US Freed New York Times reporter Judith Miller turned up in court after agreeing to testify to a probe into the unmasking of an undercover CIA agent, in a case which left a trail of suspicion leading to the White House. Algeria Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has won near-unanimous support for his controversial plans aimed at ending years of violence in the north African country, amid opposition claims of fraud. Iraq A car bomb killed 10 people at a busy market south of Baghdad, the latest in a string of attacks on Shiite targets after Al-Qaeda in Iraq declared all-out war on the country's majority community. Health Southeast Asian farm ministers agreed on a plan to combat and possibly eradicate within three years the deadly bird flu virus which has left more than 60 dead across the region. Mideast The ruling Palestinian movement Fatah held off a challenge from the radical Islamists of Hamas in a fresh round of elections in the West Bank where more deadly violence flared. SAfrica A court sentenced a white South African to life in prison and his black accomplice to 12 years in jail for feeding a black farm worker to lions. EU The European Union voiced optimism of overcoming objections to the start of entry talks with Turkey next week, but serious doubts remained as Ankara threatened to walk away from them altogether. India Ten students were killed and 90 people injured when police opened fire during two separate clashes with thousands of protestors in India's northeastern state of Meghalaya. France The French island of Corsica was threatened with a total blockade as a bitter dispute over privatisation of a state-owned ferry company led to the closure of its main seaports and strikes by airport staff. UN The UN's food aid agency said that it urgently needed one million dollars (830,000 euros) to feed thousands of Colombians who have fled to Ecuador to escape conflict in their homeland.