AIN AL HILWEH CAMP (AP) — A Palestinian security force fanned out in two neighbourhoods of this refugee camp in southern Lebanon Wednesday to prevent a renewal of clashes between Islamists and Lebanese troops that have so far claimed three lives.

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) — Republican candidates for US president agreed on Tuesday that Iran must not develop nuclear weapons, even if a tactical nuclear strike is needed to stop Tehran, and accused Democrats of being soft on the issue.

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sought to calm speculation in Israel that war with Syria could erupt soon, saying on Wednesday he wanted peace with Damascus and to avoid any miscalculations that could lead to hostilities.