Iraq Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein went on trial on charges of crimes against humanity in the first of what could be several cases over atrocities committed during his quarter-century in power. Iraq Kurdish judge Rizkar Mohammed Amin will preside over the trial of ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, a Kurdish source said. Iraq Two mortars landed in Baghdad's Green Zone, without causing casualties or damage, just before the trial of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein opened in the heavily fortified area, security sources said. US Hurricane Wilma intensified into an "extremely dangerous category five hurricane", churning northward between western Cuba and Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, the US National Hurricane Center said. SAsia Pakistan and India wrestled with the details of a historic opening of the Kashmir frontier as a series of aftershocks traumatized survivors 11 days after a devastating quake. SAsia Severe aftershocks jolted Pakistan and India, 11 days after an earthquake killed at least 42,000 people and left more than three million homeless across the region, officials said. Europe Greece's health minister visited a tiny Aegean islet to calm fears that a deadly strain of bird flu may have spread deeper into Europe, even as the rest of the continent and the world ramped up defences against a feared global pandemic. Switzerland Sales of Tamiflu, a key anti-flu drug regarded as a first line of defence against a pandemic, more than tripled during the first nine months of the year, boosting manufacturer Roche's fortunes, the company said. China US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned China that it is sending "mixed signals" with a military buildup whose pace, scope and secretiveness have led other nations to question its intentions. Russia Norway demanded that Russia release two of its fishing inspectors held captive aboard a Russian trawler that fled inspection in the Barents Sea at the weekend. WTO EU trade chief Peter Mandelson, fighting off criticism that he is offering too much or too little in farm talks, was set to try to settle differences with other major WTO players over an accord on tearing down barriers to global commerce. Ethiopia Ethiopian police said they have arrested 34 members and supporters of the country's main opposition party on weapons charges amid government claims that the group is attempting to foment a coup.