Iraq US troops and insurgents battled on the edge of the rebel-held Iraqi city of Fallujah after deadly night-time air raids while nine policemen were killed in an ambush south of the capital. Great Britain Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of central London to protest against the Iraq war as Prime Minister Tony Blair struggled to shake-off fierce criticism of the invasion back home. Jordan Jordan charged Iraq's most wanted man Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi and 12 other suspects of plotting attacks in the kingdom, including a plan to blow up the intelligence headquarters with a chemical bomb. Mideast Talks between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and settlers fiercely opposed to his Gaza pullout plan ended in acrimony amid warnings that the country could now face civil war. US George W. Bush and John Kerry poured their campaign efforts into Florida, the state that decided the 2000 presidential election, as The New York Times and other major newspapers gave endorsements to Democratic challenger Kerry. Belarus Belarusians were expected to tailor their post-Soviet constitution to their authoritarian leader's whims and allow Alexander Lukashenko to run for a third term as president despite strong Western fears over his democratic credentials. Sudan Leaders from Sudan and four neighbouring states were meeting in the Libyan capital to push for an end to the conflict in Darfur that has killed tens of thousands of people and triggered a desperate humanitarian crisis. Italy Interior ministers from five leading European Union countries gathered here to try to smooth out differences over how to tackle illegal immigration and strengthen cooperation in the fight against terrorism. France Pierre Salinger, who served as press secretary to two US presidents, has died of a heart attack near his home in southern France, and is to be buried in his native United States, his French wife said.