha'aban 23, 1428 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
US general, two officers sanctioned in Haditha killings probe WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (AFP) - A two star general and two other officers were censured Wednesday for failing to promptly investigate the killings of 24 civilians at Haditha, Iraq, on November 19, 2005 but were cleared of a coverup, the military said Wednesday. The US Marine Corps said “letters of censure” were issued by the secretary of the navy to the former commanding general of the 2nd Marine Division, Major General Richard Huck, and two colonels -- a regimental commander and Huck's former chief of staff. Lieutenant General James Mattis, who reviewed their performance, “did not find any evidence that these senior officers intended to cover up the incident,” the marines said in a statement. “He did determine that their actions, or inactions, demonstrated lack of due diligence on the part of senior commanders and staff.” (Posted @ 10:45 PST)
Nepal river boat capsizes, 11 dead KATHMANDU, Sept 6 (AFP) - An overloaded ferry carrying passengers to a religious festival capsized in the monsoon swollen Rapti river Wednesday in Banke district, around 350 kilometres southwest of Kathmandu , leaving 11 people dead and 15 others feared drowned, officials said Thursday. “We rescued seven people who survived the accident, but at least 11 have been killed and 15 are missing,” said a local police officer. (Posted @ 10:35 PST)
Hurricane Felix kills 38 on Nicaraguan coast PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Hurricane Felix killed at least 38 people on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast and more than 80 people were missing after the storm destroyed thousands of flimsy homes, the government said. (Posted @ 10:30 PST)
Tennis- US Open: Federer sees off Roddick, Venus advances NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Triple champion Roger Federer and two-times winner Venus Williams took different paths to the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Wednesday. Federer stopped American Andy Roddick 7-6 7-6 6-2 in business-like fashion while Williams was pushed to the brink before beating Jelena Jankovic 4-6 6-1 7-6, setting up semi-final with top-seed Justine Henin. A trio of Russians -- Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anna Chakvetadze and Nikolay Davydenko -- have already booked their places in the last four. Kuznetsova, the 2004 champion, defeated Hungarian teenager Agnes Szavay to set up a match against Chakvetadze, while Davydenko beat German Tommy Haas and now faces Federer. Kuznetsova beat Szavay 6-1 6-4; sixth-seeded Chakvetadze, advanced to the last four of a grand slam for the first time by overwhelming Israeli 18th seed Shahar Peer 6-4 6-1 and fourth seed Davydenko won his fifth consecutive straight-sets match with a 6-3 6-3 6-4 quarter-final victory over Haas, the 10th seed. (Posted @ 10:25 PST)
U.S. air strike in Baghdad kills 14 BAGHDAD, Sept 6 (Reuters) - A U.S. air strike on a Baghdad neighbourhood overnight killed 14 people and demolished several houses, the police said Thursday. Two police sources said the air strike took place at about 3 a.m. (2300 GMT Wednesday) in the Washash neighbourhood, a stronghold of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army militia, in western Baghdad's Mansour district. (Posted @ 10:15 PST)
8 more American soldiers die in Iraq BAGHDAD, Sept 6 (AP) - The U.S. command announced the deaths of eight more American soldiers across Iraq _ some victims of a weapon the American command believes comes from Iran. Three of the American soldiers were killed and two were wounded after their Humvee was hit with an explosively formed penetrator, a type of bomb that the U.S. alleges Iran has been supplying to Shiite militias. Iran denies the accusation. Two other U.S. soldiers were killed and another wounded in an eastern section of Baghdad on Wednesday during combat operations, the military said. Two other Americans were mortally wounded Wednesday in a blast in Salahuddin province north of the capital. Another soldier was killed and two were wounded during fighting Tuesday in western Baghdad, the U.S. command said. (Posted @ 10:10 PST)
Afghan, coalition troops kill more than 40 insurgents in latest clashes KABUL, Sept 6 (AP) - Afghan and U.S.-led coalition troops killed more than 40 suspected Taliban militants in Sha Wali Kot district in Kandahar province, the latest in a wave of strikes that have claimed the lives of hundreds of insurgents, the coalition said Thursday. A joint Afghan and coalition force on a combat patrol Wednesday came under attack from insurgent small-arms fire and rocket propelled grenades. Soldiers repelled the attack before calling in coalition aircraft which “destroyed the positively identified enemy firing positions with precision guided munitions,” it said. The coalition said “more than 40 insurgents” were killed, while Afghan and foreign forces suffered no losses. Taliban spokesmen were not immediately available for comment nor it was possible to independently confirm the death toll. (Posted @ 09:55 PST)
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