A Saudi passenger wielding a gun tried to hijack a Saudi Arabian Airlines jet today, but security forces on board arrested him.

Bill Clinton has asked Nigeria to spare the life of a mother condemned to death by stoning.

A Palestinian gunman shot by Israeli troops bled to death before reaching a hospital, his militant group said, as more talks between both sides were planned for later today.

Thousands of Palestinians gathered today for the funeral of Faisal Husseini, who dedicated his life to coexistence with Israel and Palestinian control over traditionally Arab parts of Jerusalem.

Palestinians were preparing a mass funeral procession through the West Bank today for Faisal Husseini, the top Palestinian official in Jerusalem, who died earlier of a heart attack during a visit to Kuwait.

Israeli and Palestinian security chiefs had their second US brokered meeting overnight, but the death of a leading Palestinian moderate and the killing of an Israeli motorist in the West Bank today overshadowed sputtering truce efforts.