Insurgents Destroy 2 Bridges In Anbar (Washington Post)
Insurgents detonated a truck loaded with five tons of explosives Saturday on a bridge here that links western Iraq to Jordan and Syria, pulverizing part of the overpass and paralyzing traffic for hours.
White House Sees Victory for Karzai in a Runoff (NY Times)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that the Obama administration expected President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan to win an anticipated runoff election and that the vote would not affect President Obama’s decision about whether to send more troops to the country.
Iraq approves oil deal with BP-led consortium (AP)
he Iraqi government said Saturday it has approved a contract with a British-Chinese consortium to develop a prized oil field in southern Iraq, a significant achievement for a country that has struggled to attract foreign investors despite its vast natural resource wealth.
