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Deaths in September

12 Fred Ebb
11 Peter VII of Alexandria
8 Richard Girnt Butler
7 Gerard Piel
2 Joan Oró
Other recent deaths

Ongoing events

2004 Atlantic hurricane season
US Presidential Campaign
Swift Boat Controversy
USA 9-11 Commission
Same-sex marriage debate in the USA
AIDS epidemic
Abu Ghraib investigation
Liberal Party (Canada) funds scandal
World Cup of Hockey
Ryanggang explosion controversy

Ongoing armed conflicts

War on Terrorism
Iraqi resistance
Darfur conflict in Sudan
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Conflict in Russia (Chechnya)
Ongoing wars

Upcoming events

September 29: SpaceShipOne flight
October 2: Da Vinci Project flight

Upcoming elections

October 3: Slovenia parliamentary
October 9: Afghan presidential
October 9: Australian legislature
October 22: Irish president
November 2: U.S. President, Congress

Election results in September

12: Hong Kong: Legislative Council

Ongoing trials

ICTY: Slobodan Milošević
Iraq: Iraqi Special Tribunal
Saddam Hussein, among others
USA: Scott Peterson
USA: Michael Jackson

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  • The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China criticizes Chen Shui-bian's recent suggestion that "Taiwan" is the best abbreviation for the Republic of China, characterizing it as an attempt to promote Taiwan independence. (Taiwan News) (People's Daily) (Reuters)
  • At the behest of Syria, and in defiance of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559, Lebanon amends its constitution to allow President Lahoud to serve an additional term. (NYT)
  • Former United States President Bill Clinton is to receive urgent heart by-pass surgery as early as Monday. He was admitted to New York Presbyterian Hospital on Friday after an angiogram done elsewhere showed lesions in multiple coronary arteries. (AP) (CNN)
  • Beslan school siege:
    • The hostages freed by suspected Chechen rebels yesterday have said that around 1,500 people are still held hostage, far higher than previous estimates. (Reuters) Powerful explosions and sustained heavy gunfire break out shortly after 13:00 local time (0900 UTC). Soldiers are seen carrying children out of the building. Interfax reports part of the school's roof has collapsed. (Interfax) (BBC). Special Forces are reported to be in control of most of the school. The North Ossetian Interior Ministry states that "most of the children are alive". Some of the hostage takers are reported to have escaped, others shot. (Interfax: 1, 2, 3, 4) Some of the hostage takers have escaped, some are holed up in a nearby house, others are close by and firing on the army, while most have been killed. (BBC) Many of the hostages escaping are dressed only in their underwear. Reports state they had removed their clothes to soak them in water as their only way of staying hydrated during their two days held at gunpoint. Eyewitnesses have stated that some of the children became so dehydrated that they were forced to drink their own urine. (BBC: 1, 2). At least 150 bodies have been found in the school gym. Putin aide Aslanbek Aslakhanov says that number will rise considerably. (BBC) (Interfax). At least nine of the hostage takers are said to be Arabs. (CNN)
    • World leaders support Russia and condemn the act of terrorism. (CNN)
  • Premier Ralph Klein of Alberta suggests that he will call an election in November, and says that the next election will be his last. (Toronto Star)

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