World -- October 12, 2005

• ASEAN deepens relationship with dialogue partners
• Abbas-Sharon summit possible after Ramadan
• Cambodia, US sign MOU for promoting cooperation in health, avian influenza
• Death toll rises to 23,000: Pakistan PM
• European leaders congratulate Merkel on chancellorship

• EU, Balkan states impose ban on poultry imports from Turkey
• Indonesian police arrest man suspected of link with Bali blasts
• Iranian president voices hope for successful Iraqi referendum
• Japan lower house approves post privatization plan
• Japan to offer 20 million dollars aid for Pakistan quake relief

• Japan's Kyodo News reports Shenzhou-VI launch
• Key 94' genocide suspect wants to meet ex-UN chief Ghali
• Liberia holds first general elections after end of 14 years civil war
• Liberians vote for first president after bloody civil war
• Rescuers battle on as world rushes to aid quake-hit Pakistan

• Russia seeks more active role in Southeast Asia
• US deploys 9th interceptor missile
• US military considers active-duty force for relief efforts
• Zambia's poverty level drops in past 6 years