Iraq Nearly 400 tonnes of powerful explosives that could be used in conventional or nuclear missiles has disappeared from a military installation in Iraq left unguarded by the US army, the International Atomic Energy Agency said. Iraq A wave of explosions and clashes across Iraq left at least 12 people dead, including an Estonian soldier, while Australian troops came under fire in Baghdad. Mideast Israel's premier made an impassioned defence of his fiercely contested Gaza pullout plan at the start of a crunch debate in parliament Monday as 14 Palestinians were killed by troops in the territory. US Pennsylvania: Former president Bill Clinton entered the Democratic election campaign for John Kerry on Monday saying he had cut short his recuperation from heart surgery because of the close race. Iran Marking a major shift in its standoff with the international community on its nuclear activities, Iran said it was willing to consider European demands for an unlimited suspension of uranium enrichment. Afghanistan Hamid Karzai was set to become Afghanistan's first elected president after winning historic October 9 polls by a landslide, but a fraud inquiry and a slow final count delayed a formal announcement. Japan More strong aftershocks jolted central Japan as exhaustion took its toll on thousands of people spending a third night in shelters after the country's worst earthquake in nearly a decade killed 25. Tunisia Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has won re-election for a fourth term by an overwhelming margin in a vote denounced by several opposition leaders as "surreal" and an insult to democracy. Sudan Peace talks on the conflict in the Sudanese region of Darfur ran straight into trouble on the first day of formal negotiations as angry rebel leaders refused to sign an agreement to protect civilians. New Zealand Six men were convicted of multiple sex abuse crimes on Pitcairn Island after a trial which exposed the dark side of the remote Pacific community, populated by descendants of the 18th century HMS Bounty mutiny.