Lebanon Lebanon was on high alert, with all its army units mobilised, after five-time prime minister Rafiq Hariri was killed in a huge bombing that stoked fears of fresh sectarian strife 15 years after the end of the civil war. Lebanon Israel voiced concerns of a possible flare-up in violence on its northern border after the assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri as the finger of blame was pointed squarely at Damascus. China At least 203 workers were killed after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northeast China in the worst mining disaster in the country's recent history, mining officials and state media said. Asia Indonesia began the huge task of rehousing thousands of people who have been living in camps and public buildings since December's devastating tsunami, aimed at putting up to 150,000 survivors in buildings with better sanitation and improved living conditions while their homes are rebuilt. Iraq A Turkish businessman, Kahraman Sadikoglu, has been freed after two months as a hostage in Iraq, the Turkish foreign ministry said. An unconfirmed report in the Vatan newspaper said the family of Sadikoglu, a shipping magnate, had paid a ransom of 500,000 dollars for his release. Iraq Three complaints have been lodged challenging the results of Iraq's general elections two weeks ago which led to victory for the country's Shiite majority, an official said, refusing to specify their origin or content. NKorea South Korea's intelligence agency said in a report to parliament that North Korea may possess nuclear weapons, as it claimed last week, but probably lacks the technical know-how to mount them on missiles. Mideast The Palestinian Authority and Israel have reached an agreement in principle on the transfer of security control in parts of the West Bank including Jericho, a Palestinian minister said. US The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross has met US President George W. Bush to discuss concerns about detainees held at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and in Iraq, the ICRC said. Philippines Philippine President Gloria Arroyo vowed to crush Abu Sayyaf after the Al-Qaeda-linked group claimed three Valentine's Day bombings which killed 12 people and left over 130 injured. The authorities also stepped up security around airports, ports, bus terminals, shopping malls and foreign embassies. Togo A team of diplomats from the main west African group of nations is to visit the Togolese capital Lome for talks on the crisis sparked by the nation's leadership succession, Foreign Minister Kokou Tozoun said. Britain Britain's main opposition party stoke a heated debate on immigration ahead of an expected May general election by promising to test people seeking to live in the country for HIV and other diseases.