IRAN - Supreme leader warns politicians
Iran (AP): Iran's supreme leader told politicians yesterday not to disturb the country's security in a strong warning to the opposition to back down after one of its top figures called for a referendum on the government...

INDIA - Gunman pleads guilty to Mumbai attacks
India (AP):The lone surviving gunman in the Mumbai attacks pleaded guilty yesterday and gave a detailed account of the plot and his role in the rampage that left 166 people dead and paralysed the city for three days....

Top court suspends lower-court gay ruling
NEW DELHI (AP): India's top court yesterday refused to temporarily suspend a lower court ruling that made gay sex legal among consenting adults, an attorney said.Homosexuals achieved a small victory when the Delhi High Court on July 2 struck down a law...