Briefs

DIRTY WATER – More than 1,5m children under five die each year because they lack access to safe water and proper sanitation, says the United Nations children’s agency.

* NEW RULES – The US House of Representatives has passed a bill defining the rules for interrogating and trying foreign terrorism suspects. * MURDERED – At least 10 people have been killed in the Iraqi capital at a shoot-out near a Sunni mosque, police said yesterday.* WARNING – A strong earthquake near the South Pacific nation of Samoa has triggered a small tsunami, a warning centre says.Sea level readings following the quake, which had a magnitude of up to 7,0, indicated a tsunami was generated, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said.* RESTRICTED – Air passengers travelling from European Union countries are to be restricted on how much liquid they can take on board.Nampa-AP-AFP-Reuters* MURDERED – At least 10 people have been killed in the Iraqi capital at a shoot-out near a Sunni mosque, police said yesterday.* WARNING – A strong earthquake near the South Pacific nation of Samoa has triggered a small tsunami, a warning centre says.Sea level readings following the quake, which had a magnitude of up to 7,0, indicated a tsunami was generated, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said.* RESTRICTED – Air passengers travelling from European Union countries are to be restricted on how much liquid they can take on board.Nampa-AP-AFP-Reuters