A round up of today's other stories in brief...
Israel must compromise, says Brown
British prime minister Gordon Brown travelled to the heart of Israel's democracy yesterday to issue a powerful plea for the country's leaders to seize the chance of a lasting peace by making compromises.
In the first speech by a British prime minister to the Israeli parliament, Mr Brown told the country's political elite that the "courageous leadership" running the Palestinian Authority offered Israel its best chance for peace in a generation.
He risked a rift with some Israeli leaders by calling on them to make three key compromises, including freezing and withdrawing from settlements in the occupied West Bank. - (Guardian service)
Royal Irish troops injured
Six members of the Royal Irish Regiment (RIR) serving in Afghanistan have been injured in an attack by the Taliban, writes Gerry Moriarty.
The attack happened in the Helmand province where the regiment is based along with members of the Territorial Army from Northern Ireland.
The families of the injured soldiers have been notified.
Malaria goal not likely to be met
LONDON - The UN's Millennium Development Goal to halt and reverse the increase in malaria by 2015 is unlikely to be met despite there being more funding than ever before.
An analysis by the Kenya Medical Research Institute in Nairobi found the global spend on malaria prevention of about $1 billion (€629 million) per year is well below what is required. Annual funding for malaria control stood at $1 billion in 2007, less than $1 per person at risk. - (Guardian service)
Zapatero less popular than ever
MADRID - Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's popularity has hit its lowest level as unemployment and defaults soar during an economic crisis he long said would never happen, a poll published yesterday showed.
Support for Mr Zapatero has fallen to 41 per cent, down 10 percentage points from a May survey, and down from 57 per cent in March when he was re-elected to a second term, according to the poll in the Expansionnewspaper. - (Reuters)