Explosive demolition of Iraqi munitions sites near Baghdad
AP footage shows ordnance experts lining shells for a staged blast at an ammunition storage site near Aswalim village about 100 km southeast of Baghdad. Since 2003 six months after the invasion contractors cleared 66 Iraqi sites and destroyed 366000 tons of leftover munitions.
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Hollinger executives accused in fraud trial testimony turn on forensics
Prosecutors described Hollinger’s audit review as potentially incomplete and questioned whether all relevant documents were shared with KPMG. Alan Funk testified he found no evidence of fraud but acknowledged possible gaps. The case centers on non compete payments and the alleged diversion of funds by Conrad Black and co defendants Mark Kipnis Jack Boultbee and Peter Atkinson. Closing arguments set for June 18 with jurors to deliberate the following week.
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Afghan police misfire on night U S mission in Kabul
Afghan police at a remote Nangarhar checkpoint mistook U S forces for Taliban and opened fire. U S forces returned fire and called in attack aircraft, killing seven police and wounding four. Coalition and Afghan troops meanwhile reported killing over 24 Taliban fighters in a southern battle. Officials urged better cooperation and an investigation was opened.
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Fire kills five children in East Liberty house blaze
A Pittsburgh fire in a three story East Liberty home killed five children aged two to seven believed under a babysitter's care. Two other children were hospitalized as flames erupted from all three floors around 1:20 am. Police seek the babysitter amid reports two families may have lived there and the blaze spread to a nearby vacant building.
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