Iraq Supporters of Shiite radical leader Moqtada Sadr took to the streets to demand better living conditions in a rare display of public interest in an election campaign that has so far been stifled by relentless violence. Mideast The Palestine Liberation Organisation called on militants to stop carrying out attacks which it said were giving Israel an excuse to block progress in the Middle East peace process. Croatia Croatian President Stipe Mesic won a crushing victory over his ruling conservative party rival in an election runoff, securing a second five-year term and promising to lead the former Yugoslav republic into the European Union. China Zhao Ziyang, the reformist Chinese Communist Party leader purged for opposing the 1989 military crackdown on the Tiananmen democracy movement, died aged 85 after nearly 16 years under house arrest. US-Iran Teams of US commandos have entered Iran searching for hidden sites that could be working on developing nuclear weapons, The New Yorker magazine reported. Asia Three weeks after one of the worst natural disasters in global memory, survivors of the Asian tsunamis grappled with bureaucracy and politicking as the world's attention turned elsewhere. Japan Japanese leaders vowed to help the world protect itself from disasters as the nation mourned the 6,400 people killed 10 years ago in the Kobe earthquake, saying the rebuilt city could be a beacon of hope. US-India The United States and India have reached a tentative Open Skies aviation agreement expected to bolster commercial air service between the two countries by opening new routes and markets to airlines and liberalizing prices, officials said. Thailand Two trains on Bangkok's five-month-old subway system crashed during the morning rush hour, injuring around 100 people and forcing authorities to suspend services, officials and witnesses said. Britain The British lower house of parliament is to open an inquiry next month into the advisors of Prince Harry after he caused outrage by turning up at a fancy dress party in a Nazi uniform, the Times reported.