Deep inside the plucky country (The Australian)
IN a land of stark, powerful and sometimes bizarre images, as Israel is, perhaps the most ghostly for an Australian are the countless gum trees that populate Israel, the north especially.

Krishna's reincarnation in Orissa (New Kerala)
Bargah (Orissa), Jan 17 : In a unique and rare form of festivity, the remote Bargah town in Orissa is transformed into the world's largest open-air theatre as episodes from the life of Lord Krishna enthrall audience.

Israeli settlements defy peace process: Bernier (Canada.com)
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Canadian Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier told his Palestinian hosts Sunday that he intends to tell Israel that "any new settlements were contrary to the peace process."