Ukraine Ukraine's opposition announced plans to block off key roads and teachers went on strike in parts of the country as protests over disputed election results stretched into the fourth day. EU The European Union and Russia opened a summit, setting the scene for a first meeting between President Vladimir Putin and EU leaders highly critical of the political turmoil in Ukraine. Iraq American, British and Iraqi forces continued a major sweep through Iraq's "triangle of death" to try to smash rebel enclaves before landmark elections in January. Iraq The Iraqi Red Crescent Society was able for the first time to deliver aid directly to families stranded by fighting in Fallujah after a US-led offensive to wrest the Sunni Muslim city from insurgents. Iran Iran's promised suspension of uranium enrichment is not yet complete as it still wants to use 20 centrifuges for research, UN atomic agency chief Mohamed ElBardadei said, reporting a deadlock as his agency began a crucial meeting on Tehran's nuclear program. Mideast British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw pledged support for the smooth running of elections to replace Yasser Arafat as he laid a wreath on the tomb of the late Palestinian leader. Mideast Israel slapped down peace overtures from Syria, with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reluctant to become diverted in a parallel peace track with Damascus while concentrating on his planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Ivory Coast UN Secretary General Kofi Annan warned that there was "no military solution" to the crisis in Ivory Coast, and urged President Laurent Gbagbo to abide by internationally agreed peace accords. Sudan The head of one of the main rebel movements in Sudan's troubled Darfur region said his group would fully respect a truce with Khartoum, countering statements by a spokesman declaring the deal null and void. Indonesia Indonesian judges rejected a plea to drop terrorism charges against hardline Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir and ordered him to stand trial for his alleged involvement in attacks including the Bali bombings. Colombia Some 450 fighters of the paramilitary United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) were to turn in their weapons Thursday in a ceremony presided by government officials and their leader, Salvatore Mancuso, who has just been cleared for extradition to the United States.