NATO US President George W. Bush pushed for a fresh start to US-Europe relations after rifts over Iraq, calling for joint action to promote Middle East peace and revive democratic reform in Russia. Iran Thirty people were killed in a strong quake which hit southeastern Iran, state television reported, quoting journalists at the scene. US-France US President George W. Bush and his old adversary French President Jacques Chirac sought to set aside differences over Iraq and united in calling for a Syrian troop withdrawal from Lebanon. NKorea North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il denied withdrawing from six-party talks on his country's nuclear drive and said they can resume "at any time" if conditions are right, Chinese state media said. Lebanon Chanting "Syria out", tens of thousands of Lebanese massed in Beirut as pressure mounted on the government and its backers in Damascus one week after the killing of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri. Mideast Settlers vowed they would not allow Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to drag Israel towards "disaster" after the historic vote to leave the Gaza Strip, as hundreds of Palestinians were released from prison. Iraq-Australia Australia will send an additional 450 troops to Iraq to provide security for Japanese engineers helping rebuild the country's south, Prime Minister John Howard said. Indonesia Almost 150 people were believed to have died under hundreds of tonnes of garbage and earth when heavy seasonal rain unleashed a massive landslide in Indonesia, police said. India The death toll from avalanches that smashed into six villages in Indian Kashmir hit 139 with the fate of hundreds of others unknown as rescuers raced against time to find survivors. Ukraine-EU The European Union signed an action plan with Ukraine to boost ties with Kiev following the election of President Viktor Yuschchenko after the ex-Soviet country's recent political crisis.