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Roadside Bomb Kills Iraqi Governor Mohammed Ali al-Hassani was member of Iraq's largest Shi'ite political party Iran Shells Iraq's Kurdish Region Mountain village, Haji Umran, is a transit point for trade between the Kurdish regions of Iraq and Iran Airliner Burns at Okinawa Airport; Passengers, Crew Escape Television footage showed several explosions, at least one of which took place while passengers were still evacuating down emergency slides Peru Adds Troops in Quake-Hit Areas Troops are sent into affected towns following reports that shipments of relief supplies had been looted, tensions were rising among survivors Hurricane Dean Batters Jamaica, Moves Toward Yucatan Hurricane is moving away from Jamaica overnight, and is expected to pass just south of the Cayman Islands Israel Compensates Holocaust Survivors Ending Bitter Feud Agreement comes after embarrassing revelations that one third of 240,000 survivors are living in poverty Thailand Approves Constitution Rulers say country will hold elections in December to restore democratic rule following military coup last year Japan Signs Trade Agreement with Indonesia Economy Partnership Agreement has been under negotiation since 2005 and aims to gradually make more than 90 percent of the trade between the two countries tax-free Australian Fashion Show Promotes Islamic Culture Islamic fashion show 'My Dress, My Image, My Choice' aims to help non-Muslims understand more about Islamic culture Medical Group Says Access to Medical Help in Somalia Down Drastically Doctors Without Borders say 75 percent of the staff in Mogadishu hospitals have fled, people are terrified to leave their homes to get treatment