September 27, 2003

Natural disaster: An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck near the border between Kazakhstan and Xinjiang, China. [1]
International relations: Russian President Vladimir Putin (at Camp David) states his country supports measures to make sure Iran does not develop a nuclear weapons program. Putin discusses rebuilding projects in Iraq (reiterating Russia's position that the Provisional Governing Council of Iraq and the United Nations play "an important role" in the establishment of a "free, democratic, and united state"), as well as in Afghanistan. Putin did not offer troops to help the effort in the rebuilding of Iraq. [2]
Iraq: Thousands of protesters marched in London and other major cities around the world to protest the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq. [3]