Iraq President George W. Bush defended his decision to order the invasion of Iraq two years ago, hailing the campaign as a landmark event in the history of freedom, as antiwar protesters marked the anniversary with rallies. Pakistan At least 35 people were killed and scores injured when a powerful bomb ripped through a crowd of pilgrims as they ate their evening meal near a Muslim shrine in southwestern Pakistan, officials said. Qatar A Briton was killed and 12 people were injured when a car bomb exploded outside a theater near a British school in the Qatari capital Doha late on Saturday. Japan A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale rocked the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, triggering tsunami warnings, officials said. Lebanon The Lebanese crisis took an ominous turn as the president scrapped plans to attend the Arab summit after a bomb blast in a Christian neighborhood revived fears of sectarian violence. SKorea-US-NKorea US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ruled out separate talks between the United States and North Korea but said direct dialogue would take place as part of six-party negotiations. Mideast Close to 10,000 Israelis marched through Tel Aviv to support the proposed withdrawal of all troops and Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip in July as preparations gathered pace for the controversial evacuation. Ukraine-Russia The leaders of Russia and Ukraine hailed their relations but failed to make any major breakthroughs during Vladimir Putin's first visit to Kiev since last year's "orange revolution" turned Ukraine from Moscow toward the West. US The controversy over a heavily brain-damaged Florida woman, who has been kept on life support over the past 15 years, took a dramatic turn when congressional leaders invoked emergency powers to pass a bill they hope will result in the woman's resumed feeding. Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf vowed to further upgrade Pakistan's nuclear capability but with a "strict adherence" to non-proliferation as he watched the testing of a long-range missile that can carry a nuclear warhead.