Memorial Services Marks Second Anniversary Of Madrid Terrorist Attack
HARRIS: Live pictures now of the Hague in the Netherlands. This is the site where the war crimes trial against former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic was being held. It is also the place where the former president died in a detention center. That news coming to us just a short time ago here at CNN. Milosevic dying at 10:00 a.m. local time. Dead, apparently, for several hours before that. We understand an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death. We know that he has suffered through several health problems with a heart condition, high blood pressure. Those conditions forced the stoppage and the interruption of his trial on war crimes several times. But the news again this morning that at 10:00 a.m. local time in the Netherlands, Slobodan Milosevic died in a detention cell at the Hague. More on this story as we get more information.</s>NGUYEN: We want to take you live to a picture in Washington right now we're watching because Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will be arriving very shortly to meet with President Bush today. It's an 8:00 a.m. meeting and it's an important meeting. Here's what they're going to be talking about. The president will be getting an update on the strategy to defeat the IED threat. And, as you know, IED means an improvised explosive device. And we're talking about Iraq, obviously. And they're going to be talking about not only the threat, but advances that have been made to date against this IED threat. And, of course, we're going to be keeping on top of that. And this is also important because starting on Monday, the president is going to be giving the first of three speeches on Iraq. So it's going to be important to include some of this information. So he's getting an update from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in just a few minutes. And we'll be following that.</s>HARRIS: Now a look at some of the other stories making news around the world as we go global.</s>NGUYEN: In Spain today, a memorial service to mark the second anniversary of a terrorist attack in Madrid. We have more on that story. Femi Oke joins us from our sister network, CNN International -- good morning, Femi.</s>FEMI OKE, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, all. Good to see you. Now, two years ago today, it started off as just a normal, hectic rush hour at a Madrid train station. But as commuters made their way to work a series of bombs exploded, killing almost 200 people. Today Spain remembers the Madrid terrorist attack at a memorial service in the city's Retiro Park, where 191 trees are planted in memory of those killed. The wreath laying ceremony was attended by Spain's prime minister and the bombings have been attributed to the work of al Qaeda. But two years on, no one has been tried or formally charged over the attack. Now, it's one of the most famous and prestigious universities in the world. The Sorbonne University in Paris has been home to great thinkers, Nobel Prize winners since the Middle Ages. And now, visiting are riot police can be added to that list. The police stormed the Sorbonne University in Paris early on Saturday, pushing out student protesters occupying the building. About 80 helmeted police officers rushed the landmark institution to take out some 150 students who were barricaded in a classroom behind desks and chairs. The students were actually protesting against new employment legislation which would make it easier to fire people under 26 years old. And therefore they barricaded themselves in the university. And finally, if that wasn't enough action for you, we head to Rio for a neighborhood shootout. Brazil's Army brought out a show of force in a shootout with local gangs in Rio this weekend. Bystanders ran for cover as drug gangs shot back at the Army. The crackdown was the first military operation in three years. It looks like they had to do a lot of house cleaning there. Tony, Betty -- back to you.</s>HARRIS: Yes, boy.</s>NGUYEN: Wow!</s>HARRIS: OK, so why did the Army decide, I don't know, to go in this weekend, Femi?</s>NGUYEN: Right. Yes.</s>OKE: Well, what happened, one of their military installations, they'd lost about 11 weapons. So they're looking for those weapons.</s>HARRIS: Oh.</s>OKE: They say they're not going to stop. They're still going to be there in that neighborhood until they find all of their guns.</s>HARRIS: Got you. Femi Oke for us.</s>OKE: Oh, I have to tell you, Tony...</s>HARRIS: Femi, good to see you...</s>OKE: ... Betty...</s>NGUYEN: Yes?</s>OKE: I will be back. Our big breaking news, of course, is about the former Yugoslav president, Slobodan Milosevic.</s>HARRIS: Yes.</s>OKE: We bring you the international reaction in the next "Going Global."</s>HARRIS: Oh, great. Great.</s>OKE: We'll see you then.</s>NGUYEN: All right.</s>HARRIS: Good to see you, Femi.</s>OKE: OK.</s>NGUYEN: Yes, that's a story that we're going to be following all morning long, so you want to stay with us for that. Well, Reynolds Wolf -- do you know that name? Because you will soon. He joins us now. He's a new member of the team -- good morning, Reynolds.</s>HARRIS: Just a couple of stories we want to keep on your radar this morning, the top stories that we're following here on CNN this morning. Obviously the news that Tom Fox of the Christian Peace -- I want to say Peacemaker Teams...</s>NGUYEN: An American hostage in Iraq.</s>HARRIS: An American hostage in Iraq has been found dead, shot to death, bound. And, also, the fact that Yugoslav -- former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has died, as well, in his detention center in the Hague. Both of those stories we'll be following in the next hour of CNN SATURDAY MORNING, which begins in a moment.