palestinian leader yasser arafat said saturday he will set a date for general elections `` immediately '' after a round of municipal elections in the palestinian areas this winter .

Short summary: arafat says he plans to set date for general elections immediately after municipal voting this winter


israel 's prime minister on thursday rejected u.s. calls to halt construction in disputed east jerusalem , clouding a new peace mission by washington 's mideast envoy .

Short summary: israel rejects us calls for east jerusalem freeze


former vice president al gore and a united nations panel that monitors climate change were jointly awarded the nobel peace prize friday for their work educating the world about global warming and pressing for political action to control it .

Short summary: gore u.n. panel share nobel peace prize


fiery union leader amir peretz won a stunning victory thursday over elder statesman shimon peres in the race to lead israel 's labor party _ a vote that could bring down prime minister ariel sharon 's shaky coalition and propel the country into early elections .

Short summary:
israeli union leader upsets peres to win labor leadership contest