Iran’s Crackdown Quiets Streets But Not Anger (ap)
AP – EDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Read more
Iraq Steps Up Security Ahead Of Us City Withdrawal (ap)
AP – Iraqi security forces bolstered checkpoints and banned motorcycles from the streets of Baghdad as they prepared Sunday for more violence before this week’s withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from the capital and other cities and towns. Read more
Iran Detains Some Local Staff At British Embassy (ap)
AP – EDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Read more
Officials: Rocket Attack Kills 6 Pakistan Soldiers (ap)
AP – Intelligence officials say six soldiers have been killed in a rocket attack on an army convoy in northwest Pakistan. Read more
Somali Pirates Release Belgian Ship’s Crew (ap)
AP – Somali pirates have released the entire crew of a Belgian ship seized 10 weeks ago after a ransom was paid, the Belgian government said Sunday. Read more