Britain The international hunt for the masterminds behind the London bombings took a key step forward with the reported arrest in Egypt of a suspect who might have put the deadly explosives together. Iraq At least six suicide bombers blew themselves up in Baghdad and northern Iraq, killing 10 people and wounding about 60 in attacks targeting Iraqi and US forces, security officials said. Mideast Two teenage bystanders were killed as Palestinian security personnel clashed with Islamic militants in a bid to stop mounting violence unraveling a seven-month informal truce with Israel. Mideast Two leaders of the Islamist movement Hamas were killed after Israeli helicopters fired three rockets at targets near the northern West Bank town of Salfit, Palestinian security sources said. Pakistan Pakistani security forces have found the bodies of 24 suspected militants who died after US-led troops fired at them across the border from southeastern Afghanistan, officials said. Thailand Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra took broad powers from the military, centralizing control of security forces after Islamic insurgents staged a dramatic overnight attack. Kenya An Italian Roman Catholic bishop was killed in an overnight attack in central Kenya, police and church officials said, as authorities investigated whether it was linked to a grisly cycle of inter-clan violence in the volatile north. AFPEntertainment A painful wait for millions of Harry Potter fans will end Saturday when the latest adventure in the boy wizard series goes on sale in a spectacular launch that looks set to break all publishing records. Caribbean Hurricane Emily, the Atlantic's second big storm of the season, picked up strength and threatened more Caribbean islands, days after its predecessor Dennis carved a trail of death and destruction across the same region. Finland Indonesian officials and Aceh separatists said that they had agreed on the withdrawal of government troops from the troubled province, but at peace talks in Helsinki they continued to struggle with the thorny issue of political participation. India Five gunmen who attacked a disputed religious site in northern India were Islamic militants who came from Pakistan, police said, adding that two gun-runners linked to the assault have been arrested in Kashmir.