Bomb Attacks on Wedding Party in Iraq

A car bomb also went off in Baghdad as a U.S. patrol passed, killing 10. But in addition, two suicide bombers attacked a wedding caravan as it drove through a crowded market in a town northeast of Baghdad, killing at least 35 people and wounding 65 more. earlier in Baghdad, a bomb in a parked car exploded when a U.S. patrol went by, killing a U.S. soldier and at least nine Iraqis. The attack also wounded 26 Iraqis and two Americans. The attacked came amid heightened worries that al-Qaida in Iraq is regrouping.

Several Killed in Pakistani Violence

A street fight between political rivals spiraled into rioting in Pakistan's biggest city on Wednesday. There were armed men smashing cars and setting fires. Five people burned to death in one building and two were shot and killed. It was the worst political violence Pakistan's new government has faced since taking office last month. They had vowed to curtail the powers of U.S. allied President Pervez Mushaffaf and cement democracy after eight years of military rule. But it doesn't seem to be working now.

Experts Puzzled over Brazilian Plane's Speed

Experts puzzled over why a jetliner raced down a runway instead of slowing down before it crashed in a fireball that killed 189 people July 17 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This accident set off a fierce debate over whether to close Brazil's busiest airport. Security video released by the air force showed TAN flight 3054 speeding down the tarmac more than four times as fast as other planes landing around the same time. That raised the possibility of pilot or mechanical error instead of a slick and short runway widely cited as a likely cause. They hope the analysis of the two flight recorders will explain why the jet went so fast after touching down. The recorders were sent to the U.S. for study.