
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas has met for a summit in the northeast Brazilian city of Recife.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai´s re-election last month has been approved by the UN General Assembly. The UN declared on Monday the election had been credible and sound.

Israel has briefly eased its tight blockade of the Gaza Strip to ship in thousands of cattle ahead of a major Muslim holiday.

Palestinian activists have managed to remove a segment of an Israeli-built barrier in the West Bank village of Qalandiya.