al al-Sherif, became the center of a growing Internet campaign that also served to draw attention to plans for a June 17 rally calling for a mass driving protest to challenge the restriction. The Saudi activist, Waleed Aboul Khair, credited al-Sherif's release on "pressure from inside and outside" Saudi Arabia, which follows an austere brand of Islam known as Wahhabism that is enforced by morality police. Al-Sherif had been detained since May 21 after posting an Internet video of her driving as part of a campaign for the planned protest next month. She was ordered to remain in custody until at least early June. The reason for the early release was not announced by authorities, but Aboul Khair said al-Sherif signed an agreement not to attempt to drive again or speak to reporters. Even so, Aboul Khair said he still plans to press ahead with a petition asking Saudi authorities to lift the driving ban on women -- the only such rule in the world. There is no written Saudi law banning women from driving -- only fatwas, or religious edicts, by senior clerics. They claim it protects against the spread of vice and temptation because women drivers would be free to leave home alone and TOKYO -- Moody's Investors Service said Tuesday it put Japan's Aa2 local and foreign currency bond ratings on review for possible downgrade, due to long-term fiscal concerns. "The review has been prompted by heightened concern that faltering economic growth prospects and a weak policy response would make more challenging the government's ability to fashion and achieve a credible deficit reduction target," Moody's said in a statement.Copyright © 2011 MarketWatch, Inc. nities in the country. "Italy, like other countries where BNP Paribas already operates, like India, Brazil and Turkey, has great potential growth in several sectors like fashion, mechanics and infrastructure," BNL Chief Executive Fabio Gallia said on the sidelines of a presentation on the Indian market. BNL was acquired by the French banking giant in 2