Newscasters on the state television network Al-Iraqiya draped Iraqi flags around their necks as an on-screen clock counted down to midnight Monday.

CNN: Iraqis cheer -- and fear -- U.S. pullout from cities

South of Boston, the Hyatt Place Braintree opens on 21 May with a 24-hour guest kitchen that provides meals and snacks around the clock via a touch-screen kiosk.

BBC: Openings: Tokyo, Bangkok, Sweden, Boston