Iran The watchdog UN atomic agency considers an EU call for a halt to Iran's nuclear activities, a day after Tehran upped the stakes in the crisis over its nuclear programme, removing seals on a key plant. Iran The United States condemned Iran's breaking of UN seals to bring online a key nuclear fuel plant, calling it a sign of Tehran's disregard for the international community. Pakistan Pakistan successfully test-fired its first ever ground-launched cruise missile, which is capable of carrying nuclear warheads, the military said in a statement. Iraq US forces announced the loss of six soldiers as top Iraqi leaders met separately to thrash out differences on the country's constitution as an August 15 deadline loomed. Iraq Iraq's political process is "on track" to meet Monday's deadline for drafting a new constitution for the war-battered country, the State Department said. US US President George W. Bush and his top foreign policy aides will hold talks here on issues like troop levels in Iraq and nuclear programs in Iran and North Korea, officials said. UN UN Secretary General Kofi Annan appealed to member states to overcome their differences and agree on a package of sweeping reforms of the world body, including an expansion of the Security Council, by the end of the year. Commodities Oil prices shot past 65 dollars a barrel in Asian trading on nervousness over refinery outages in the United States, tensions in the Middle East and a fall in US gasoline stocks, dealers said. Thailand The president of Thai Airways International has been suspended, Thailand's prime minister said, as officials warned the carrier was suffering the worst financial crisis in its history. Mideast Prime Minister Ariel Sharon accused Benjamin Netanyahu of shirking his responsibilities by quitting the cabinet at a crucial stage in Israel's history, ahead of the Gaza withdrawal, as their rivalry sharpened. Chile A Chilean judge ordered the arrest of the wife and youngest son of Augusto Pinochet over a multi-million-dollar tax fraud the ex-dictator is accused of organising.