Russia Gunmen launched simultaneous attacks on several government installations in the southern Russian city of Nalchik near breakaway Chechnya, sparking fierce street battles that left at least 20 dead and 40 wounded, officials said. Health The European Commission said bird flu has been found in Romania and announced a ban on bird imports from the east European country amid fears it could be the Asian strain that can be deadly in humans. Health Vietnam, Indonesia and Laos won more than 17 million dollars from international donors to help fight the bird flu virus that has killed more than 60 people in Asia and triggered fears of a global pandemic. Quake Pakistani troops struggled to get aid to remote mountain villages cut off since the huge weekend earthquake, as the United Nations warned disease could break out among the millions made homeless by the disaster. Iraq Iraqi authorities launched a security clampdown ahead of a referendum on a new constitution after political leaders hammered out a deal to try to ensure a "yes" vote despite Sunni Arab hostility. Iraq The United States welcomed a last-minute compromise on Iraq's constitution and predicted it would draw the war-torn country's minority Sunni population into the political process, while warning of violence ahead of a weekend vote on the charter. Germany Germany's new government line-up began to take shape as the Social Democrats started filling posts allocated to them in the country's first left-right administration after the Schroeder era. Nobel Tension ran high ahead of the announcement of the 2005 Nobel Literature Prize, amid speculation over whether the jury would stick to tradition this year or perhaps switch tack and honor a non-fiction author. US The Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles released records showing that it was often warned that priests were sexually abusing children but allowed them to continue their warped ministry. China Astronauts on China's second manned space flight will conduct experiments and test their life support systems as the mission enters its second day. Indonesia Indonesian police said they had made two more arrests in connection with this month's suicide bombings in Bali, a day after an angry crowd stormed the island's main jail to demand death for those convicted over the 2002 blasts.