Mideast Israel intensified demands for Tehran to be expelled from the United Nations amid an international outcry over a call by Iran's president for the Jewish state to be wiped off the map. Netherlands Fire swept through a detention center at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, killing 11 illegal immigrants and allowing others to escape from police custody, officials said. EU European leaders launched a day of talks on the "challenges of globalisation", but strains over economic strategy and wrangling over spending plans threatened to cloud the meeting. Mideast Israel has declared all-out war on Islamic Jihad, launching air strikes on its Gaza Strip stronghold and putting its leaders in the crosshairs after a suicide bomber killed five in a marketplace. US Anticipation was high ahead of an announcement by a special prosecutor probing a CIA leak scandal, as the White House waited to see if top aides would be indicted in a crisis threatening to taint President George W. Bush's legacy. Health Chinese leaders have assured the world they have bird flu under control after a spate of outbreaks, amid reports that a girl died from flu-like symptoms in a village struck by the deadly virus. Health The UN food agency strongly criticised pre-emptive bans on poultry imports to prevent the spread of bird flu, saying they went against established rules and did not distinguish between infected and non-infected countries. Quake A top charity warnedy that world pledges to help victims of Pakistan's huge quake may not save a single life, while doctors said 22 people had already died of tetanus and one of measles. Thailand The death toll has topped 1,000 in an insurgency raging in Thailand's mainly Muslim southern provinces after seven people died in overnight raids, according to an AFP tally based on reports from security forces. Pacific Australia's Prime Minister John Howard fended off suggestions of racism as a row over work visas for impoverished Pacific islanders ended a 16-nation summit on a sour note. SKorea Scuffles broke out after South Korea's parliament mobilized security guards as lawmakers attempted to ratify an international deal on increasing rice imports.