Australian forces have completed combat operations in Iraq, ending a five-year commitment to the war.
Shiites gather in Baghdad to protest plans for a security agreement with the U.S.
Western aid efforts in tsunami hit Aceh could be hampered by security threats and the possible deterioration of a cease-fire between the Indonesian army and separatist rebels.
A U.S. Marine Corps pilot has been rescued after ejecting from his F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet just before it crashed in the Australian Outback.