Iraq A Dutch prosecutor accused businessman Frans van Anraat of selling chemicals to the Iraqi regime of former President Saddam Hussein in the full knowledge that they would be used in genocidal killing. France Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Jacques Chirac of France met for bilateral talks ahead of a summit with the leaders of Germany and Spain aimed at bolstering strained EU-Russian ties. Iraq Shiite and Kurdish leaders said that Iraq's next government could be formed within a week as they courted the Sunni minority and outgoing prime minister Iyad Allawi to join a ruling coalition. Mideast Israel gave a guarded welcome to an agreement by Palestinian militant groups to extend an informal truce until the year end, but concerns were raised after one Gaza-based militant group vowed to continue attacks. US US President George W. Bush will host Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at his Texas ranch on April 11 for talks on the Middle East peace process, the White House said. Japan US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Japan on the fourth leg of her Asian tour, with the close allies set to talk strategy on North Korea but expected to clash over Japan's ban on US beef imports. Ukraine Ukraine's prosecutor general confirmed reports that his country had sold nuclear-capable cruise missiles to both Iran and China, but stressed that the deals were illegal and under criminal investigation. Britain Britons will be able to watch the church blessing of next month's wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles live on television, royal officials said, although the marriage itself remains private. Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's Supreme Court has thrown out a plea by a group representing more than three million expatriates demanding the right to vote in the March 31 parliamentary elections, a state-run daily reported. ICoast Ivory Coast's foes were racing to meet a United Nations deadline to compile a list of their artillery and weapons stocks ahead of a long-delayed disarmament campaign in the restive west African state.