Russia President Vladimir Putin served notice that Russia intended to remain a major nuclear power by deploying a new weapon in the coming years that other states lack and are unlikely to develop in the near future. Iraq US-led forces were back in control of most police stations and the governor's building in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul after a major offensive against insurgents. Iraq The suspected murder of British aid worker Margaret Hassan in Iraq was widely condemned as a wave of unrest across Sunni Muslim hotspots killed more than 20 people, many of them women and children. Sudan The United Nations Security Council was to begin a rare meeting in Nairobi to focus on peace in Sudan, amid mounting alarm over the conflict raging in the country's western region of Darfur. US Washington has information that Iran is seeking to adapt its missiles to carry nuclear warheads, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said. India-Kashmir Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began the last leg of a two-day trip to revolt-hit Kashmir after presenting a "fresh vision" for peace and prosperity to Kashmiris and pulling out an army battalion. Argentina China's President Hu Jintao hailed strengthened ties with Argentina, a day after signing cooperation deals that could see up to 20 billion dollars of investment head to Argentina over the next decade. Philippines Two men believed to be linked to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militants have been arrested in connection with two bombings last year in the southern Philippines that left 38 dead, the military said. China China has launched a manhunt for a farmer in southwest Yunnan province who slashed seven people to death, including his ex-wife and five of his relatives, according to official media.