Iraq A blitz of suicide bombings in Iraq showed no sign of abating after a bomber killed at least 71 people south of Baghdad, as a special court filed its first charges against ousted dictator Saddam Hussein. Britain Britain's government was preparing to introduce new laws to combat terrorism following the London bombings, as police hoped chilling pictures of the four attackers heading to the city would bring new clues for investigators. Britain British intelligence officials opened a file on one of the suspected London suicide bombers last year but decided he posed no real risk, a report said as the huge investigation into the attacks spread further around the globe. Finland The Indonesian government and rebels have reached an agreement to bring peace to the troubled Aceh province and a memorandum of understanding will be formally signed next month, both sides said. Mideast An Islamist militant from Hamas was assassinated by an Israeli sniper, as Israel threatened a wide-scale ground offensive in the occupied Gaza Strip unless Palestinians stopped rocket attacks. Pakistan Pakistani forces gunned down 17 suspected militants, most of them foreigners, after surrounding their compound in the rugged tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, officials said. Turkey Suspicions in a probe into the bomb attack that killed five people in this western Turkish seaside resort have focused on Kurdish separatists, officials said, but the Kurdistan Workers Party has denied any responsibility. Afghanistan Afghanistan hailed the return of Australian special forces troops as 20 militants were killed and four US soldiers were injured in surging violence ahead of landmark polls in September. Mexico Hurricane Emily barreled past the Cayman Islands on her way to landfall on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, where tens of thousands were fleeing coastal areas and being evacuated from beach resorts.