A day after security forces beat back thousands of demonstrators, with several deaths reported, an uneasy quiet set over the Iranian capital on Sunday.
AP - An eery calm settled over the streets of Tehran Sunday as state media reported at least 10 more deaths in post-election unrest and said authorities arrested the daughter and four other relatives of ex-President Hashemi Rafsanjani, one of Iran's most powerful men.
AP - A rare rocket attack on the main U.S. base in Afghanistan early Sunday killed two U.S. troops and wounded six other Americans, including two civilians, officials said.
AP - Police and rescue crews sifted through the rubble of a mosque and dozens of damaged homes Sunday looking for survivors of the worst attack in Iraq this year — a truck bombing blamed on al-Qaida that killed 72 people.
Iran's foreign minister disputed allegations of ballot irregularities today even as the parliamentary speaker implied that the election authority had sided with one candidate. Meanwhile, a stream of videos posted on social networking Web sites depicted scenes of chaos throughout the streets of the Iranian capital.
Air France will pay families about €17,500 ($24,500) in initial compensation for each victim of the crash of Flight 447 this month, the company's chief executive said Friday.