Iraq Seventeen people were killed and nine wounded when three suicide car bombs exploded near Baghdad hotels occupied by journalists and other foreigners, a senior interior ministry source said. SAsia More help arrived in quake-hit Pakistan as the United Nations warned that time is running out for survivors of the worst catastrophe in the country's history. US Hurricane Wilma pounded Florida with torrential rain and some of the strongest winds in its arsenal as it came ashore in the southern US state, threatening death and destruction. Nigeria Nigerian investigators and rescue workers combed through the shattered wreckage of a crashed airliner, attempting to find the cause of the disaster and identify the remains of the 117 people who had been on board. NKorea North Korea will attend the November round of six-party talks on its nuclear program, a government official said, offering hope of further progress in the long-running dispute. SAsia The Indian army was readying medical facilities, building bridges, clearing landmines and rushing supplies to its militarised frontier in expectation of a flood of stricken quake survivors from Pakistan. UN The United Nations and international lenders launched a multi-billion-dollar initiative to fight desertification in Africa, billed as the world's largest scheme to prevent land degradation. Sweden The world's first train to run on biogas, a renewable energy source made up of organic waste, made its maiden voyage in Sweden, a country that has high hopes for biofuels.