From Newswire

• Libyan drops second appeal over Lockerbie bombing
• Poll shows Afghan vote headed for second round
• U.S. senator in Myanmar, may meet junta leader
• ICC prosecutor appealing Bemba's conditional release
• EU doubts missing ship was victim of pirates
• Somalia tells all visitors to seek government approval
• Medvedev, Merkel talk economy, human rights
• Palestinian Fatah elects new party assembly
• Taiwan leader says more than 500 dead in typhoon
• Hardline cleric urges tough stance on Iran detainees