Mideast Three Israelis were killed and 50 wounded when a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up while queuing outside a nightclub in Israel's main commercial city of Tel Aviv, police said. Vatican The Vatican was due to make an announcement on the next appearance of Pope John Paul II who spent a second night in hospital recovering from his latest health crisis as Catholics around the world pray for his recovery from acute respiratory problems. Iraq Four US soldiers and 13 Iraqis were killed in central Iraq, as while three British soldiers were jailed in Germany for abusing Iraqi civilians. Iran Russia and Iran delayed the scheduled signing of a landmark nuclear fuel supply deal that will launch the Islamic republic's first atomic power station, with an Iranian official saying negotiations were "dragging on". Yemen An appeals court upheld one death sentence against an Al-Qaeda militant and commuted another to 15 years in prison for the 2000 bombing of the US navy destroyer Cole in Yemen. NKorea Top officials from the United States and its allies met here to find ways to persuade North Korea back to talks aimed at ending its nuclear drive, as China said Pyongyang was prepared to resume dialogue. Egypt President Hosni Mubarak said he had asked parliament to amend Egypt's constitution to allow anyone to stand in presidential elections in which all citizens will be eligible to vote by secret ballot. Togo The west African regional bloc ECOWAS has decided to lift its sanctions against Togo after the country's army-installed president Faure Gnassingbe agreed to step down ahead of elections, the organisation said. India The death toll from avalanches that smashed into six villages in Indian Kashmir hit 249 as rescue workers struggled through huge snowdrifts to bring help to survivors. Nepal At least three dozen Maoist rebels in Nepal were reported killed in clashes as guerrillas raided a TV station in the latest violence to shake the kingdom since King Gyanendra seized power, officials said. NIreland The Irish Republican Army said it had expelled three members accused of last month's murder of a fellow Catholic in a bar in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Irish state television reported.