Militants attacked U.S. troops patrolling in southeastern Afghanistan on Monday, killing one American soldier near Orgun and wounding two with gunfire and rockets, the military said. In other violence Monday, Afghan soldiers clashed with police in the southern Zabul province and Afghan troops battled militiamen in the city of Kandahar, killing two, according to local officials.
Israel: Teen bomber kills 3
A 16-year-old Palestinian laden with explosives blew himself up Monday in a crowded outdoor market in Tel Aviv, killing three Israelis and wounding 32. The bomber’s mother said the militants who dispatched him were “immoral.” Palestinian leaders – including Yasser Arafat, who is hospitalized in Paris – immediately condemned the attack.
U.N.: Directives for Iran, N. Korea
Mohamed ElBaradei, the chief of the United Nations nuclear agency, urged Iran and North Korea in a report to the U.N. General Assembly on Monday to prove their nuclear programs are peaceful and also called for tighter controls to halt the globe’s “extensive illicit market” in nuclear materials.
Latvia: Warnings for Americans
Security was tighter around the U.S. embassies in Finland and Latvia on Monday amid a U.S. State Department warning that Americans living and traveling in the Nordic and Baltic nations should be on guard against a possible terrorist strike. Many governments in the region said there was no specific evidence of a planned attack, but Norway closed its embassy in Riga, the Latvian capital, and port officials in Tallinn, Estonia, said they had begun checking passengers and baggage at terminals for Baltic Sea ferries.
Netherlands: Milosevic’s defense
Slobodan Milosevic can once again lead his own defense at the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague but he must accept a standby lawyer in case he becomes too ill to continue, appeals judges ruled Monday. The compromise decision promises to break an impasse in the former Yugoslav president’s 33-month-old trial on charges of war crimes, including genocide.
Iceland: Volcano erupts
A volcano erupted in a remote area of Iceland on Monday, setting off tremors around Grimsvotn mountain and prompting officials to warn pilots to avoid flying through gasses being emitted by the blast. Visual confirmation of any damage was impossible because heavy winds and rains reduced visibility in the area.
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