MAOZ ESTHER, West Bank (AP) — Israeli security forces demolished a minor Jewish settlement outpost in the West Bank on Thursday, three days after President Barack Obama told visiting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he must halt settlement activity.

Prisons inspector brands Parkhurst a failing jail, lacking basic levels of safety and decency

Sri Lankan government blocks access to camps in which thousands could face two years behind razor wire.

Mr Rajapaksa made the announcement in a speech to the country’s parliament, a day after the army said rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran had been killed.

The pace of home demolitions in Arab East Jerusalem appears to be increasing under the city’s new mayor, an Israeli rights group has warned.

Civilians say Tamil Tigers fired at those who fled. Witnesses saw victims of phosphorus bombs.