AP - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama stepped into the thicket of Mideast politics Wednesday, declaring that neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians are strong enough internally to make the bold concessions necessary for peace.

AFP - Hollywood actor Christian Bale, star of the new Batman film "The Dark Knight", was arrested over allegations he attacked his mother and sister, police said Tuesday.

AP - India's government survived a hotly contested confidence vote Tuesday, clearing the way for it to finalize a landmark nuclear energy deal with the United States.

AP - And then there was one. Serbian authorities made a startling disclosure Tuesday in describing the arrest of Karadzic: They basically stumbled across him while searching for Mladic, a far more brazen figure who -- up until a few years ago -- reportedly made daring forays into downtown Belgrade.

AP - Someone had fun tinkering with the airline board at the old, disused terminal at Baghdad International Airport. It advertises a "special flight" on Japan Airlines from Basra to Sydney, Australia, while a flight from Baghdad to Mexico City is "delayed."

AP - Radovan Karadzic grew a long, white beard to conceal his identity and even managed to openly practice alternative medicine while in hiding, officials said Tuesday in revealing details of the war crimes fugitive's capture after a decade on the run.

AP - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama stepped into the thicket of Mideast politics Wednesday, declaring that neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians are strong enough internally to make the bold concessions necessary for peace.

AFP - An Indian-born surgeon linked to the deaths of more than a dozen patients in Australia appeared in court on Monday to face a string of charges including manslaughter, court officials said.

AP - China's Xinhua News Agency says foreign ministers of the six countries involved in North Korea nuclear disarmament talks will meet in Singapore this week.

Reuters - Zimbabwe's ruling party and the opposition will begin negotiations on Tuesday on a power-sharing deal that could end a political crisis, an official for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change said.

AP - India's government faces a too-close-to-call confidence vote Tuesday that could scuttle a landmark nuclear energy accord with the United States and lead to early elections.

AP - The judge in the first American war crimes trial since World War II barred evidence that interrogators obtained from Osama bin Laden's driver, ruling he was subjected to "highly coercive" conditions in Afghanistan.