US North Korea apparently fired a short-range missile into the Sea of Japan, a senior White House official said, calling on US allies to work with Washington to demonstrate that Pyongyang's actions are "inappropriate." 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. Iraq Five suspects, arrested by Iraqi forces, have confessed to the kidnapping and murder of British aid worker Margaret Hassan, an interior ministry official told AFP. 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 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. 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 have been killed. 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". 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.