Yasser Arafat’s nephew, who has called for an investigation into the Palestinian leader’s death in France, can have access to his medical records, officials said today.

THE United States has vetoed an Arab-backed resolution demanding Israel immediately end military operations in the northern Gaza Strip and withdraw its troops, saying the measure was “lopsided and unbalanced” and “absolves terrorists in the Middle East”.

The United States has vetoed an Arab-backed resolution demanding Israel immediately end military operations in the northern Gaza Strip and withdraw its troops, saying the measure was “lopsided and unbalanced” and “absolves terrorists in the Middle East".

The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding that Israel comply with a world court decision and tear down the barrier it is building to seal off the West Bank.

Palestinians were trying to rally the EU to support a UN resolution today demanding that Israel accept a world court ruling and tear down the barrier it is building to seal off the West Bank.

THE United Nations General Assembly demanded yesterday that Israel halt building work on a barrier jutting deep into the West Bank and pull down the section already built.

The UN General Assembly passed a resolution demanding that Israel halt threats to expel Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat but also condemning suicide bombings by Palestinians.

The Palestinian UN observer has demanded the world condemn Israel for "obstructing" a fact-finding team investigate Israel's attack on the Jenin refugee camp.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged Israel to stop its assault on Yasser Arafat’s headquarters, saying destroying it will not bring peace.