BBC News 2 September 2010 Last updated at 10:00 ET

Bid for Mid-East peace to beginMahmoud Abbas (left) and Benjamin Netanyahu

The first direct peace talks between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders in 20 months are to begin, despite fresh violence and the threat of more.

Waves at a beach on the coast of North CarolinaHurricane prompts US evacuations

Evacuations begin in areas of the US East Coast likely to be hit by Hurricane Earl, which has strengthened to a category four storm again.

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