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The Israeli foreign ministry says Israel is cutting all contact with the United Nations Human Rights Council after it condemned Jewish settlement building in the West Bank and decided to
set up
a committee to investigate the issue. A foreign ministry spokesman said that Israel would not allow any mission from the Human Rights Council to enter Israel or the West Bank.
A member of the Nato-led forces in Afghanistan has been shot dead by a man dressed in Afghan police uniform in the east of the country. An Isaf spokesman said the incident happened at a police
checkpoint
. Earlier in a separate incident in the southern province of Helmand, two British soldiers were killed by a man in Afghan army uniform. The attacker died when coalition forces returned fire. Unofficial reports suggest the incident was inside a military base in Helmand province.
The German car maker BMW is
recalling
1.3 million cars worldwide due to a battery fault that could result in electrical problems or even a fire. From Berlin, Stephen Evans reports.
The luxury car maker said it was recalling all its middle of the range Series 5 and Series 6 models built from 2003 until 2010. The problem is a cover on a cable, which may have been badly fitted so leading to the electrical system not working properly and perhaps even to a fire. But BMW emphasised that it knows of no cases where there have been car crashes or people injuring themselves.