DIWANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) – A former police chief in southern Iraq has been arrested and accused of assisting insurgents, police said on Saturday.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Saturday it had no plans for a major build-up of forces following its decision to freeze compliance with the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran is prepared to build residential units in Iraq, given the existing potentials as well as the housing shortage in that country, Iran’s Housing Minister Mohammad Saidi-Kia said in a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart here on Saturday.