Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on June 28 that he believes Japan's future energy policy in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant will be the biggest point of contention in the next general election.

Seven civilians and six attackers were killed and eight others including two policemen were injured in the attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Afghan capital Kabul, Kabul deputy police chief Daud Amin said on June 29.

The US Senate has adopted a resolution, urging concerned parties to seek a peaceful, multilateral solution to disputes over the East Sea.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on June 27 that he is ready to step down after the passage of three key bills, including the second supplementary budget for reconstruction, a bond issuance bill and the renewable energy bill.

Indonesia will host a conference on Palestine this week to be attended by hundreds of participants from 30 countries, the Jakarta Post reported on June 28.

France will invest 1bn euros in nuclear power despite warnings after the Fukushima disaster in Japan, President Nicolas Sarkozy says.

Trade unions in Greece have begun a 48-hour general strike, hours after PM George Papandreou urged parliament to back an austerity package.

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant on June 27 for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and rebels trying to oust him said their forces had advanced to within 80 km (50 miles) of the capital.

Two suspected US drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal region killed six suspected militants and 13 people respectively on June 27, intelligence officials told CNN.

British business hopes to sign deals worth more than £1 billion when the Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao meets David Cameron at Downing Street later.