Iraq's president, Jalal Talabani, expressed anger at Mr. Firhadi's arrest, saying he was an Iranian diplomat.
The Israeli Defence Force defended the arrest, saying Israeli troops were acting to prevent violence.
Nasheed's Maldivian Democratic party condemned the arrest, saying it was politically motivated.
Chavista legislators are calling for their arrest, saying they were usurping the electoral council's role by organising the primary.
Its leader, Tomislav Nikolic, reacted like a frightened rabbit to the Mladic arrest, saying only he was "surprised".
Mr Adams questioned the motives behind his arrest, saying there were "sinister forces" working against the peace process.
George Hudson, a spokesman for Sportingbet, declined to comment about the arrest, saying the company was awaiting further information.
And officials here were skeptical about Maulana Azhar's arrest, saying that he still had visitors and access to a phone.
Venezuela's justice minister, Tareck El Aissami, confirmed the arrest, saying on Twitter, "It is the most important blow" to drug trafficking "that we have made in Venezuela".
Mr. Hashimi is now camped out in Iraq's Kurdish north to avoid arrest, saying he cannot get a fair trial in Baghdad.
The official declined to give the exact date of his arrest, saying only that it occurred between one week and one month ago.
