Sorrry but they are and there are individual status scans to prove it.It got custom clearence! IT'S NOT in Anchorage!
Go here to see the status before the "Int'l Release", and post your times...please note the location field.
http://simpletracking.com/
Note: we had the same issue last year with the iPhone 3GS. Tracking data was not always updated and a one point UPS just stopped updated. Yes, FedEx can also, so tracking can go dark at any point in the process.
Dave