1.   A Jewish settler was shot and wounded in a drive-by shooting Sunday in the northern West Bank close to Palestinian-held territory.

2.   Caffeine will not be listed as a controlled substance but its shipment to the provinces in northern Thailand close to neighboring Myanmar will be prohibited.

3.   Sporadic fighting is also reported in Bangi district in the northern Takhar province close to the border with Tajikistan, he said.

4.   The KDP controls parts of northern Iraq close to the Turkish border.

5.   The KDP controls the region of northern Iraq close to the Turkish border where the PKK maintains camps to stage hit-and-run attacks into Turkey.