1 Iraq violence: A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a police checkpoint south of Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing at least 11 people, officials said, the latest episode in an uptick in violence in the run-up to next week's parliamentary elections. Pakistani warplanes attacked insurgent hideouts in the tribal region near the Afghan border, killing 37 suspected militants and wounding 18, army officials said Thursday, as authorities hold peace negotiations with the Taliban. The case has fanned contention about Chinese people's legal claims for losses and suffering during Japan's brutal occupation, which erupted into full-fledged war starting in 1937. The Shanghai maritime court ordered the seizing of the bulk carrier, on Saturday after ruling that the owner, Mitsui O.S.K.