Federal prosecutors in the United States rejected 87 percent of international terrorism cases brought by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) during the first nine months of fiscal year 2006, the USA Today newspaper reported on Monday.

An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier was lightly wounded on Monday afternoon in a suicide bombing in the town of Beit Hanun in northern Gaza Strip, Israel's Ha'aretz reported on its website.

Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said Monday President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) would only discuss non-military issues in a meeting with US President Bush scheduled for later this month.

Shiites across Iraq have rejoiced at Saddam's death verdict, but the country's outraged Sunnis slammed it as purely a political showcase.

Sri lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has appointed an 8-member panel to probe violations of human rights reported in the island, the Minister for Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe said Monday.

A Palestinian woman blew herself up among a group of Israeli soldiers in northern Gaza Strip Monday afternoon, wounding at least one soldier, Palestinian security sources and witnesses said.

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso and visiting senior U.S. diplomats agreed on Monday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) should abandon all nuclear programs in line with U.N. resolutions and that U.N. and Japanese sanctions would remain in place even after the meeting started.

Leftist Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega, a U.S. Cold War foe, is heading for victory in Nicaragua's presidential elections, with a partial count on Monday giving him a lead strong enough to return to power.

Pakistani Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam said on Monday that it is time to make forward movement towards resolution of outstanding disputes between Pakistan and India, including the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir in the composite dialogue process.

Thailand's Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont Monday ordered that assistance and rehabilitation work for the flood victims must be completed in all flood-ravaged areas within three months.