US Sea water rushed into the Mexican resort city of Cancun as Hurricane Wilma whipped up a massive storm surge and unleashed heavy rain and driving winds over a resort area known for its postcard-perfect beaches. Pakistan Efforts to help desperate survivors of South Asia's giant quake got a boost as Pakistan and India pushed forward aid plans for disputed Kashmir, but the United Nations warned time was running out. Health A parrot imported from Latin America has become the first bird to die of avian flu in Britain, bringing the danger of the deadly virus much further west across the EU as the global battle against the disease continued. Croatia Croatian authorities stepped up measures to fight bird flu after the virus causing the disease was discovered on samples taken from wild swans, with the EU preparing to impose a ban of poultry imports from the Balkans country. Lebanon-Syria Syria pledged to cooperate with the international community even as it rejected a UN report on the murder of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri that implicated top Syrian figures. Egypt Egyptian Muslims and Coptic Christians traded barbs over deadly riots sparked by a play deemed offensive to Islam, despite a public display of unity ahead of November elections. Iraq Iraq released partial results of last week's referendum on a first post-Saddam Hussein constitution but vote recounts were continuing in five provinces. WTO The head of the World Trade Organisation said the positions of the United States and the European Union over market access were too far apart to hold out the prospect of any advance at forthcoming talks. US US President Bush sought to woo back disenchanted conservative allies as he admitted having a problem with "too many illegal immigrants," but he also revived his pitch for a guest worker program favored by corporations. Iraq Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said he was not opposed to death for ousted dictator Saddam Hussein, on trial for crimes against humanity, but would not sign the decree to authorise it, in an interview with an Italian newspaper.