Iraq Iraq's tiny Christian community was targeted in a string of blasts at churches around Baghdad, while a medic was killed when a mortar round exploded outside a hospital. Indonesia Indonesian prosecutors have charged hardline Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir with involvement in the nightclub bombings in the resort island of Bali which killed 202 people, a prosecutor said. Iraq US troops have arrested a Sunni Muslim cleric accused of preaching holy war (jihad) on the first day of Islam's sacred month of Ramadan, the US military announced. Afghanistan Early results in Afghanistan's landmark presidential election gave President Hamid Karzai a 72.1 percent lead over his rivals as counting resumed after the beginning of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Iran Iran will reject any European proposal for a complete cessation of its work on the nuclear fuel cycle, but is willing to consider further "confidence-building" measures and extending a suspension of uranium enrichment, a top Iranian official told AFP. Russia A rookie crew of two Russians and an American had a few scary moments as their craft approached too quickly to the International Space Station for docking before they put on the brakes in time to avoid a potential crash. Afghanistan Two US troops were killed and three wounded by a mine detonated by remote control in south central Afghanistan, the US military said, a day after five people were killed by a similar device near a truck supplying food to US bases in the east of the country. India The ruling Congress party-led alliance appeared on track to retain power in India's richest state, Maharashtra, with early election results putting it ahead of the opposition Hindu nationalists.