1. Olmert advocates Israeli pullouts

Ehud Olmert, Israel's outgoing prime minister, has said that Israel will have to leave much of east Jerusalem and allow Palestinians to form a state equal in size to the area of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

29/09/2008

2. Odierno replaces Petraeus in Iraq

General Ray Odierno, a US military commander known for his aggressive tactics, has taken command of US-led forces in Iraq, replacing General David Petraeus.

16/09/2008

3. Olmert: 'No pogroms' against Arabs

Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, has likened a rampage by armed Jewish settlers in a Palestinian village to a "pogrom" and said Israel would not tolerate such attacks in the occupied West Bank.

15/09/2008

4. Optimism over Zimbabwe talks

Zimbabwe's ruling and opposition leaders have said they are making progress in a new round of power-sharing talks.

10/09/2008

5. Ousted Mauritanian PM re-arrested

Mauritanian police have re-arrested recently ousted prime minister in the northern town of Nouadhibou, political parties who support the ousted regime have said.

22/08/2008