| 2 Kidnapped U.S. Tourists Released in Yemen The two Americans were freed after Yemen’s president agreed to release a prisoner held by the state. feeds.nytimes.com |
Biden, in Iraq, Urges Leaders to Form Government The vice president drew an analogy to the signers of the Declaration of Independence in exhorting Iraqi leaders to end the four-month-long postelection paralysis. nytimes.com |
Aussie unis not good enough, say Saudis DIPLOMATIC row after Saudi minister suggests academic standards are of a "low level". news.com.au |
Detoured by 9/11, 4,000-Year-Old Tablets Return to Iraq Ancient artifacts seized by customs agents and stored at the World Trade Center are eventually reassembled and presented in Baghdad. nytimes.com |
Wife 'discipline' legal if no marks left THE UAE's highest judicial body says a man can beat his wife and young children as long as the beating leaves no physical marks. news.com.au |