A declaration of principle to "fight nuclear terrorism" was agreed on late Monday at the close of a conference in the Moroccan capital Rabat, calling for concerted international efforts to prevent nuclear terrorism.

A senior expert from the World Trade Organization (WTO) is visiting Nepal on Nov. 2, in a bid to assess Nepal's progress as a WTO member.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday outlined boosting economic development, improving education and reducing poverty as his priorities in his second term.

Ecuador has joined a Latin American group which rejects the United States' plan to build a wall along its border with Mexico in a bid to halt illegal immigration, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

Australian Prime Minister John Howard Wednesday expressed Australia's support to the Fijian government over the crisis after Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase sought the dismissal of the country's military commander Frank Bainimarama.

Brazil's air traffic crisis was aggravated on Tuesday when at least 120 flights were delayed in Sao Paulo's airport.

Romanian President Traian Basescu proposed on Tuesday developing new pipelines to transport oil from the Caspian Basin to the European Union (EU) states so as to reduce dependence on Russia's energy supplies.

Although Costa Rica's poverty level has reduced by one percent, the country's inequality has increased, the country's National Statistics and Census Institute said on Tuesday.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said on Wednesday it has decided to return to the six- party talks, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.

The Sudanese government reiterated on Tuesday that it is opposed to deploying UN peacekeeping forces in its Darfur region, as the step could worsen the situation there.