Eight held in anti-terror raids: Eight people were arrested in dawn raids around Birmingham today in what the Home Office described as a "major counter-terrorism operation". http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Middle East:
Israel dumps suspicious green ballons on Lebanon: Media reports and security sources revealed on Sunday that Israeli planes dumped 10 suspicious green balloons over the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre on Saturday http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=13253
Ten member mosque committee still in detention in Burma: Ten members of a committee from five mosques are in police custody for the past six months in Buthidaung town, Arakan State without being formally charged. http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/news/news.php?article=12299
Congolese warlord to be tried by the International Criminal Court: A Congolese warlord accused of recruiting child soldiers is set to make history by becoming the first person to be tried by the International Criminal Court. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/article2198445.ece
Obama pushes deadline for Iraq pullout: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama that US forces should be out of Iraq by spring 2008 to end ``a foreign policy disaster'' but he stopped short of endorsing a cutoff in funds. http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6382271,00.html
Protesters storm Ecuador Congress: Supporters of new Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa have stormed a session of Congress, suspending debate on constitutional reform. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6315427.stm
