Middle East
Iran frees U.S. hiker Sarah Shourd
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have released Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans held for more than a year in Iran, her attorney confirmed Tuesday. "She is free," attorney Masoud Shafii said. "She is coming out of prison right now." The Tehran Public and Revolutionary Courts Web site reported that Shourd, held here since July 2009, was freed from prison "at the order of the case inspector and with the agreement of the Tehran Prosecutor." According to Iranian law, Shourd, 32, may leave Iran but is obliged to return for future court proceedings.