Iraq More than 1 000 US and Iraqi ground troops advanced towards the insurgent-held Iraqi city of Fallujah in the first land operation after weeks of almost daily air strikes. Iraq At least one Iraqi civilian was killed and several people wounded in a suicide car bombing targeting a police station in a southern Baghdad suburb, police and medical sources said, after five others were killed Thursday in two deadly bombings in the once impenetrable Green Zone. Zimbabwe Zimbabwean police fanned out across Harare and set up road blocks before the High Court was to hand down a ruling in the high-profile treason trial of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai who could face the gallows. Mideast Muslims in the Arab world began marking Ramadan, a holy month of giving and prayer, clouded by relentless violence across Iraq and the deadliest Israeli raid against the Gaza Strip, as hundreds of Israeli police reinforcements were deployed in east Jerusalem for Friday prayers. US Democratic challenger John Kerry fired a blistering new attack at President George W. Bush over his failure to snare terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden as the candidates set their sights on key battleground states less than three weeks before the election. US George W. Bush's policies have stirred up deep global resentment and the world would much prefer John Kerry to be the next US president, research by leading global newspapers published Friday showed. France Scientists announced a major advance in the war on malaria, reporting promising results from a test vaccine which could slash the toll of death, sickness and poverty inflicted by this disease. Afghanistan Security experts warned of a resurgence of violence after Afghanistan's historic presidential elections as vote counting was delayed for a day by the start of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. Pakistan The United States reminded Pakistan's leader General Pervez Musharraf of his pledge to embrace democracy, but declined to criticize the adoption of a law by parliament prolonging his dual role as president and army chief. Taiwan A powerful earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale shook Taiwan, sparkling several fires and prompting people to flee swaying high-rise buildings but causing no serious damage.