Iraq Iraq said the battle to retake the Sunni rebel bastion of Fallujah was over, with more than 1,000 insurgents killed, but that the country's most wanted man, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, had fled. The US military said the operation is continuing. Mideast With the Palestinian territories in official mourning for Yasser Arafat, there were tentative signs over the weekend that Israel and the international community were ready to revive the moribund Middle East peace process following the death of the Palestinian leader. Mideast Palestinians in east Jerusalem should not participate in upcoming elections to replace their late leader Yasser Arafat, Israeli Foreign Minister Sylvan Shalom said. ICoast Hundreds of frightened Europeans continued fleeing Ivory Coast as an emergency summit on the violence-torn west African country was set to open in Nigeria. Brazil Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took heat from industry this weekend for recognizing China as a market economy, the latest move in a deepening relationship between the two nations. Thailand Five blasts struck Thailand's Muslim-majority south within 24 hours, killing a Buddhist man and wounding 29 people. Iran The UN atomic energy agency has postponed until Monday the release of a report on Iran's nuclear program as EU officials pursue attempts to persuade Iran to suspend uranium enrichment and avoid possible UN sanctions. US The United States has no intention of changing Iran's regime and has no plans to invade the nation, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said in an interview to be broadcast Sunday. Spain Batasuna, the banned political mouthpiece of armed Basque separatist group ETA, is to appeal for an end to armed conflict in the northern Spanish region, the Euskadi Basque radio station reported.