IN BRIEF: U.S. protests photo ruling

Published: November 8, 2008

U.S. protests

photo ruling

NEW YORK — The U.S. government has asked an appellate court to reconsider its decision ordering the release of 21 pictures of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan. In court papers made public Friday, the government says the detainee photos must be withheld to protect American troops.

Militant calls for withdrawal

BAGHDAD — In a speech posted on the Internet, the leader of Islamic State of Iraq, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, called on Barack Obama and other Western leaders to withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan. It was reported Friday by the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors extremist Web sites.

Missile kills 13 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suspected U.S. missile strike Friday targeted the home of a local Taliban commander in Pakistan’s tribal regions near the Afghan border, killing at least 13 people, officials said. The missiles hit the North Waziristan region, a stronghold of al-Qaida militants.

From Wire Services