Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish leaders today called for an end to Iraq’s sectarian conflict and vowed to track down those responsible for the war’s deadliest attack.

ISRAELIS and Palestinians far from yesterday's summit in Egypt expressed doubts whether a ceasefire declared by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and President Mahmoud Abbas could end four years of bloodshed.

Former US Secretary of State Dr Henry Kissinger says only the complete destruction of the Taliban and Osama bin Laden's al Qaida terrorist network could safeguard world security.