Mideast A Palestinian blew himself up while boarding a bus in southern Israel in the first suicide attack since the evacuation of settlers from the Gaza Strip, dashing hopes that the historic pullout would break the cycle of violence. Israel A district tribunal indicted Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's son Omri in connection with a corruption probe into the funding of his father's leadership campaign, judicial sources said. Iraq Iraqi leaders presented the final draft of a new constitution to parliament, ending weeks of tortuous negotiations despite persistent objections to the wording from the disgruntled Sunni Arab minority. 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 became the first Indian premier to visit Afghanistan in nearly three decades, pledging with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to battle terrorism amid rising violence in the war-battered country. US Thousands of people fled New Orleans and other low-lying parts of Louisiana as Hurricane Katrina, now upgraded to a category five storm capable of causing the most severe damage, barreled toward the US Gulf of Mexico coast. 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 Europe and China will continue talks over their textiles dispute for a fifth day on Monday, an EU official said, as EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson promised action to unblock millions of items of Chinese-made clothing. Sudan The Sudanese regime and its former southern foes were engaged in intense discussions over the line-up of a national unity government, with both sides vying for the crucial oil portfolio.