America remembers Sept. 11 attacks
NEW YORK, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- America Wednesday is marking the first anniversary of the most catastrophic day in its modern history, somberly recalling the terrorist attacks that killed more than 3,000 people in New York and Washington and maimed thousands more. In New York at "Ground Zero," the giant bunker where once stood the twin World Trade Center towers, the names of the 2,801 New York victims will be read aloud in alphabetical order by former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and a group of dignitaries including actor Robert DeNiro and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. The first ceremony there is to begin at the moment the first plane hit, 8:46 a.m. Many of the 191 people scheduled to read names in the ceremony are relatives of people who were killed in the attack.
Americans mark Sept. 11
More than 300 cities across the country Wednesday called on citizens to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, nearly all including a moment of silence for the more than 3,000 people who died. One year after planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field, the nation was on high alert for a follow-up attack. Attorney General John Ashcroft and Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge said there has been increased "chatter," indicating terrorists may be planning another strike.
Bushes attend prayer, remembrance service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- President Bush and first lady Laura Bush began Wednesday's anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with a remembrance service at an Episcopal Church across from the White House. The first family were later to attend a ceremony at the Pentagon before heading to Pennsylvania and New York.
2 al Qaida men killed in Karachi shootout
KARACHI, Pakistan, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Two al Qaida suspects and a child were killed and six police officers were wounded in a three-hour shootout Wednesday. Police also arrested five al Qaida suspects in the raid. A 4-year-girl was shot in the cross-fire between the security forces and the armed men holed up in an apartment on the fourth floor of a residential complex. Police Inspector General Sindh Syed Kamal Shah said that at least five armed men had been arrested. Shah said weapons including a machine gun, Kalashnikov, pistol and hand grenade were recovered from the suspected militants.
Iraq invites US to look for bio weapons
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Iraq renewed its invitation to the U.S. Congress to come to Baghdad to look for the weapons of mass destruction the United States says Iraq is producing. The official Iraqi News Agency said Saadoun Hamadi, speaker of Baghdad's parliament, the Iraqi National Council, had written to a number of senators including Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.; Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.; John Kerry, D-Mass.; and Carl Levin, D-Mich. The agency said these senators were selected for being "prominent members of the U.S. Congress, for being known for not taking hasty decisions concerning military measures against Iraq and for calling on Congress to continue discussing the Iraqi problem at length before taking the decision to use force."
S.Korea, Japan resume naval drill
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- South Korea and Japan Wednesday resumed a joint naval exercise after three years of suspension, putting their security cooperation back on track. It marked the full resumption of bilateral military exchanges and cooperation, which had been halted in the wake of a row over controversial Japanese history textbooks that critics say whitewash Japan's wartime aggression.
Primaries: Fla. governors race tight amid snafus
MIAMI, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Tampa attorney Bill McBride early Wednesday appeared headed to winning the Democratic gubernatorial nomination over former Attorney General Janet Reno in a Florida election riddled with human and technical glitches reminiscent of the 2000 presidential election. After equipment and personnel problems at several polling places forced the current governor, Jeb Bush, to extend the state's voting hours, McBride was leading Reno with 45.9 percent of the vote to Reno's 42.2 percent with 89 percent of the vote counted. If he wins Tuesday's vote, McBride will have completed one of the biggest comebacks in the history of the Florida Democratic Party.
Stocks delayed for Sept. 11 ceremonies
NEW YORK, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Investors will participate in a shortened trading day Wednesday with the markets scheduled to open after New York finishes ceremonies marking the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. U.S. markets posted modest gains Tuesday, despite a heightened alert against a possible new strike.
Asia stocks mixed in cautious trading
SINGAPORE, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Many equity investors remained sidelined Wednesday, on the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States amid fears over possible terrorist attacks later in the day. Most indexes ended little changed and the markets are expected to drift until Thursday's address by President Bush to the United Nations. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index closed up 1 percent at 9,400.08, with the depreciation of the yen lending support to automakers and other exporters, but trading was thin.
Kuerten, Schalken win at Brazil Open
SALVADOR, Brazil, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Playing in front of his home fans, sixth-seeded Gustavo Kuerten celebrated his birthday in style Tuesday as he rolled to a 6-4, 6-2 first-round victory over Austria's Julian Knowle in the Brazil Open. Kuerten, who turned 26 Tuesday, has captured 16 ATP titles in his career but never has won an event in his native Brazil. Dutchman Sjeng Schalken, the second seed and U.S. Open semifinalist, blanked German Michael Kohlmann in the second-set tiebreaker to secure a 6-2, 7-6 (7-0) win. On the women's side, No. 4 Patty Schnyder of Switzerland and No. 8 Eleni Daniilidou of Greece moved into the second round.
