Iraq Some 22 people were reportedly killed in a rocket attack on a US military base, as British Prime Minister Tony Blair made a first visit to Baghdad saying Iraq was caught in a battle between "democracy and terror". Iraq About 22 people were killed and more than 50 injured in a blast at a US military base in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, US media reported, citing Pentagon officials. Iraq The two French journalists freed after being held hostage for four months in Iraq are now in the Jordanian capital Amman, the brother of one of the reporters told AFP. Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to work with Europe on the conflict in Chechnya and to respect the election outcome in Ukraine, but insisted the controversial sell-off of the Yukos oil group was an internal matter. Northern Ireland Bank robbers in Northern Ireland have made off with as much as 30 million pounds (43.3 million euros, 58 million dollars) in what could be the province's biggest bank heist ever, police said. Mideast Israel's police chief warned that hardline Jewish settlers could thwart next year's Gaza pullout, as Jews who face being uprooted invoked the Holocaust by donning orange stars as a mark of protest. Pakistan Police arrested the husband of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto less than a month after he won his freedom following an eight-year stint behind bars. Britain Former British home secretary David Blunkett was exonerated when an inquiry said it could not ascertain whether he personally gave instructions to speed up a visa application for his ex-lover's Filipina nanny. Sudan Peace talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur's main rebel movements have been suspended until January, according to a joint statement from the parties released by the African Union. Mozambique Mozambique's ruling party and its presidential candidate Armando Guebuza won landslide victories in key elections, according to final results, as an enraged opposition decided to boycott the new parliament.