Mideast Five people were wounded in the first Palestinian suicide bombing since the evacuation of settlers from the Gaza Strip, puncturing hopes that the historic pullout would break the cycle of Middle East violence. Iraq Iraq's parliament will vote on a constitution Sunday regardless of the minority Sunni position on the draft, parliament speaker Hajim al-Hasani said. Philippines At least 30 people, including several children, were wounded in a bomb attack on a ferry believed to have been carried out by Abu Sayyaf Islamic militants, officials said. India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Afghanistan for the first visit by an Indian leader in 29 years, carrying fresh aid offers and seeking to blunt rival Pakistan's influence. Iran Iran does not consider Britain, France and Germany to be its sole nuclear negotiating partners and the three European states could be marginalised from future diplomatic efforts to resolve the stand-off, the foreign ministry said. US Thousands of people fled New Orleans and other low-lying parts of Louisiana as Hurricane Katrina gained strength again as it churned toward the US Gulf of Mexico coast. US US President George W. Bush warned of more sacrifices ahead in Iraq, while thousands of his supporters and anti-war protesters flooded this one-stoplight Texas town near his ranch. Britain A British Sunday newspaper said Prime Minister Tony Blair was warned the Iraq war was fuelling Muslim extremism, as the government prepared to enact its clampdown on foreign Islamists. China The European Union and China held a fourth day of talks here on a textiles dispute that has left some 75 million items of Chinese-made clothing blocked at European ports. US US federal agents have searched the US home of Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar as part of an international anti-corruption probe, officials disclosed. Myanmar Myanmar's leader Senior General Than Shwe remains in good health and in charge of the country, Information Minister Kyaw Hsan said, denying rumours to the contrary that have circulated this week.