We begin in Iran, where anti-government demonstrations are continuing for a sixth day. State television said nine people were killed overnight, while armed protesters tried and failed to seize police stations and military bases. This brought the death toll in the domestic unrest to 21. Hundreds have been arrested since last Thursday when frustrations over economic hardships and alleged corruption boiled over in the north-eastern city of Mashhad. The protests then escalated into calls for the religious establishment in Tehran to step down.