October 30th Morning Readbook

9/11 passport 'found in Pakistan'
Pakistan's army says it has found in South Waziristan the passport of a man linked to two hijackers involved in the 11 September 2001 attacks in the US. The passport of Said Bahaji, a German of Moroccan origin, was among weapons, documents and jihadi literature seized by troops in the conflict zone.


Al Qaeda sleeper agent gets 8 years, not 15 as prosecutors had sought
Ali Marri gets a lighter sentence in consideration of 'very severe' conditions under which he was kept during the almost six years he was held without charges in a U.S. Navy brig in South Carolina.


Clinton Meets Pakistan Tribal Chiefs After Urging Al-Qaeda Exit
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met tribal leaders from northwestern Pakistan, whose homeland is at the center of an army assault on Taliban militants, a day after she urged Pakistan to dislodge al-Qaeda from the region.


Afghan panel overrides warnings
Rejecting advice from U.N. officials, Afghanistan's election commission announced Thursday that it would open more than 6,300 polling centers for the upcoming runoff vote, far more than international experts here say can be adequately protected and monitored.


Iraq arrests security officials over Baghdad blast
Iraq announced the arrests of dozens of military and security personnel on Thursday over Baghdad suicide bombings that killed 155 people, trying to calm public outrage at the government's apparent inability to protect its people ahead of January elections and the pending U.S. troop withdrawal.


The latest news from Al Jazeera.