A suspected Islamic militant who let off a bomb and two veiled women have been killed in separate attacks in the Egyptian capital Cairo. At least 10 people were injured in the two attacks including several foreigners. Police said the suspected militant was wanted in connection with an attack on tourists three weeks ago. From Cairo Hebber Sally reports.The story according to the Egyptian Interior Ministry is that Ehab Yousri Yassin was being pursued by police when he jumped off a bridge and onto a busy square next to the Egyptian museum. The ministry says a crude nail-filled bomb he was carrying exploded killing him and injuring bystanders. The ministry also says that 2 hours later Mr. Yassin’s sister and his fiancee shot at the back of a tourist bus in an area full of historical mosques. One of the women is then alleged to have shot the other, then killed herself.

    Investigators in Iraq say they've opened a mass grave south of Baghdad and removed the remains of 100 women and children believed from their clothing to be Kurds. Iraqi officials say there are nearly 300 suspected mass grave sites around the country, but this is only the second to be properly investigated. The evidence is expected to be used by a war crimes tribunal set up to hear charges against Saddam Hussein. Speaking at the grave site the Interim Iraqi human rights Minister Bakhtiar Amin gave more details.
“There are over 1,500 people buried here. They are mostly women and children. There are just 5 men. All others are women and children. They are Kurds from Kurdistan. We believe they are victims of the Anfal campaigns in 1988."

    The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued a sharp warning about the security situation in Iraq. He was speaking at a meeting in Istanbul of foreign ministers from Iraq and its neighbors. He urged all countries in the region and international organizations to work hard for stability. From Istanbul Johnny Diamond reports.

    Opening the meeting the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Iraq had become a safe haven for terror groups. The ministers described as vitally important establishment of security and stability and strongly condemned what they called terrorist acts within Iraq. Last week the United States alleged that Iran and Syria were failing to secure their borders with Iraq. The ministers in Istanbul said that there would be increased cooperation on border security.

    A west African delegation is in Togo in an effort to end the political turmoil following last Sunday's disputed presidential election. The delegation from the regional grouping ECOWAS met Togo’s interim president and said it also planned to meet opposition leaders. ECOWAS has appealed to both sides to hold talks. At least 20 people have been killed in the violence that followed the election of Faure Gnassingbe, whose father was president for nearly 40 years.

    Registration has begun in Afghanistan for candidates wishing to stand in national and provincial assembly elections due in September. During the next three weeks people can register to compete for posts in the lower house of parliament or in the provincial assemblies. But although election officials are eventually expecting 10,000 nominees, very few have registered so far. Speaking at a press conference in Kabul the head of the election commission said the problem seemed to be that people did not know where the registration centers were.

    Members of the Sudanese government and the former rebels of the SBLA have begun drafting a new constitution as part of the peace agreement to end more than 2 decades of civil war. The interim constitution will establish the framework for a 6-year transition period, following which the people of the south can vote on independence. From the Sudanese capital Kartoom JF.

    This constitutional commission was supposed to meet months ago but attempts to make the process more inclusive have held up proceedings. The two signatories to the peace deal, the national congress party and the southern SBLM have insisted on controlling nearly 2/3 of the commission's members. That's led to some political parties refusing to participate , saying that their voice won't be heard. Once the constitution has been ratified, former rebels will become ministers in a new government of national unity.

    Football, and Chelsea have won the English Premiership for the first time in 50 years. The London team clinched the title by beating Bolton by 2 goals to nil. Chelsea's rise to the top has been funded by the Russian oil billionaire Roman Abulamovic, who spent 500 million dollars on the club, buying some of the world's top players and the coach Jose Malinho.