A second draft agreement circulated on Wednesday at the review conference of the Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is gutted of all dates in the disarmament action plan, a change likely to dismay non-nuclear weapon states, which have called on the nuclear 'haves' to set clear benchmarks for the elimination of atomic weapons. The previous draft called on atomic-weapon states to meet no later than 2011 to discuss how to move forward on nuclear disarmament, after which time United Nations Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon would convene an international conference some time in 2014 to make further progress. (UN-NPT) HOUSTON -- British oil giant BP said on Wednesday it hopes to start a technology known as 'top kill' on Sunday or early next week to stop the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The so-called 'top kill' is a two-step process where first, plugging agents are pumped into the blowout preventer to stop the flow. If successful, it will be followed by either heavy mud or cement that increases the hydrostatic head on the well, stopping the flow of the well. (BP-Oil Spill) LIMA -- There has been no casualty report in the 6.4-magnitude earthquake that jolted northern Peru early Wednesday, local authorities said. According to the local authorities, some buildings in the historical center of Chachapoyas City, capital of Amazonas province, were affected in the earthquake. (Peru-Earthquake) BAGHDAD -- Car bomb and roadside bomb explosions hit Iraq's central province of Babil Wednesday, killing five and wounding 20, a local police source said. The two blasts hit a bus stop in Al-Museib city, 40 km north of the provincial capital city of Hilla, killing 5 people and wounding at least 20 others, said the source on condition of anonymity. (Iraq-Explosions) 