An adviser to President Barack Obama warned Wednesday that Mitt Romney could set off tensions with China if elected, as the Republican challenger vowed a tough line on issues from trade to human rights.
A ceasefire between Israel and armed Palestinian groups in Gaza, negotiated with the help of Egypt, came into force early on Thursday, a Palestinian source told AFP.
Italy's Silvio Berlusconi said on Wednesday that he would not run again for the premiership at elections early next year and will hand his People of Freedom party over to a successor.
