| French Teacher Held in Iran Will Be Allowed to Leave A court had convicted Clotilde Reiss on spying charges for photographing demonstrations, but it then reduced a 10-year sentence to a fine of about $300,000. feeds.nytimes.com |
Iranian Lawmakers Plan a Voyage to Gaza Despite Israel’s naval blockade, and an available land crossing, Iranian lawmakers say they’ll sail on a ship from Lebanon. feeds.nytimes.com |
NZ suffers first Afghanistan combat death NEW Zealand has lost one of its soldiers fighting in Afghanistan, the first since deploying troops there in 2003. news.com.au |
Succession Gives Army a Stiff Test in Egypt Egypt’s military must decide whether to try to assure its status or to block President Hosni Mubarak’s son Gamal. feeds.nytimes.com |
Arrests of 2 Germans in Iran Take on Political Overtones Germany and Iran faced off over the case of two Germans arrested in Iran while interviewing the son of a woman whose sentence to death by stoning raised an international uproar. nytimes.com |