Iraq The Egyptian ambassador designate to Iraq, Ihab al-Sharif, has been kidnapped in Baghdad a month after taking over as head of mission, as he walked alone in the street, an eyewitness said. Russia An agreement on climate change is likely at this week's G8 summit in Scotland, French President Jacques Chirac said following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. Greece Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis will travel to Turkey, officials said, in the first official visit in 46 years as ties between the former arch-foes continue to warm. Vatican Pope Benedict XVI called on G8 leaders to adopt concrete measures to eradicate poverty and aid real development in Africa at their summit meeting this week in Scotland. Saudi Al-Qaeda's suspected frontman in Saudi Arabia was killed in a shootout with security forces in the capital only five days after authorities put him at the top of a new list of wanted militants. Albania Albanians began voting in legislative elections seen as crucial to future European Union membership, amid fears of violence if the result is rejected by extremists from the rival parties. Mideast Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon saw off an attempt by hardliners to derail his Gaza pullout plan as his cabinet overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to postpone the withdrawal for three months. Jordan Jordan Prime Minister Adnan Badran named eight new ministers in a major cabinet reshuffle aimed at winning a parliamentary vote of confidence to gain a mandate for imposing reform and slashing oil subsidies. Afghanistan US and Afghan soldiers searched the mountains of eastern Afghanistan for a team of special forces soldiers who have been missing since suspected Taliban rebels shot down a US helicopter during an attempt to extract the team five days ago.