Israeli troops backed by tanks retook all of Hebron today – blindfolding Palestinian suspects and herding them into army buses – after gunmen lured security forces into a dead-end alley and killed 12 with a barrage of bullets and grenades.

Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez returned triumphantly to office two days after he was ousted and arrested by Venezuela’s military, raising his fist in the air as he greeted supporters and reclaimed the presidential palace today.