Iraq raises idea of timetable for US withdrawal (AP)

Voters split over McCain, Obama views on Iraq (AP)
AP - John McCain's stance on the war is unambiguous: He voted for it, supports the current enhanced U.S. troop presence in Iraq and vigorously opposes any timetable to withdraw.

Iraqi PM freezes raids targeting militia (AP)
AP - Iraq's prime minister on Friday ordered a nationwide freeze on raids against suspected Shiite militants after the leader of the biggest militia complained that arrests were continuing...

al-Sadr pulls fighters off Iraq streets (AP)
AP - The Iraqi prime minister says a decision by Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to pull his fighters off the streets is "a step in the right direction."

Thai airports to reopen after government falls (AP)
AP - Thailand's prime minister was ousted Tuesday after weeks of protests closed the capital's airports, stranding 300,000 travelers. Protesters promised to lift their siege, and...

Court dissolves Thai government for election fraud (AP)
AP - Thailand's Constitutional Court has dissolved the three biggest parties in the ruling coalition and banned the prime minister along with top party executives from politics for five years.