Fujimori arrested
SANTIAGO, (Reuters): PERU'S DISGRACED ex-President Alberto Fujimori, wanted there on human rights abuse and corruption charges, was arrested during a surprise visit to Chile, Peru's Foreign Minister said late on Sunday.

15 hurt in refinery blaze
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP): A FIRE has broken out at an oil refinery in eastern Venezuela, injuring 15 people, private broadcaster Globovision reported yesterday.

Supreme Court intervenes in military terror suspect trials
WASHINGTON (AP): THE SUPREME Court agreed yesterday to consider a challenge to the Bush administration's military tribunals for foreign terror suspects, a major test of the U.S. government's wartime powers and a case presenting the first conflict...

EU studies Iran offer for nuclear talks
BRUSSELS, (Reuters): THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) is studying a call by Iran to resume negotiations over the country's nuclear programme but still insists it must suspend uranium processing, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said yesterday.

Historic frontier opening marred by Kashmiri unrest
INDIA-PAKISTAN LINE OF CONTROL (AP): PAKISTANI POLICE fired tear gas and warning shots yesterday as a historic opening of the militarised frontier with India to funnel aid to earthquake victims sparked unrest among villagers...

Assad approaches moment of truth
BEIRUT, (Reuters): SYRIAN PRESIDENT Bashar al-Assad is facing the toughest challenge of his 5-year-old rule after a United Nations inquiry implicated Syrian security officials in the bombing that killed a Lebanese former prime minister.

First US casualties reported in offensive near Iraq-Syria border
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP): UNITED STATES and Iraqi troops battled insurgents house to house yesterday, the third day of an assault against al-Qaida-led insurgents in a town near the Syrian border. The U.S. command reported the first American death...