US US President George W. Bush began his second term in office at the White House after vowing in a tough inauguration speech to overthrow tyranny and spread freedom and democracy to the "darkest corners" of the world. US World leaders expressed hope that future relations with Washington will be marked by more openness and greater consensus on the international level, as US President George W. Bush embarked on his second term in office. Iraq At least 10 people were killed and 40 wounded in a car bomb attack on a Shiite Muslim mosque before Friday prayers, a hospital source said. Mideast Armed Palestinian security forces carried out inspections of cars after being deployed around the border between Israel and Gaza Strip for the first time in years with orders to prevent attacks by militants. Asia The Muslim Eid al-Adha festival was a sombre, subdued affair in deeply religious Aceh, with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono leading tsunami survivors in prayer and mourning. Iraq Iraq could mobilise "special troops" to free eight kidnapped Chinese nationals, state media said here Friday after a deadline set by the men's militant captors, who threatened to kill them, passed. Iraq Britain's military chain of command in Iraq comes under scrutiny as lawyers were to question an officer whose orders may have led three soldiers to believe they could mistreat civilians. India India and China are set to upgrade their bilateral ties with the start of their first strategic dialogue on Monday, a foreign ministry official said.