In a two-sentence letter Monday, North Korea said it had ordered the release on an "emergency" basis because water levels behind the dam had risen too high.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

Obama last month ordered a prompt and thorough review of the "factual and legal basis" for the continued detention of al-Marri.

CNN: 'Enemy combatant' ruling goes administration's way

President Obama last month ordered a prompt and thorough review of the "factual and legal basis" for the continued detention of al-Marri.

CNN: Accused enemy combatant moved from military custody

Who ordered the murder remains one of Haiti's great unsolved crimes, and the mystery became the basis of the 2003 documentary, The Agronomist, by the Oscar-winning US film director Jonathan Demme.

BBC: Haiti crowds defy ban to 'protect' ex-President Aristide