Portal:Current events/2004 September 26

September 26, 2004 (Sunday)

Conflict in Iraq: U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell says, in an interview on the ABC television interview program This Week, that the insurgency in Iraq is worsening, and that the aim of the insurgents is to disrupt the upcoming elections. (BBC) (Reuters)^{[permanent dead link]}
Pakistani security forces kill al-Qaeda member Amjad Farooqi, who is suspected of involvement in the murder of U.S. reporter Daniel Pearl. (Reuters) Archived 2005-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (BBC)
Several earthquakes over the weekend centered below Mount St. Helens in the U.S. state of Washington prompt scientists to issue a rare warning that the volcano could erupt soon. (USGS/CVO)
The relaunch of Doctor Who is officially announced by the BBC.
British Royal Air Force fighter planes escort a Greek Olympic Airlines plane to Stansted Airport in London after an anonymous caller warns of a bomb on board. (AFP) (news.telegraph) Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine