Israeli PM in nuclear arms hint Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert appears to have come close to admitting that his country has nuclear weapons.

Germany’s Merkel condemns Iranian Holocaust conference German Chancellor Angela Merkel strongly condemned an Iranian-hosted conference debating whether the Holocaust occurred.

Annan chides US in final speech Kofi Annan has made his final speech as UN secretary general, calling on the US not to lose sight of its core principles in its fight on terror.

Sixty killed in Baghdad suicide truck bombing A suicide bomber targeting laborers killed 60 people Tuesday in Baghdad and wounded 220 others.

Gaza rivals lurch toward civil war as children are killed in school run ‘hit’ Rival factions of the Palestinian movement seemed set for a bloody confrontation last night after the drive-by shooting of three Palestinian children.

Arab League hopes for Beirut deal The Arab League is trying to broker an agreement between the pro-Syrian and pro-Western camps in Lebanon to try to form a government of national unity.

Iran conference attendee: Holocaust an enormous lie Iran staged a conference on Monday to debate the Holocaust and question whether Nazi Germany used gas chambers.

Ethiopia deadline to quit Somalia Somalia’s powerful Islamist group has given Ethiopian troops a week to leave the country or face a “major attack”.

Cyprus veto still looms over EU-Turkey talks Turkey’s EU accession talks remain highly fragile despite Monday’s foreign ministers’ decision to continue the bulk of chapters in Ankara’s negotiating book.

Why are Jews at the ‘Holocaust denial’ conference? Why are Jews attending a conference on the Holocaust in Tehran at which star guests include deniers of the genocide?