Iraq At least 45 people were killed and 95 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a group of police recruits in the Kurdish city of Arbil in northern Iraq. Pakistan Pakistani authorities have captured Abu Faraj al-Libbi, the alleged Al-Qaeda number three and the mastermind behind two attempts to kill President Pervez Musharraf, officials said. Britain Prime Minister Tony Blair appeared on track to win a third straight term in power, as Britain prepared to vote in a general election that has called his integrity over Iraq into question. US A former Russian nuclear energy minister has been arrested in Switzerland at the request of authorities in the United States, where he is wanted on suspicion of money laundering, Swiss officials said. Egypt Egyptian riot police fired tear gas and clashed with demonstrators in several cities demanding an end to the "dicatorship" of President Hosni Mubarak, arresting more than 200 people, organizers said. Vatican Pope Benedict XVI departed from a prepared text to warn pilgrims gathered in Saint Peter's Square for his general audience against the temptations of the easy life. Norway A man suspected of involvement in the theft of Norwegian painter Edvard Munch's world-famous "The Scream" last year has been detained, in the fourth arrest in the case in a month, police said. Afghanistan US and Afghan troops backed by jets and helicopters killed around 20 suspected Taliban militants on the day that a new American commander took charge in the war-torn country, the US military said. Lebanon The head of a three-man UN team verifying the Syrian troop withdrawal from Lebanon said he is "satisfied" with their inspections so far and will take their time to complete the mission. Somalia Tuesday's deadly blast in a Mogadishu stadium was the result of an apparent failed attempt to assassinate transitional Somali prime minister Ali Mohamed Gedi, diplomatic sources said.