Saudi Saudi Arabia's King Fahd died and Crown Prince Abdullah was chosen to succeed him, while Defence Minister Sultan bin Abdul Aziz was named crown prince, an official statement said. Iran Iran plans to deliver a letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency informing the UN watchdog about its resumption of sensitive nuclear work, a negotiator told AFP. Sudan Riots broke out in the streets of the Sudanese capital following the official announcement of southern leader John Garang's death in an air crash, an AFP correspondent reported. Britain British police deployed a large force in London, maintaining a high alert as they hunted for the masterminds behind two waves of terror attacks and awaited news of a bid to extradite a suspected bomber from Rome. NKorea Marathon six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons drive moved into a seventh day with officials saying the process was edging forward despite differences on key disarmament issues. US Two astronauts from the US space shuttle Discovery began their second spacewalk of the mission in a bid to replace a faulty gyroscope aboard the International Space Station while NASA was considering whether the space shuttle is safe to return to Earth. Mideast The Israeli army and police began deploying in unprecedented numbers to block an attempt by tens of thousands of settlers and their supporters to march towards the doomed Gaza Strip settlements. Japan Japan became the latest major US trading partner to impose sanctions to protest a US anti-dumping law, taking the unprecedented step of levying punitive tariffs on 15 US goods including steel. India Monsoon rains lashed Mumbai again, pushing the death toll closer to 1,000, as India's financial hub battled to recover from its worst-ever recorded deluge. Iraq Parliament will debate on a draft constitution for Iraq on August 15, keeping the country on track for a scheduled mid-October referendum on the post-Saddam Hussein charter, it was announced.