* Jordan, Saudi Arabia warn against Palestinian infighting Saudi Arabia and Jordan cautioned Wednesday that a bloody conflict between Hamas and Fatah could hamper the creation of an independent Palestinian state.

* Ahern confirms Middle East role for Blair Tony Blair has already accepted a job as a Middle East envoy.

* Poll: Most Palestinians favor Iran nukes Iran’s potential acquisition of nuclear arms is favored by majorities in only Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Palestinian territories.

* Brown is UK’s new prime minister Labour leader Gordon Brown is the UK’s new prime minister after being asked to form a government by the Queen.

* Bolton: I’m ‘very worried’ for Israel Sanctions and diplomacy have failed and it may be too late for internal opposition to oust the Islamist regime.

* Turkish army backs Iraq incursion An armed incursion into northern Iraq is needed to crush Kurdish rebels based there.

* Saudi king arrives in Jordan on first visit in more than 25 years Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah arrived Wednesday in Jordan for talks on ways to restart Palestinian-Israeli peacemaking.

* Abbas orders fighters to disarm The Palestinian president has ordered all armed groups that are not part of government security forces, including those linked to his own Fatah movement, to disarm immediately.

* Analysis: Russia’s aggressive energy policy is bad news for Israel Amid the looming Turkish failure to preserve the secular nature of its democracy, it seems like global diplomacy is becoming more dictated by increased demand for cheap and efficient energy.

* Doctors back plan to store medical info under your skin Doctors could soon be storing essential medical information under the skin of their patients, the American Medical Association says.