Uzbekistan Distraught relatives searched for bodies in Uzbekistan's smoldering city of Andijan, where dozens were killed in a military crackdown after anti-government protests blamed on Islamic extremists by the hardline President Islam Karimov. Iraq US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Iraq where she urged the fledgling government to invite more of the ousted Sunni Arab elite into the team drafting a new constitution to help overcome inter-communal rivalries. Bangladesh Six people died and more than 100 were feared drowned after a ferry capsized in bad weather and strong tides on a remote stretch of river in southern Bangladesh, police said. Mideast Mahmud Abbas marked the 57th anniversary of the foundation of Israel with a warning there would be no Middle East peace until Palestinians are given independence with Jerusalem as the capital and the plight of their refugees is solved. Iran French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier confirmed that a meeting between the Iranian authorities and the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany on Tehran's nuclear program would take place in the coming days. Saudi A Riyadh court jailed three Saudi reformers accused of seeking a constitutional monarchy for between six and nine years after the judge charged them with "stirring up sedition and disobeying the ruler" at a trial that was off limits to the general public. Ethiopia Huge numbers of Ethiopian voters swarmed polling stations to cast ballots in hotly contested general elections as international monitors downplayed claims of widespread ballot fraud and abuses. Zimbabwe A group of 61 suspected mercenaries jailed in Zimbabwe has been freed and arrived in South Africa, more than a year after they were arrested and accused of planning a coup in Equatorial Guinea. Spain Four small explosions were detonated in the Spanish Basque country overnight slightly wounding three people two days after the ruling Socialist Party presented a draft resolution to back talks with ETA if the separatist movement lays down its weapons. AFPEntertainment The last episode of the seminal sci-fi saga "Star Wars" screened at the Cannes film festival, completing a six-part series that remains a major part of popular culture -- and delivering a galactic jab at US President George W. Bush.