FBI: Arrests Foil Missile-Smuggling Plot
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WASHINGTON (AP) _ Federal authorities said Tuesday they arrested three people and foiled an international plot to smuggle into the United States a shoulder-fired missile that could shoot down a commercial airliner. A British man was arrested in Newark, N.J., after agreeing to sell a sophisticated Russian SA-18 Igla missile to an undercover FBI agent posing as a Muslim extremist, according to a federal law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Sanchez: Troops in Iraq to Serve a Year
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) _ All troops in Iraq should expect to serve for at least a year, with brief rest breaks in the region and possibly a few days at home, the commander of U.S. forces said Tuesday. That came as news to some soldiers. "It's a one-year rotation," Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez told The Associated Press in an interview. "Every soldier has been told that they'll be deployed for a year, and then at the end of the year we'll be working to send them home."
Computer Infection Snarls Global Networks
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NEW YORK (AP) _ The latest Internet attack on Microsoft operating systems by rogue software disabled tens of thousands of computers worldwide on Tuesday, though a fix had been available for nearly a month. The virus-like worm, dubbed "LovSan" or "blaster," snarled corporate networks with an inundation of data packets and frustrated home computer users unversed in techie triage.
ABA Urges Changes in Military Tribunals
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ The Bush administration should drop plans to let agents eavesdrop on conversations between terrorism suspects and defense lawyers and should ease other restrictions to ensure military tribunals are fair and open, the nation's largest lawyers' organization said Tuesday. "We must defend those whom we dislike or even despise," Miami defense lawyer Neal Sonnett told colleagues before the American Bar Association voted to ask the administration to change its rules for any tribunals.
Diplomats Claim Lockerbie Talks Progress
UNITED NATIONS (AP) _ The United States and Britain have reached an understanding with Libya requiring Moammar Gadhafi's government to renounce terrorism, accept responsibility for the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet and compensate families of the 270 victims, U.N. diplomats said Tuesday. But a U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, stressed that "an agreement has not yet been reached." The U.N. diplomats, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said an agreement could be signed as early as Wednesday.
Rebels Pledge to Leave Liberia's Capital
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MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) _ Liberia's leading rebel movement agreed Tuesday to lift its siege of the capital and vital port within two days, allowing food to flow to hundreds of thousands of hungry people. The accord came as a second rebel group launched a push on Monrovia, sending refugees fleeing vicious new assaults a day after warlord-turned-president Charles Taylor resigned and went into exile. Witnesses reported machete-wielding fighters were attacking indiscriminately near the airport.
Doctors Push National Health Insurance
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Nearly 8,000 U.S. physicians are calling for government-financed national health insurance, which they say would cover every American while saving billions of dollars. Ten years after President Clinton's national health plan died in Congress, tangled in complexity and under fierce assault from the medical, insurance and pharmaceutical industries, the doctors argue that private sector solutions have failed.
Dow Closes Up 93; Nasdaq Ends Up 26
NEW YORK (AP) _ Wall Street's buying momentum extended into a fifth day Tuesday as investors took heart from a Federal Reserve decision to keep interest rates at their 45-year lows. Stocks were little changed immediately after the Fed announcement, but later rose sharply amid growing investor optimism that the economy was indeed rebounding. Volume also was light, accentuating price swings.
Franken Makes Light of Fox Slogan Lawsuit
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NEW YORK (AP) _ Al Franken, the humorist being sued by Fox News Channel for use of the phrase "fair and balanced," said Tuesday he doesn't mind the legal action. But he does wish it hadn't happened during his vacation.
U.S Sprinter Grimes Fails Doping Test
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) _ The United States lost two gold medals at the Pan American Games on Tuesday after sprinter Mickey Grimes failed a doping test. Grimes was found to have excessive levels of ephedrine, a banned stimulant, and was stripped of his title in the 100-meter dash. He also led off the victorious 400-meter relay team that games officials said will lose its gold.
Image Caption: An Afghan guerilla handles a U.S. made Stinger anti-aircraft missle in this file photo made between November 1987 and January 1988. The FBI arrested a U.K. citizen in New Jersey on Tuesday, August 12, who was allegedly trying to buy a similar shoulder-launched Stinger surface-to-air missile to sell overseas, according to government sources. (AP Photos/David Stewart Smith)
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