Radioactive agent found on Arafat clothing

The body of former Palestinian president Yasser Arafat may be exhumed after the discovery of traces of a radioactive agent on clothing he reportedly wore in his final days reignited a cauldron of conspiracy theories.

Mr Arafat's widow, who ordered the Swiss laboratory tests, called for her husband's body to be examined and his successor gave tentative approval for a post-mortem test.