US President George W. Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry face off over a raft of contentious domestic issues in their final televised debate, hoping to break open a race for the White House still too close to call. Iraq Prime Minister Iyad Allawi threatened a military assault on Fallujah if the rebel bastion does not surrender Iraq's most wanted man Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, while the war-ravaged nation pleaded for aid at an international donor conference in Tokyo. US Lawyers for 63 detainees at the US 'war on terror' detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba complained before a federal court at the slow pace their cases are being handled by US authorities. Germany-Iraq German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder renewed his firm opposition to deploying troops to Iraq, slapping down hints at a change in policy from his defense minister. Iraq-UN The UN nuclear watchdog, blocked from returning to Iraq since the US-led war, is ready to send inspectors back after reports of the disappearance of high-tech equipment that could be used to make nuclear weapons, a spokesman said. Afghanistan The deadline for complaints about the conduct of Afghanistan's landmark presidential elections was extended until late Thursday, electoral officials said, leaving it unclear when vote counting would begin. Nigeria Defiant Nigerian union leaders took their nationwide general strike into a third day and gave no sign of faltering over their demand that President Olusegun Obasanjo find a way to slash fuel prices. Mideast The Israeli army widened its massive operation in the northern Gaza Strip, as an 11-year-old schoolgirl became one of the latest victims of a fortnight of violence there. Sudan A delegation of European Union officials urged the Sudanese government during visit to Khartoum to abide by the international community's requests for solving the crisis in the Darfur region.