Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon had a quarter of his skull removed during a series of brain operations in early January and neurosurgeons are now considering further surgery next week to reattach it, the Jerusalem Post reported today.

Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon had a quarter of his skull removed during a series of brain operations in early January and neurosurgeons are now considering further surgery next week to reattach it, The Jerusalem Post reported today.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has insisted that the Gaza Strip evacuation will take place even if a proposed delay is approved, and said he has no plans for further withdrawals from the West Bank until the Palestinians take action against armed militants.

SIX more Palestinians were killed as Israeli forces pushed on with an unprecedented raid in southern Gaza despite criticism from the US and censure from the United Nations.

Former Daily Telegraph boss Conrad Black suffered a legal setback when a US federal judge upheld an agreement designed to prevent any interference with a committee investigating the finances of the company he once headed.

THE clock is ticking for hopeful bidders in Hollinger International’s £550 million-plus sale of the Daily Telegraph as a deadline looms this week.

Publishing giant Hollinger International is seeking more than $1.25bn (€1.05bn) in damages in an amended legal action against former Daily Telegraph boss Conrad Black and other former executives claiming new financial wrongdoing.

Embattled Conrad Black is to appeal against a ruling in a US court blocking a deal to sell control of his newspaper empire, which includes The Daily Telegraph, to British businessmen, the Barclay brothers.

Hollinger Inc. has sued its Chicago-based subsidiary, Hollinger International, to prevent it from blocking a proposed sale of a controlling interest in the publishing company.

A PALESTINIAN policeman yesterday blew himself up on a crowded bus outside Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's residence killing 10 passengers and wounding 50 bystanders.

THE billionaire Barclay brothers added the Daily Telegraph to their portfolio of British newspapers after agreeing a £260 million (€377m) takeover of Hollinger Inc.

Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon arrived home early today after cutting short a trip to India to consider his response to two Palestinian suicide bombings, as an official said options included invading Gaza or expelling Yasser Arafat.

ISRAELI Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday rejected any talk of dismantling Jewish settlements in the foreseeable future despite US calls for conciliatory gestures to advance a new Middle East peace plan.

US Forces claim to have found a plant in Iraq where weapons of mass destruction may have been made.

THE bus driver who was rammed

The bus driver who was rammed by Palestinian suicide bombers has spoken about the horrific scenes as his packed vehicle burst into flames.

The Palestine Liberation Organization has been evicted from its downtown Washington office for failure to pay rent.

Israel is heading for its lowest election turnout since 1973.

Ariel Sharon is maintaining a 20% lead over Ehud Barak in the battle to be Israeli Prime Minister, a new poll reveals.