Lebanon Lebanon was in mourning after five-time prime minister and billionaire tycoon Rafiq Hariri was assassinated here in a huge bomb blast that stoked fears of fresh sectarian strife 15 years after the end of the civil war. Lebanon Leaders from the White House to the Gaza Strip denounced the bomb blast in central Beirut that killed former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri, some openly pointing the finger of suspicion at Syria. 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. China At least 203 miners were killed after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northeast China, state media reported, making it the worst mining disaster in the country's recent history. Iran Nearly 60 people perished and more than 200 others suffered burns on when a fire swept through a Tehran mosque crammed with worshippers, police said. Philippines Two more people have died from injuries suffered in a series of explosions in the Philippines claimed by a group linked to Al-Qaeda, police said Tuesday. The deaths bring to 12 the number of people killed and 136 injured in the Valentine's Day bombings in three Philippine cities. China An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale rocked China's northwest Xinjiang region close to where a similar strength tremor killed more than 260 people in 2003. NKorea South Korea's intelligence agency said that North Korea may have built nuclear bombs but lacked the technical know-how to mount them on missiles. Nepal Nepal came under international pressure after the United States, European Union and India recalled their ambassadors from the Himalayan outpost to protest King Gyanendra's seizure of absolute power. Mideast Families of Palestinian militants killed by Israeli troops months ago were finally given a chance to bury their loved ones as the bodies were returned to Gaza as part of a series of goodwill gestures. Egypt The UN nuclear agency said that Egypt was guilty of repeated failures to report nuclear activities but downplayed any suggestion this could be related to secret atomic weapons development, in a confidential report obtained by AFP.