Nearly one third of journalists now serving time in prisons around the world published their work on the internet, the second-largest category behind print journalists, the US committee to protect journalists said today.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II wants a program for the Middle East modelled after the Marshall Plan, which is credited with saving post-war Europe from economic and political disarray.

In his first personal foray into Middle East peace talks, President George Bush pledged today to “put as much time as necessary” into achieving peace between Israelis and Palestinians to help them live side by side.