Vatican Pope John Paul II died after a long struggle with crippling infirmity, triggering an outpouring of grief reflecting a tumultuous 26-year pontificate that helped shape global politics and inspired millions of Christians the world over. Vatican US President George W. Bush called Pope John Paul II one of "history's great moral leaders," leading nationwide mourning for a pontiff remembered for both his spiritual and political influence. Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's ruling party steamrolled to election victory, winning a two-thirds majority that strengthened President Robert Mugabe's 25-year hold on power. Iraq Forty to sixty Iraqi insurgents mounted a brazen assault on the US-run Abu Ghraib prison Saturday night hours before Iraq's new parliament was due to meet to try to break a stalemate on forming a government. Asia An Australian aid helicopter crashed on Indonesia's quake-hit Nias island, reportedly killing nine on board, the Australian military said as rescuers unearthed a survivor trapped in the rubble of his home for five days. Mideast Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas placed West Bank security services on a 'state of alert', deploying troops across the territory in a bid to curb rampant security chaos. OPEC OPEC president Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah said the cartel should start talks to consider pumping an additional 500,000 barrels per day to calm soaring oil prices. Yemen Yemeni security forces and supporters of a slain rebel preacher were locked in further clashes after six more security men and dozens of rebels were killed, sources on both sides said. Lebanon Lebanon's pro-Syrian forces went on the counter-attack with a demand that could delay elections due in May, as the country was shaken by another bombing amid a quickening Syrian troop withdrawal.