BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers were killed and six were wounded Monday while trying to clear explosives in northern Iraq (news - web sites), the U.S. military said. The explosion, which occurred near the city of Sinjar outside Mosul in northern Iraq, appeared to be an accident, a spokeswoman for the military said. "They were conducting explosive ordnance disposal when it happened," Sergeant Sonja Whittington said. Sinjar is about 250 miles north of Bagh