Mideast Israel said all its soldiers would be out of the Gaza Strip within a month, as the international community expressed hopes the historic pullout of Jewish settlers from the Palestinian territory would help put the so-called road map to Middle East peace back on track. Mideast The Israeli army killed five Palestinian militants, including a senior member of the armed group Islamic Jihad, in the West Bank, the Israeli military said. Iraq Supporters of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr clashed with locals in the holy city of Najaf leaving five dead, while Washington said it would send 1,500 more troops to Iraq to beef up security during planned elections. Niger UN Secretary General Kofi Annan wound up a two-day visit to Niger, warning that if more aid does not reach the country soon, the food crisis could rapidly deteriorate. Britain Britain finalised a new plan to help deport or bar Islamic radicals who promote terrorism in the wake of last month's London bombings and said it would be implemented within days. NKorea Six-nation talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons drive will resume on September 2, said an official from one of Japan's political parties, quoting China's chief negotiator Wu Dawei. Iraq Iraqi leaders faced a new deadline Thursday to complete their constitution as disagreements over several key issues continued to divide key ethnic groups. Europe Floods sweeping central Europe began to subside in the Alps and move eastwards after claiming 11 more lives, while across the continent firemen fought blazes in drought-ridden Portugal. Pakistan Tens of thousands of troops and police were on alert for the second round of Pakistan's local elections, after the first phase one week ago was marred by violence and allegations of rigging. Sudan Peace talks between Sudan's government and the two Darfur rebel factions will resume next month in Nigeria with the parties pledging to reach a deal by the end of the year, the African Union special envoy for the troubled western Sudanese region said.