Tuesday

Disease fears rise as Australian floods recede2:57am

By Michael Perry SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australians mopping up their flood damaged homes in the Hunter Valley and Central Coast north of Sydney were warned on Tuesday to protect themselves from disease in the sewage-contaminated floodwaters. Up to 60...

Prosecutors say U.S. officers ignored Haditha reality2:49am

By Marty Graham CAMP PENDLETON, California (Reuters) - U.S. commanders' belief in their Marines blinded them to the reality of events that led to the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha in November 2005, military prosecutors said on Monday. "This...

U.N. probes torture allegation by Congo peacekeepers2:16am

By Evelyn Leopold UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Monday its mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was investigating allegations that peacekeepers beat and killed prisoners in reprisal for an ambush in eastern Congo in...