EU Turkey must recognise Cyprus and accept that it is a special case demanding unprecedentedly harsh conditions if it wants to open EU accession talks next October, European Union leaders were set to say. EU Turkey is disappointed at EU demands for opening accession talks and sees only "slim chances" of agreement, a Turkish diplomat said. Russia Russia pushed ahead with the weekend auction of the core asset held by oil giant Yukos despite a US court order suspending the sale, a rare legal victory that is unlikely to prevent the state from gaining control. Ukraine Ukraine's presidential rivals were to travel to this eastern industrial city hoping to build support in a key swing constituency where liberal intellectuals compete for influence with some of the country's most entrenched business interests. Iraq Preparations to put Saddam Hussein on trial intensified with a first meeting between the ousted Iraqi president and a member of the defence team appointed by his family. NKorea Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi indicated that economic sanctions against North Korea would be a last resort as he opened a summit with South Korea, which urged him to stay cool. NKorea Seven people believed to be North Koreans rushed into a Japanese school in the Chinese capital seeking refuge, the latest in a steady stream of defectors from the Stalinist state. Mideast Two Palestinians were killed and 12 wounded when Israeli tanks and helicopter gunships opened fire after entering the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the south of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian security official said. Australia A great white shark that killed a teenage surfer off the South Australian capital Adelaide will be hunted down and destroyed after it returned to stalk the city's beaches, authorities said.