A member of the Iraqi Governing Council says a meeting to nominate the president of an interim government has been postponed until Tuesday. Council member Mahmoud Othman told reporters in Baghdad today that U-S officials requested the one-day delay.
Saudi officials say security forces are hunting for three of four militants who staged a deadly attack abnd took hostages in the city of Khi=obar.Police are manning checkpoints , stopping cars and searching them.
Members of the Philippines Congress are preparing for an official count of votes from the country's May 10th presidential election. which has been unofficially reported as a narrow win for President Gloria Arroyo.