Israel's refusal to stop building Jewish homes in occupied East Jerusalem has provoked angry reactions at an Arab summit in Libya. Addressing the conference, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the position as madness. The UN Chief Ban Ki-moon urged Arab leaders to continue supporting American efforts to restart peace talks.

Thousands of supporters of the conservative Tea Party movement have gathered in the small desert town of Searchlight in the American state of Nevada. For a rally where they were addressed by the former republican, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Emilio San Pedro reports.

The choice of Searchlight as the place to kick off a nationwide tour aimed at defeating democrats who have supported President Obama's health care reforms is intentional. The small town of less than a thousand inhabitants is home to one of the Tea Party's prime targets for defeat in the November midterm congressional elections,the Senate Majority leader Harry Reid.But it's not only leading Democrats like Mr.Reid were facing a stiff challenge from the Tea Party and its supporters. Republicans seen as too moderate are facing the heat from the Tea Party too.

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Spain which currently holds a presidency of the European Union has lifted a ban, preventing a number of prominent Libyans from visiting most of western Europe. The ban was imposed on the initiative of Switzerland which was embroiled in a diplomatic row with Libya. The Libyans have been denied entry into the visa-free zone, set up by the Schengen agreement which includes Switzerland.