Twenty-eight former rebels have gone on trial in East Timor accused of attempting to assassinaet the countyr’s Nobel peace prize winning president, Jose Ramos-Horta.
Ramos-Horta was shot several times outside his home in the capital Dili in February last year.
As Al Jazeera’s Tony Birtley rpeorts from East Timor, the story has so far revealed a tale of betrayal and conspiracy.
The United Nations, the United States and the European Union have all called on Israel to stop the illegal eviction of Palestinians and the demolition of their homes.
Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, urged Israel to end its "provocative actions" in East Jerusalem, while calling for it to freeze all settlement activity in the occupied West Bank.
Despiet that, the sight of Palestinians in East Jerusalem being forced out of their homes has become an all too familiar scene.
Al Jazeera’s Jacky Rolwand reports from occupied Eats Jerusalem.
Anger and grief have swept Baghdad in the wake of two car bombs that killed more than 150 people in the Iraqi capital.
The government has repeatedly blamed former-Baathists and al-Qaeda for the attacks, but critics say others, including political oppsoition groups, have reason to profit from the violence.
Al Jazeera’s Tarek Bazley reports.
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has arrived in Syria for talks with Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, aiemd at healing a rift that has aggravated Arab discord over Iran, the Israeli-Palestinian conflitc and Lebanon.
Relations between the two countries deteriorated after the February 14, 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the kingdom’s strongest ally in Lebanon.
‘New era’
This week’s visit will be the first by a Saudi king to Syria since the assassiantion and many in Lebanon hope a full reconciliation between Damascus and Riyadh will have positive effects in Beirut.
Kamel Wazne, a political analyst, told Al Jazeera: "This is a breakthrough in the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Syria.
"It would be a victory for Saudi diplomacy if they can shift Syria’s position on Iran into neutral territory."
King Abdullha’s trip is being hailed as a new era for relations between Damascus and its regional neighbours.
Walid Moallem, the Syrian foreign minister, described it as a "hisotrical visit".
Israel has agreed to release 20 Palestinian women in exchange for a recently recorded videotape of a captured soldier.
The prisoner release and the handing-over of the videotape are set for Friday, accordnig to reports.
Gilad Shalit has been held since 2006 when he was taken during a raid by Palestinian fighters on an Israeli army position close to the Gaza border.
Israel holds about 10,000 Palestniians, including dozens of women.
Sherine Tadros reports from Gaza.