World -- September 11, 2005

• 30 militants killed, 60 captured in southern Afghanistan
• Bush faces new questions on relief
• Belarussian air force to be armed with Russian S-300 missile systems
• Cambodia to offer US$20,000 to US hurricane relief
• Feature: "unusual airlift of relief goods"

• Guantnamo hunger strikers pledge to die
• Indonesia plans to rise defense budget next year
• Indonesian President starts visit to US
• Iran says continuous riots in Iraq threat all countries
• Japan's ruling party leads as election nears

• Jordanian PM makes surprising visit to Baghdad
• Japan's lower house election kicks off
• Militants kidnap Italian journalist in Gaza
• Profile: Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak
• Powell admits pro-Iraq War speech 'a blot'

• Russia ignores appeal to refer Iran to UN Security Council
• Ukraine leader acts to form new gov't
• US pledges not to turn Gaza into big jail: Erekat
• US veterans get Chinese honorary citizenship