Iraq’s U.S.-appointed Governing Council yesterday banned the Arab satellite television stations al-Jazeera and al-Arabiya from covering the council’s news conferences and entering government ministries for two weeks. The Council said the stations had committed “irresponsible activities” that threaten the country’s “democracy and stability.”

In other Iraq news, two commuter buses in Iraq were bombed today killing a 17-year-old and injuring at least 12. CNN reports the bombs for U.S. military vehicles.