* Gazans pull kids from Hamas camp Some Palestinian parents in the Gaza Strip are up in arms over Hamas summer camps which are being used to train children on the use of weapons and other military equipment.

* Russia issues new missile threat Russia has raised the idea of basing new missile forces in Kaliningrad, close to Poland and Lithuania.

* Sarkozy meets with Middle East leaders in Paris New French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his government were holding a flurry of meetings Wednesday on the Middle East, hosting King Abdullah II of Jordan and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.

* Fatah and Hamas Searching for Ways to Collaborate Again Despite the complete Hamas takeover of Gaza and the Fatah suppression of Hamas in Judea and Samaria, the two Palestinian Authority terrorist organizations may be moving towards a renewed cooperation.

* EU plans tougher security checks on all entrants Millions of air passengers could be tracked across Europe under security proposals unveiled in Brussels yesterday.

* Euro skirts with record high, pound hits 26-year peak The euro climbed close to its record high against the dollar on Tuesday while the pound hit a 26-year peak against the US currency on worries over the US housing market and interest-rate differentials, dealers said.

* Syria says ready for unconditional talks with Israel Syrian foreign minister Walid Muallem said Tuesday that Damascus is ready to resume unconditional peace talks with Israel, at a press conference with his Danish counterpart, Per Stig Moeller.

* No timetable set for African unity African nations failed to reach a firm timetable on steps towards a so-called United States of Africa after leaders were deeply divided over the issue at a three-day summit in Ghana.

* Rightists plan new illegal outposts Settlers prepare to establish five new illegal outposts in West Bank in response to decision to exclude Eitam hill from Gush Etzion.

* Iran heaps scorn on U.S. claim of Hezbollah in Iraq An Iranian official slammed what he called “ridiculous and false claims” from U.S. officials about the “arrest of a foreign citizen in Iraq and his relation with Iran.”