Lebanon Lebanon's former prime minister Rafiq Hariri, a political veteran who resigned four months ago after falling out with Syria, was killed in a massive bomb blast in central Beirut. Iraq Iraq's long-oppressed Shiites were basking in their electoral triumph but pledged to reach out to rival Sunnis whose political isolation could further threaten the country's stability. Philippines At least 10 people were killed and 136 wounded in Valentine's Day bombings by suspected Al-Qaeda-linked Muslim militants that hit Manila and two southern Philippine cities, officials said. Mideast Israel handed over the remains of 15 militants shot dead by the army during attempted attacks in the Gaza Strip as part of a series of goodwill gestures towards the Palestinians. Egypt The UN nuclear agency, in a confidential report obtained by AFP, said that Egypt was guilty of repeated failures to report nuclear activities but downplayed any suggestion that this could be related to secret atomic weapons development. Asia DNA tests have proved a Sri Lankan couple's claim that a baby who survived December's tsunamis is their child, a court announced, ending seven weeks of heartache and drama. Togo Togo's opposition opened a third stay-home strike to protest a constitutional crisis after deadly weekend clashes between demonstrators and police, as the threat of west African sanctions loomed over the isolated new government of Faure Gnassingbe. Serbia Serbian President Boris Tadic criticised the international community's role in Kosovo as he continued the first trip by a Serbian head of state to the province since the 1998-1999 war. Germany German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer hit back for the first time at charges his ministry opened the borders to drug and prostitute traffickers, in a scandal the opposition hopes will cripple the country's most popular politician. Pakistan Disease threatened flood survivors in Pakistan's southwest as officials said the death toll from freak rains and snow across the country was as high as 450.