Jason Koutsoukis, Jerusalem
Israel will extend a freeze on construction of Jewish settlements in the West Bank to keep alive the fledgling peace talks with the Palestinians..
Rob Crilly, Islamabad
Pakistan's President warns that his country's survival is threatened by the twin forces of extremism and flooding as militants launched their third big attack in less than a week..
Paola Totaro, Paris
The sniff of a new revolution is in the air after thousands of French workers downed tools and took to the streets in protest at the raising of the retirement age..
Anthony Faiola, Geneva
Scientists at the world's most ambitious research centre are puzzling out the questions of the universe. But they are also facing a far more earthly conundrum: how to pay the bills..
