A Gaza man says he has been duped into selling a valuable work by British graffiti artist Banksy for less than €165.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has donated US$50,000 to rebuild a United Nations school in Gaza which was damaged during this summer’s Israel-Hamas war, the UN said.

Nato agreed to resume normal relations with Russia today, seven months after it froze ties in response to Moscow's invasion of Georgia.

Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert promised today to bring home two soldiers captured by Hezbollah guerrillas.

Syria opposes the deployment of an international force along its border to prevent arms shipments to Hezbollah, and Israel is calling the situation in Lebanon “explosive”.