Iraq Two suicide car bombs killed 11 people in an attack on a police highway patrol in Baghdad, one of the deadliest strikes on the capital since Iraq's elections more than 10 weeks ago. Britain Britain might start withdrawing its troops from Iraq next year, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said in an interview, in remarks suggesting the government was seeking an exit timetable for its 7,500 troops. France French President Jacques Chirac was set to make a live television appearance in a bid to jumpstart the stumbling "yes" campaign for the European constitution, six weeks ahead of a May 29 referendum. US Laboratories worldwide scrambled to destroy samples of a lethal flu strain that killed up to four million people in the late 1950s and whose distribution by a US company sparked a World Health Organization alert. Japan Japan's foreign minister said he would demand China end what Tokyo believes is official backing for mass anti-Japanese protests, as Chinese activists urged even bigger rallies this weekend. Kyrgyzstan US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld got the green light for continued use of a US airbase in Kyrgyzstan during talks with the new leadership in the Central Asian country. US The United States is giving European efforts to rein in Iran's nuclear program a few more months before considering tougher measures, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in an interview published. Indonesia Indonesian scientists placed 11 volcanoes under close watch after a series of powerful quakes increased the chances of a major eruption as tens of thousands spent a third night in temporary camps on Sumatra island. Nepal At least 65 Maoist rebels are believed to have been killed in a fresh clash with security forces in western Nepal, the Nepal Royal Army said. Mideast Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas accused Israel of violating a ceasefire agreement after undercover troops shot dead a militant during an arrest operation in the northern West Bank.