Iraq Shiite and Kurdish domination of Iraq's parliament were confirmed by the announcement of official election results, bringing the country's rocky electoral process to a close but heralding a period of intense political wrangling. Mideast Israel ordered a halt to the army's demolitions of the homes of Palestinian suicide bombers after an internal review found that the controversial policy had little deterrent effect. US President George W. Bush nominated his ambassador to Iraq, John Negroponte, to oversee all 15 US spy agencies including the CIA as the first-ever director of national intelligence. Zimbabwe Zimbabwe police wearing riot-control gear beat up protesters, arresting 14 of them, during a march in downtown Harare to demand free and fair elections, the organisers said. US President George W. Bush said he had not given up on diplomacy with Iran and vowed to work during a trip to Europe for greater transatlantic cooperation on issues like Syria and Middle East peace. Nepal Nepal faces a freeze in international military aid if its king, who has seized absolute power, does not restore fundamental rights to the people within the coming weeks, the United States warns. Croatia Croatia, faced with the threat of a delay to the start of its EU accession talks, has promised the European Union it will do whatever is necessary to arrest and deliver fugitive general Ante Gotovina to the UN war crimes court. Indonesia US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signaled that the United States was ready to restore full military training ties with Indonesia that were downgraded 13 years ago. Asia Former US presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush will visit Indonesia's Aceh province Sunday to see first-hand the devastation caused by December's tsunami, a US embassy official said. Britain A controversial ban on fox hunting and other forms of hunting with dogs comes into force in England and Wales on Friday, with enthusiasts saying they are determined to pursue blood sports regardless. Thailand The death toll from a powerful car bomb in Thailand's southern border town of Sungai Kolok rose to six, with 44 people confirmed injured, police said a day after the blast.