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September 1 , 2004

Alu Alkhanov is confirmed as the winner of the presidential election in Chechnya , with 73.67 percent of the vote. (BBC)

Conflict In Iraq :

--- The number of U.S. Military personnel wounded since the Invasion Of Iraq now stands at 6,916, an increase of almost 1,500 since the transfer of power on June 28 , and a nearly two-fold increase since mid- April . The number of military dead is now 975, an increase of about 300 since sovereignty was restored. (MSNBC)

--- Seven truck drivers who were being held hostage by Iraqi militants are released after nearly six weeks in captivity. The three Kenya ns, three India ns, and one Egypt ian were abducted July 21 and had been threatened with death unless Gulf Link Transport, a Kuwait i trucking company, stopped doing work in Iraq. All seven drivers are heading back to Kuwait. (Fox News)

Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that it plans to convert 37 tons (33,600 kg) of Yellowcake uranium into Uranium Hexafluoride — estimated to be enough for 5 Nuclear Weapon s. (Reuters)

in Beslan , North Ossetia , a Russia n city close to Chechnya , taking over 1,300 adults and children Hostage . Russian Police and Army units quickly surround the school, beginning a three day standoff. (Reuters) (BBC)

A group of 29 persons, thought to be North Korean Defector s seeking Asylum , storm a Japanese school in Beijing , China . (BBC)

The Nepal ese Police impose an indefinite Curfew on the Nation 's capital, Kathmandu . The curfew follows a series of violent Protest s that have targeted random Muslim s and a Mosque in retaliation for the killing of 12 Nepali Hostage s in Iraq . (BBC) (Reuters)

Vice President Dick Cheney accepts re-nomination and harshly criticizes Democratic candidate John Kerry . (BBC) (The Guardian) (The Times)

The Rape prosecution brought against U.S. Basketball star Kobe Bryant is dismissed, With Prejudice , when it becomes clear that his accuser will refuse to testify. The Civil Suit filed by his accuser proceeds. (BBC)

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher posts a 2 million Rand ( USD 300,000) Bond for her son, Sir Mark Thatcher , who was under House Arrest in Cape Town , South Africa for allegedly funding a Coup plot in Equatorial Guinea . (CNN)