• UK vow on military ties with France
Defence Secretary Liam Fox promised "closer co-operation" with the French
today as military budgets face being squeezed on both sides of the Channel.
• Israeli and Palestinian leaders face critics of talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned Friday from the resumption
of Mideast negotiations in Washington to confront internal opposition to his
peace moves, just as his Palestinian counterpart faced harsh criticism for
agreeing to the talks at all.
• Crowds attack home of Iranian opposition leader
Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of an Iranian opposition leader
with homemade bombs and beat one of his bodyguards unconscious, an
opposition website reported, in an apparent attempt to keep him from
attending a key rally today.
