Episcopalians Return Home From Divisive Convention
Delegates to the Episcopal Church national meeting head home to assess impact after approving its first openly gay bishop and blessing ceremonies. Conservative groups consider forming a separate province, while bishops opposing broader homosexual roles report angry parishioners and possible tithing withdrawals. Rowan Williams called an extraordinary Anglican meeting to address fallout and potential schisms within the 2.3 million member church.
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Four soldiers wounded as attacks hit Iraq edges
Four American soldiers were wounded in guerrilla attacks across Iraq while a diesel smuggling ship was boarded off Umm Qasr and sent back to shore. In Kirkuk a 173rd Airborne unit faced rocket fire. two wounded in Basra protests. Saddam Hussein's former interior minister Mahmud Dhiyab Al Ahmad surrendered to coalition forces and is in custody.
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