* US Navy shows force off Iranian coast The US Navy staged its latest show of military force off the Iranian coastline on Wednesday.

* Palestinian leaders in Gaza talks Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has held talks in Gaza with Ismail Haniya, the prime minister.

* Gaza: IAF hits two ammunition depots overnight Tuesday A Kassam rocket landed in an open western Negev field Wednesday morning, causing no casualties or damage to property.

* Exodus from Lebanon camp continues Thousands of Palestinian refugees have fled the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon after a ceasefire between Fatah al-Islam and the Lebanese army created a safe route out.

* Bush declassifies Bin Laden intelligence US President George W. Bush on Wednesday will point to US intelligence asserting that Osama bin Laden ordered a top lieutenant in early 2005 to form a terrorist unit to hit targets outside Iraq.

* Noah’s Ark rebuilt to show climate change threat Noah’s Ark, built to save humanity and the animal kingdom in the face of a great flood, is being reconstructed in model form on Mount Ararat.

* 25% of Muslim teens: Suicide attacks ok One in four younger US Muslims say suicide bombings to defend their religion are acceptable at least in some circumstances.

* Festival of Shavuoth The Festival of Shavuoth, although a one-day festival, really began with the conclusion of the first day of Passover, some fifty days earlier.

* All eyes on Sarkozy during first Brussels visit French president Nicolas Sarkozy is to travel to Brussels today to discuss France’s vision for a new treaty for the bloc.

* China warning over Darfur sanctions International sanctions against Sudan over the conflict in Darfur would only raise the level of confrontation and prolong the suffering of refugees.