News articles of note - 2 Dec 09

First - good news - Iran has released the 5 sailors held.
Iran frees five detained British yachtsmen
http://tinyurl.com/y8cbw6m ( my first attempt with tinyURL - let me know if it works)

News from the justice side of things - Noonsite reports that the 3 pirates who killed a British man off the Andaman Coast have been sentenced to 25 years each in Thai prison.
http://www.noonsite.com/Members/sue/R2009-12-01-2/view