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September 11, 2004

Americans commemorate the third anniversary of the September 11, 2001 Attacks . U.S. President George Bush and First Lady Laura Bush observe a moment of silence on the South Lawn of the White House to officially begin the day of remembrance. (CNN)

Peter VII , the Orthodox Patriarch Of Alexandria , dies along with 15 others, including three other bishops, in a helicopter crash en route to Mount Athos . (BBC)

In Afghanistan , Major General Eric Olson , the operational commander of U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, says senior leaders of Al Qaeda , including probably Osama Bin Laden , are still in command. (AP)

A United States Court Martial in Baghdad , Iraq sentences Specialist Armin J. Cruz to eight months in jail for maltreating and conspiring to Maltreat Iraqi Detainees At Abu Ghraib Prison . (BBC News)

Charles Robert Jenkins reports to United States authorities in Japan after living 39 years in North Korea . (BBC News)

strength, and is now located about 234 km (134 miles) west of Jamaica and is headed toward the Cayman Islands and western Cuba . Hurricane warnings have been issued for the Cayman Islands, western Cuba, and the Florida Keys . The death toll from Ivan now stands at 50. (Reuters) (ABC) (NOAA/NHC)

At the 61^st Venice Film Festival , British director Mike Leigh is awarded several prizes, including the prestigious Golden Lion (''Leone d'Oro'') award, for his movie '' Vera Drake ,'' about a working-class mother arrested for performing illegal abortions in 1950s Britain. The star of the movie, Imelda Staunton , receives the award for best actress. (Reuters)