Ukraine European and Russian mediators prepared to take their second stab at resolving Ukraine's raging political crisis, a day after the opposition pulled out of talks and demanded either new elections or recognition of their Western-leaning candidate as president. Mozambique Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano voted in a landmark election which will see him step down after 18 years in power, saying he was proud of his role in cementing peace after helping end a brutal civil war that killed about one million people. Health Asia marked World AIDS Day with parades, stark warnings and alarming new data about the spread of the HIV virus which the United Nations warns threatens millions worldwide. Iraq Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi was to hold talks with King Abdullah II and Iraqi exiles in Jordan to rally support for elections in January amid calls to delay the polls. Serbia Serbian President Boris Tadic has survived an apparent assassination attempt when a car tried to crash into his vehicle in Belgrade, his office said. Philippines A powerful typhoon was bearing down on the northeastern Philippines where rescuers were battling to reach survivors from floods and landslides that have killed 403 people and left 156 missing. China All 166 miners trapped after a gas blast in China were confirmed dead, sparking riots by hundreds of angry relatives who stormed a government office smashing windows and beating officials. Britain Britain's interior minister faced growing pressure after fresh allegations that he speeded up a residence visa application for his former lover's Filipina nanny. Indonesia Experts began an investigation into one of Indonesia's worst aircraft crashes in recent years, as budget carrier Lion Air blamed bad weather for the accident which killed at least 25 people. Afghanistan Three US military personnel and three American civilian crew members were killed when their plane crashed at the weekend in central Afghanistan, the US military said.