Egypt Egypt boosted security around its top tourist attractions and detained about 200 people after three Islamist militants were killed in attacks in the heart of Cairo that left a number of foreign visitors injured and dealt a blow to the vital tourism industry. Taiwan Taiwan opposition leader Lien Chan arrived in Shanghai, returning to China's largest city for the first time since he was eights years old. Iraq Iraqi forces arrested six people uring a raid that uncovered items belonging to British aid worker Margaret Hassan who was taken hostage last year and is believed to have been slain by her abductors. Iraq Syria has decided to restore diplomatic relations with neighbouring Iraq after a break of a quarter century, the official press reported. Mideast Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived on his first official visit to Israel, stressing the strength of ties with the Jewish state and offering to mediate for peace in the Middle East. Vatican In his first Sunday Angelus blessing, Pope Benedict XVI issued a clarion call for workers' rights to be respected, saying solidarity, justice and peace were the pillars of the human family. Russia Tens of thousands of people from across the political spectrum flooded onto Russia's streets as the nation marked the Soviet-era Labor holiday which coincides with Orthodox Easter this year. Japan North Korea is believed to have fired a short-range missile into the Sea of Japan, Japanese news reports said, amid a standoff between the communist state and the outside world over its nuclear ambitions. Iran Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in comments apparently directed at the United States that the Islamic republic's nuclear programme was "none of your business". Togo African leaders called for dialogue between Togo's political parties after talks to resolve the political crisis following a disputed presidential election and post-electoral violence in which 100 people were killed. Britain Prime Minister Tony Blair warned that a record third Labour victory was not a given and defended his integrity against fresh attacks over Iraq, as the British election campaign entered the final stretch. China Amid a series of simmering disputes with major trading partners, China announced the appointment of a veteran commerce official as the country's top trade negotiator.