U.S. Troops Face Heaviest Najaf Clash in Iraq War
U.S. forces in Najaf endure a new, intense assault by Shi'ite militiamen linked to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr while planning a leadership shift in Fallujah. Separately, Thomas Hamill, the Mississippi truck driver abducted in Iraq, flew to Germany after a late bid for rescue. US Marines report a combat death in Anbar as tolls rise to 153 since April 1 and 755 overall since 2003.
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Seven officers reprimanded over Abu Ghraib abuse probes
The U S military reprimanded seven officers in the Abu Ghraib abuse case ordered by Lt Gen Ricardo Sanchez. Six received the most severe administrative reprimand, two released for cause, and one given a lighter admonition. President Bush urged accountability as Iraqi officials demand judicial involvement and inspections. Brig Gen Janis Karpinski denied knowledge of the abuse as it occurred.
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Multinational AP Snapshot: Juarez crash kills seven agents
AP reports three separate incidents across the Americas and Afghanistan. In Ciudad Juarez a Turbo Commander 840 crashed killing seven federal anti narcotics agents and injuring others as investigators probe the site in Aguascalientes.
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Spain plans to recover oil from sunken tanker Prestige
Spanish officials say robots will bore holes into the sunken tanker Prestige to recover millions of gallons of oil from about 2% miles beneath the ocean. Extraction is set to begin in June after hull holes are drilled, with the wreck believed to contain 3.5 million gallons of oil.
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Moderate quake rattles El Salvador and Guatemala
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck off the Guatemalan coast in the Pacific Ocean just after 11 p.m. Sunday, shaking El Salvador and Guatemala but causing no damage or injuries, officials said. The quake was reported by El Salvador's National Territorial Studies Institute.
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