Iran Iran said that "ambiguities" remained on a number of crucial issues after four days of talks with European Union states over Tehran's nuclear activities. US The United States said it would drop objections to Iran joining the World Trade Organization even as President George W. Bush warned Teheran that it must abandon any quest for nuclear weapons for world peace. Syria United Nations special envoy Terje Roed-Larsen was due in Damascus to press Syria for a complete and rapid withdrawal of its troops from neighbouring Lebanon. US The United States said that North Korea need not completely dismantle its nuclear weapons arsenal before receiving benefits under an aid-for-disarmament proposal offered to the Stalinist state. US A massive manhunt was underway in the southeastern United States after a man on trial for rape grabbed a deputy's gun and shot dead a judge and two other officials in an Atlanta courthouse, before seizing a car and fleeing, police said. India Thousands of people began the long march across a vast expanse of arid western India to honour the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, India's independence hero and apostle of non-violence. US Prosecutors painted Michael Jackson as a "spendaholic" on the verge of bankruptcy, as they argued to win access to the superstar's financial records. Britain The British parliament approved Prime Minister Tony Blair's new anti-terrorism law, after compromises were struck to end a bitter two-day, round-the-clock debate. Spain Spain ended an emotional day of mourning for the victims of the Madrid train bombings a year ago with a solemn requiem service attended by King Juan Carlos and leading politicians.