EU Britain announced that it was shelving plans for a referendum on the EU constitution until its fate became clearer, driving another stake into the heart of the beleaguered treaty. Sudan The International Criminal Court has launched an inquiry into war crimes allegedly committed in Sudan's western Darfur region, prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo said. Nepal At least 53 people were killed and 40 wounded in southwestern Nepal when a powerful bomb ripped through a crowded passenger bus in one of the bloodiest attacks on civilians by suspected Maoist rebels since their revolt began nine years ago. Syria Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vowed to promote economic reform and fight corruption as the ruling Baath party opened its first congress in five years under fire from domestic and foreign critics. Lebanon The pro-Syrian Hezbollah coalition scored a landslide win in round two of Lebanon's elections and claimed a clear mandate for anti-Israel guerrillas to keep their weapons in defiance of international calls for disarmament. Mideast Police stormed into Jerusalem's disputed mosque compound after hundreds of Palestinians threw stones at a group of visiting Jews as Israel commemorated its capture of the entire holy city. AFPEntertainment Jurors were set to resume deliberations in Michael Jackson's child sex trial, a day after the embattled superstar checked into hospital complaining of back pain. ICoast At least four people were shot dead overnight in new ethnic clashes at Duekou in western Ivory Coast, following recent attacks which killed more than 70, residents and hospital sources said. Summer Olympics The International Olympic Committee is to issue its report card on the five cities bidding to host the 2012 Summer Olympics -- Paris, London, Madrid, New York and Moscow.