Iran The European Union submitted a package of proposals aimed at ending a long-running standoff over Iran's nuclear programme after Tehran threatened to resume sensitive nuclear fuel cycle work. Russia The Russian military raced against time to rescue the seven crew of a small submarine trapped on the seabed after its propeller tangled in fishing nets off Russia's far eastern Kamchatka peninsula. Mideast Security forces braced themselves for a violent backlash after four Israeli Arabs were shot dead by an extreme right-wing Jewish soldier trying to torpedo the imminent withdrawal from Gaza. Iraq A crucial national meeting of Iraqi leaders scheduled for Friday to resolve constitutional problems was postponed for two days because of an emergency meeting of the Kurdish autonomous parliament.