| Australian women held over al-Qaeda links AN Australian mother has been taken into custody by Yemeni authorities over suspected links to al-Qaeda, while her two children were placed under house arrest, her lawyer said overnight. news.com.au |
Iran judiciary chief halts woman's stoning IRAN'S judiciary chief has halted "for the moment" the execution by stoning of a woman accused of adultery. news.com.au |
7000 private contractors to oversee Iraq AS the US withdraws its forces from Iraq, it will be pouring private security contractors into the country to take up some of their tasks. news.com.au |
Nuclear Phobia The spread of nuclear weapons is a danger, but it is not necessarily inevitable. nytimes.com |
US swimmer 'died of heart attack' FRAN Crippen, 26, died of a heart attack while taking part in the 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup in the UAE, report says. news.com.au |