WORLD / America
· Blair takes on hard job as Mideast envoy
· N.Korea, IAEA to discuss reactor shutdown
· Olmert promises to release 250 prisoners
· Castro says Bush 'authorized' his death
· Scholars urge Bush to ban use of torture
· Interest tax likely to be suspended soon
· US calls for Japan sex slave apology
· Inflows of hot money to be curbed
· Lightning, rainstorms kills 48 in China
· Tougher penalty sought for emergency cover-ups