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 that hardline President Islam Karimov blamed on Islamic radicals. Iraq US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew to Baghdad to give the new Iraqi government a strong vote of confidence even as dozens of corpses turned up in a grizly sign of rampant insecurity. 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 Palestinians marked the blackest day in their history with warnings that there would be no Middle East peace until they are handed independence and the plight of their refugees is solved. Iran Iran said it was postponing its threatened resumption of sensitive nuclear activities, but insisted the climbdown was merely a temporary gesture ahead of "last chance" emergency talks with European officials. Saudi A Riyadh court jailed three Saudi reformers accused of seeking a constitutional monarchy for between six and nine years in a case that has cast a shadow over tentative reform moves. Ethiopia Voters swarmed polling stations here to cast ballots in Ethiopia's hotly contested elections as the opposition alleged widespread abuses and renewed threats to reject the results. 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, their lawyer said. Turkey Turkish airline Onur Air, suspended by four European countries leaving 40,000 passengers stranded, denied it had defective aircraft and said it was redirecting its flights to Belgium. 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.