United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan urged Israel to “do their utmost” to protect civilians after two Palestinian women were killed as they marched into a Gaza combat zone to help free gunmen besieged at a mosque.

BRITAIN is the 13th EU country to be affected by bird flu.

Young people were the latest to fall victim to the bird flu in Egypt, which announced today that a 16-year-old girl had died of the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus and an eight-year-old boy had tested positive.

Mick Channon hopes to strike while the iron is hot with Wovoka after the hard-working gelding defied top weight to take the cantorspreadfair.com Nursery at Newbury.

Compton Bolter could have his attentions turned towards hurdling this winter after ending his long wait for Group success with victory in the Dubai Duty Free Arc Trial at Newbury.

A man threw a grenade at police detectives and injured four before being shot dead by the officers near Beirut tonight, Lebanese security officials said.