G8 Britain lowered expectations for a summit of rich nations aimed at fighting poverty in Africa and combating global warming but activists kept up the heat on the eve of the gathering. AfricanUnion African Union heads of state and government at a summit on unanimously adopted a "common position" on asking rich G8 nations to wipe out the debt of all African countries, an AU official said. India Six gunmen were killed after storming a holy compound in India claimed by both Hindus and Muslims, prompting a nationwide security alert to prevent an outbreak of religious violence. Iraq Bahrain's top diplomat in Iraq was wounded in an ambush and the Pakistani ambassador narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, as insurgents targeted Muslim envoys in an apparent new tactic. Oly French President Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony Blair went head-to-head in Singapore in final campaigning for the 2012 Olympic Games, in a battle insiders said had come down to Paris or London. Kazakhstan Leaders of a six-nation security bloc led by Beijing and Moscow called for a deadline to be set for the withdrawal of US forces from bases in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, at a summit here. Germany A German teenager confessed on the first day of his trial to creating the Internet Sasser worm that waylaid millions of computers around the globe last year, a court official said. Afghanistan Two special forces soldiers missing for several days in the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan were found dead, but one member of the team remained unaccounted for, the US military said. Mideast Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said the army and police were ready to implement Israel's historic Gaza Strip pullout, insisting that extremist violence against the plan was totally unacceptable. Germany Beleaguered German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder geared up for possible early elections with a party platform aimed at fighting off a strong challenge from conservative rival Angela Merkel and a mounting threat from the left.