Iraq The Iraqi parliament approved a partial cabinet line-up which will serve the end of the year, but several key portfolios including defence and oil are undecided. Japan The death toll in Japan's worst train crash in four decades topped the 100 mark Thursday, with the discovery of nine more bodies bringing the death toll to 106, the fire department said. France The Airbus A380, the biggest airliner ever built, has broken records with it maiden flight, but investors are worrying whether the costly European program could break the bank. Iraq-Britain British Prime Minister Tony Blair, just a week before elections, was embroiled in a row over the leak of legal advice by his top law officer which cast doubt on the legality of the Iraq war. Mideast President Vladimir Putin, the first Russian leader to visit Israel, hailed an opportunity to bring peace to the Middle East and said he was anxious to bolster anti-terrorism cooperation with Israel. Mideast Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas warned he would use an "iron fist" against armed militants who violate a de facto truce, the official Palestinan media reported. Togo At least 22 people have been killed and more than 100 people hurt in clashes here between opposition supporters and security forces after the ruling party candidate was declared winner of Togo's disputed presidential poll, officials said. Spain Spain's lower house of parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of ratifying the European Union constitution. Taiwan-China Taiwanese opposition leader Lien Chan said he felt a "historic responsibility" to bring peace between China and Taiwan, as he arrived in Beijing for talks with President Hu Jintao. Pakistan Pakistan has deployed police commandos to guard trains and railway stations after frequent blasts in its insurgency-hit southwestern province, officials said.