ThecommanderofAmericanforcesinAfghanistanGeneralJohnAllensayshe'sveryangryaboutthesharpriseinattacksonhistroopsbytheirAfghancolleagues.HemadehiscommentsinaninterviewfortheCBS60Minutesprogram.
"I'mmadashellaboutthem,tobehonestwithyou.We'regoingtogoafterthis.ItreverberateseverywhereacrosstheUnitedStates.We'rewillingtosacrificealotforthiscampaign,butwe'renotwillingtobemurderedforit."
However,GeneralAllenwentontoinsistthatmostAfghanssupportedthewesternmilitarypresenceintheircountry.
GeneralAllenwasspeakingasinternationalforcesinAfghistaninvestigatedthedeathofanotherAmericanserviceman.TwothousandUStroopshavenowdiedsincefightingbegan11yearsago.AUSciviliancontractorandthreeAfghansoldierswerealsokilledintheincidentinWardakprovince.TheshootingwasinitiallyblamedonarogueAfghansoldier.ButanISAPspokesmanLieutenantGeneralAdrianBradshawsaidthatmaybewrong.
"Whatwasinitiallyreportedtohavebeenasuspectedinsiderattackisnowunderstoodpossiblytohaveinvolvedinsurgentfire."
AnangrycrowdhasturnedonSomalislivingintheKenyancapitalNairobiafteragrenadethrownintoaChristianSundayschoolkilledonechildandcriticallywoundedseveralothers.GabrielGatehouseisinNairobi.
Retaliationwasswift.Nogrouporindividualhasadmittedcarryingouttheattack.ButasKenyantroopsbattleIslamistmilitantsinSomalia,thischurchbombingisblamedalmostimmediatelyonal-Shabab.Angersbuiltoverintoviolenceasdozensofmenattackedanearbymosque.Policesaid13peoplewerewoundedbutthatorderhasbeenrestored.ThechurchisnearasuburbofNairobicalledEastleigh,alsoknownaslittleMogadishuwherethemajorityofresidentsareSomaliorigin.
InSomaliaitself,theMinisterofDefensesaystheoperationbyKenyanandSomaliforcestocapturethecityofKismayoismakinggoodprogress.HetoldtheBBCthatastrategiclocationhasbeenseizedincludingtheportandairport.AndtheSomalitroopswereduginaroundthecity.HesaysspecialforcesweregatheringintelligenceinsideKismayo.
AwaveofcarbombingsandshootingsacrossIraqhavekilledatleast32peopleandwoundedmorethan100.OneoftheworstattackswasinthetownofTajiwherefourcarbombsexplodedinquicksuccession.RamiRuhayemreportsfromBaghdad.
AcrossIraq,carbombswentoffasarmypatrolsdroveby.Andgunmenwithsilencersattackedarmycheckpoints.ItstartedinandROUNDBAGHDADbutquicklyspreadoutwards.ThenortherncityofMosulandthesoutherncityofKutwerehitinadditiontoKirkukwhichborderstheKurdishregioninthenorth.Civilianswereamongthosekilledandinjured.Buttheaimoftheattackersseemstohavebeentokillasmanysecuritypersonnelaspossiblewherevertheycouldreachthem.
AnIslamistgroupinSyriahaspublishedanonlinevideowhich,itsays,showsfivecapturedYemeniofficerspurportedlysenttoSyriatohelpfighttherebels.Thevideoshowsidentitycardsofthefivemen,oneofwhomappearstobealieutenantcolonel.ArightsgroupinYemensaidtheywerearmyofficerswhohadbeenstudyingatamilitaryacademyinAleppoandwhosefamiliesreportedtheirmissinglastmonth.
Researchintotheeffectsofglobalwarmingsuggeststhatthesizeoffisharoundtheworldcouldshrinkdramaticallyoverthenextfewdecades.Warmeroceantemperaturescouldleadtohundredsoftypesoffishlosingupto1/4oftheirbodyweight.Here'sMattMcGrath.
Althoughprojectionsofglobaltemperaturerisesshowrelativelysmallchangesatthebottomoftheoceans,theresultingimpactsonfishbodysizeareunexpectedlylarge,accordingtothisresearch.Asoceantemperatureincreases,sodothebodytemperaturesandmetabolicratesofthefish.Thismeanstheyusemoreoxygentostayalive.Andaccordingtotheresearchers,theyhavelessavailableforgrowth.
AthirdoppositionactivisthasdiedinVenezuelafollowingashootingonSaturdayoneweekbeforetheclosest-foughtpresidentialelectioninadecade.SpeakingatarallyinthecapitalCaracas,theoppositioncandidateHenriqueCaprilesdemandedjusticesandcalledonhissupporterstodefeatviolence.Venezuelanauthoritiessaythey'vearrestedasuspectinconnectionwiththeattackinBarinas,thehomestateofPresidentHugoChavez.
TheRyderCupgolftournamentbetweenEuropeandUnitedStatesisheadingforaclosefinishaftertheEuropeanteammountedaspiritedfightbackonthefinalday.Theholders,Europe,drewlevelbywinningfiveofthefirstsixmatchesattheMedinahCountryCluboutsideChicago.TheworldNo.1RoryMcIlroywonhismatchafterarrivingatthecourseonlytenminutesbeforehewasduetoteeoffafteranapparentmix-upovertimeszones.
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