The US Marine Corps today planned to charge seven Marines and one sailor with murder in connection with the April death of an Iraqi civilian, a defence official said.

TWO US marines were severely traumatised after following orders to photograph corpses of unarmed Iraqi civilians allegedly killed by members of their unit, their families said yesterday.

Two US Marines were severely traumatised after following orders to photograph corpses of unarmed Iraqi civilians allegedly killed by members of their unit, their families said today.

Four months after the September 11 commission urged drastic changes to protect the United States from another terror attack, Congress today neared final passage of far-reaching legislation overhauling the US intelligence network and instituting new border and aviation security safeguards.

A US marine officer has been thrown out of the service after a court martial convicted him of dereliction of duty and maltreatment of an Iraqi who died at the prison he commanded.

A US Marine officer has been thrown out of the service after a court martial convicted him of dereliction of duty and maltreatment of an Iraqi who died at the prison he commanded.

A US marine reservist has appeared at a military court hearing on charges that he karate-kicked an Iraqi prisoner who later died.

Two Kuwaitis shot at US Marines during war games on an island off the Gulf state today, killing one and wounding another in what the Kuwaiti government called a terrorist act. Fellow Marines shot dead the assailants.