Iran’s First Trials Of Protesters To Begin (ap)
AP – Around 20 protesters will be put on trial starting Saturday in the first prosecutions from Iran’s crackdown on the opposition following disputed presidential elections last month, the state news agency reported. Read more
Nigerian Troops Battle Islamic Militants In North (ap)
AP – Troops exchanged fire with Islamic militants in northern Nigeria on Wednesday, fighting that prompted many people to flee their homes, a witness said. Read more
Ireland To Take 2 Guantanamo Inmates (ap)
AP – Ireland has agreed to accept two inmates from the Guantanamo prison camp in Cuba, Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern announced Wednesday. Read more
Car Bomb In Spain Destroys Police Barracks (ap)
AP – A powerful car bomb destroyed a police barracks housing officers and their families in northern Spain on Wednesday, injuring about 60 people and causing major damage in the surrounding area. The attack was blamed on the Basque separatist group ETA. Read more
Hopes Dim For Missing Haitian Shipwreck Victims (ap)
AP – Rescue teams scanned the clear blue waters off the Turks and Caicos Islands Wednesday with fading hopes of finding dozens of Haitian migrants whose sailboat struck a reef and shattered in the waves. Read more