BBC News with David Austin

The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has holding a day of seperate talk with the Israeli and Palastian leaders.But there has been no sign of any progress on resuming Middle East peace negotiations.Both sides refused to give any ground on contensions issue of Israeli settlement building on the occupy territories.Our state department correspondent Kim Ghattas is travling with Mrs Clinton.A flying visit for Mr Cliton to the Middle East,but an essential one.She hold talk first with the Palestian President Mahmoud Abbas in Abu Dhabi then came to the Jerusalem to meet Israeli officials here.Her visit comes after several weeks of political turmoil.Mrs Clition was probably not looking for a breakthrough,but she did want to make sure that the process keeps moving forward even after a snail phase instead a fighting backwards.But there is no sign for now that neither the Palastian nor the Israel are really compromise on their position.

President Hamid Karzai's chanllenger in the Afgan presidential elections Doctor Abudullah Abudullah is expected to annouce on sunday whether he'll take part in the run-off vote.There has been a persistence speculation that Doctor Abudullah is planning to pull out the contest next weekend because of / aggrelaterl fraud.President Karzai has rejected Abudulla's demand that a number of election officials who / in the first be dismissed following widespread of allegations of corruption.

Three of politicians who played a key role in the fall of Berlin Wall and transfermation of Europe two decades ago have met at the ceremony in Berlin to mark the occasion.The former American President George Bush Senior,now 85 praised his former Soviet Union conterpart Mikhail Gorbachev for what he called a steadfastness in the phase of immense chanllenge.Today,we have a / appreciation,a tremendous pressure make our face and during that difficult time.And through all he stood firm,wihch is why he will aslo stand tall when the history of our time in office is finally written.

The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has addressed his ruling National Demoncratic Party.A speculation grows that his son, Gamal, is being groomed to succeed him.But the president gave no hints about any plans may have for the succession.Yolande Knell reports from Cairo.Just for you is the slogan of this year's NDP conference and President Mubarak laid out his party's plans for much needed improvments to healthcare,education and transportation,hoping to please ordinary Egyptians.His party is sensitive to opposition claims its elitist and the success of its recent economic reforms have failed to help the poor.Still though this hour long speech contained no clue to the answer of the biggest question dominating the Egypt political scene-who will succed Mr Mubarak in office? Yolande Knell reporting.

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