Ukraine Ukraine's pro-Western challenger alleged fraud and called for mass protests after preliminary results put the pro-Russia prime minister ahead in the presidential runoff despite exit polls showing an opposition win. Iraq Iraq announced that its first post-Saddam Hussein elections will be held on January 30, as world powers prepared for a conference on the country's future against a backdrop of unrelenting violence. China Investigators in China were searching for clues to find the cause of a plane crash that killed 54 people, but after more than 24 hours of efforts they had still not located the crucial black box. China The death toll from a fire at five connected iron ore mines in northern China rose to 57 after more bodies were lifted out of the smoke-filled shafts, state media reported. APEC Leaders of the Asia-Pacific axis took up a cudgel against terrorism and North Korea's nuclear weapons program at a summit in Chile, but they ducked a radical new plan for region-wide free trade. Iraq The Paris Club of creditor nations announced it had agreed to wipe out 80 percent of the money Iraq owes in three phases over three years. Mideast US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Israel, with Washington determined to push forward the Middle East peace process ahead of January's election to find a successor to Yasser Arafat. Brazil-Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin was to meet Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for talks on an array of projects to beef up trade and fortify political cooperation between two of the world's most promising emerging markets. Mideast The widow of Yasser Arafat has questioned the right of his nephew to receive a copy of the medical file of the late Palestinian leader, Suha Arafat's lawyers said in a statement. Sudan The United Nations will deploy thousands of troops in southern Sudan after an expected signing of a final peace accord by the Khartoum government and the southern rebel movement, a UN official said. Philippines Hopes were fading for 58 fishermen missing at sea for two days after a powerful storm slammed into the Philippines, leaving eight people dead and tens of thousands homeless.