Tyrone's Division One Football League game with Cavan has been postponed because of a waterlogged pitch.

After a series of pitch inspections, the decision to call off the game was eventually taken only 64 minutes before the scheduled throw-in.
Referee David Gough confirmed the Division One game was off shortly after inspecting the pitch following his arrival at Omagh.
By that stage, the Cavan team and fans from both counties had already arrived.
Heavy rain, which fell between 10:00 GMT and noon, left pools of water on the surface, and it was clear long before the official pitch inspection that there would be no action.
The NHL Division 3A tie between Tyrone and Donegal which was to have been the curtain-raiser was switched to Carrickmore, but that too was called off due to an unplayable pitch.
"There are at least seven visible puddles on it but about 40% of the pitch is under water. It's what you can't see is just as dangerous as what is there, so it would be unsafe for any of the players to be playing on it," said referee Gough.
"The safety of the players is paramount, so we just call it off and leave it for Croke Park to make the decision on when they will play the game."
Tyrone PRO Eunan Lindsay said both games had looked likely to proceed prior to the downpour.
"Up as far as 10 this morning, it looked to all systems go, and the club here were confident that they could have taken two games," said Lindsay.
"But the strength and the length of the shower left puddles on the pitch in several places and, in the interest of player safety, David Gough made the right decision."


The centre of academic life at most universities is the library.

The rows and rows of dusty, hastily-mended bound books and journals hint at a vast world of knowledge and draw a link between generations of students who have roamed the halls.
But students in the engineering department at the University of Texas in San Antonio (UTSA) do not get that experience. Instead, they download whatever they want to any one of the terminals or their laptops.
In September, the UTSA opened the first completely bookless library on a university campus in the US.
The sleek glass library seats 80 people and holds 425,000 e-books and 18,000 e-journal subscriptions. And there is no need to share because all these budding engineers can read the same text at the same time.
Seismic shift
"With better search tools and an increase in the availability of digital content, finding information has become easier," says Krisellen Maloney, dean of libraries at UTSA. "Typically, we find more information than we need."
The UTSA library is part of a trend.
In 2000, Kansas State University opened an electronic library, but kept some reference books, An earlier this year, Stanford University removed all but 10,000 printed volumes from its engineering library.
At the same time, despite the stigmas attached, more online-only educational facilities are springing up.
And even now, children in some of the poorest parts of the world who could never afford an Oxbridge or Ivy League education can watch lectures from those classes on their computers.
Higher education across the world is undergoing a seismic technological shift, which is changing the conventional thinking on what constitutes getting a degree.
'Struggling'
Students at UTSA have embraced their all-digital library, and even created a YouTube video about the experience.
"The space we had for the library was limited, so we prioritised the needs and decided that an increase in study and collaboration space was more important than space for books," says Ms Maloney.
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Library staff are now free to spend more time helping the students with queries rather than keep tracking and reshelving the books.
And the library plans to offer pre-loaded collections of texts on iPads and e-readers for students to check out and take home.
But academic publishers have been slow to embrace digital models of publishing, and for good reason. Educational textbooks are worth around $8bn (Â£5bn) a year in the US alone.
Most students will remember their eyes watering when told they must buy the latest edition of an obscure textbook for a course - which happens to be available at full price from the shop across the road.
So textbook publishers and booksellers have not been keen to kill the golden goose, and this has made it harder for innovators like the UTSA to stock every book they need.
"The business models in publishing are changing but, in some cases, there continues to be a print bias," Ms Maloney says.
"Some publishers have been slow to make all of their information available in electronic format."
The Texan engineering library has a back-up paging service to have paper copies of journals sent over, but this has been used only a few times so far.
Revenues lost
The problem for the academic publishers is, of course, that they cannot charge the same price for e-books as for physical books.
"Most of the academic publishers' business models are based particularly on first-year undergraduate textbook sales," says David Prescott, head of sales at Blackwell's, one of the biggest academic booksellers in the UK.
"That model is still with us because the publishers are struggling to find an alternative."
Digital books can also be shared and copied. Instead of 30 books for 30 students, the publishers are facing a drop in sales to one - or none.
And that will affect the traditional campus bookseller too.
"We have to find a niche in the supply chain to make sure we are still relevant," Mr Prescott says.
Sites like the student-run Textbook Revolution aim to compile all the free resources available online to undercut the big publishers, including textbooks as PDF files.
Still, the industry is fighting back. The Follett Higher Education Group has initiatives like Rent-A-Text, which preserves at least some of the returns of the paper model, and its CafeScribe e-book store and social network.
Mr Prescott is also hopeful about Blio, an e-reading application that mimics much of the colour and flexibility of print - like the ability to share and highlight text.
Streamed lectures
While the business model of academic publishers is being undermined, the university campus as a centre of learning is also under attack.
In the US, Arizona is the heart of the online education industry. The University of Phoenix is the largest private university in North America, with 470,800 students enrolled, and a huge chunk of that is through its extensive online degree programme.
Many such for-profit private universities have been criticised for accepting anyone and for lacking quality standards, but this education sector continues to grow.
The Thunderbird School of Global Management, based in Glendale, has an MBA programme that lasts almost two years and most of the work is done over the internet.
Besides the libraries, most sober students take away fond memories with at least one inspirational lecturer or tutor in their universities.
But how does that change if your lectures are online?
Universities themselves have rushed to put their lectures online. On iTunes, you can now get audio lectures from Oxford, Harvard and MIT on subjects ranging from the postmodern Russian novel to the history of biodiversity in Madagascar.
The San Francisco-based website Academic Earth has video recordings of many of the finest lectures at these schools - for free.
The top-rated course recently was a computer science course in the basics of machine learning and statistical pattern recognition at Stanford.
What does it mean when a kid in Chile can cheaply download a formerly very expensive book or a Kenyan entrepreneur can absorb Cambridge's engineering degree on her phone?
This is especially pertinent in the UK with the expected surge in the cost of higher education.
Better teaching?
Educators prefer to discuss how technology is making it easier to focus on the educating.
"Digital technologies and the availability of digital content have allowed us to focus our teaching activities on higher-order skills, and this trend seems to be playing out in other aspects of higher education," Ms Maloney says.
For example, with lectures posted online to be watched at leisure, teachers can spend their classroom time instead in more indepth discussions or one-on-one tutorials.
"Research has shown that environments that combine digital and in-person are the most effective in terms of student learning," she adds.
"There is plenty of work to be done before the university can transition to a completely digital library," she says.


Top seed Rajiv Ouseph clinched his seventh successive English National Championships title with a comfortable win over Sam Parsons in Milton Keynes.

The 27-year-old beat eighth seed Parsons 21-9 21-8 in 28 minutes.
Defending champion Sarah Walker also retained her title, with an 18-21 21-9 21-17 win over Jersey's Elizabeth Cann.
Chris Adcock and wife Gabby both took two titles, their mixed doubles triumph courtesy of a 21-18 21-16 victory over Chris Langridge and Heather Olver.
Gabby joined Lauren Smith to win the women's doubles, while Chris teamed up with Andy Ellis to win the men's doubles.
Londoner Ouseph looked in imperious form as he triumphed against England Under-19 champion Parsons to move closer to Darren Hall's record of 10 titles.
Ouseph said: "I would like to carry on to the Rio Olympics, which would mean I could get to nine, but I'll just take it a year at a time."


The UK economy will slow down sharply over the next couple of years says the European Commission.

Its latest forecast says the UK economy will grow by just 1.5% this year and by 1.2% in 2018, compared to 2% last year.
The Commission says the slowdown is prompted by uncertainty following last June's Brexit vote in the UK.
By contrast, the eurozone of 19 countries is predicted to grow faster than the UK, by 1.6% this year and 1.8% the next.
However the latest forecasts by the Commission, for both the UK and the eurozone, represent an improvement on its previous one made last November, which suggested that the UK would grow by just 1% this year.
Explaining its view, the Commission said: "Business investment is likely to be adversely affected by persisting uncertainty while private consumption growth is projected to weaken as growth in real disposable income declines."
Inflation is also predicted to rise this year in the eurozone, reaching an annual rate of 1.%, up from just 0.2% in 2016.
The view of the Commission on the UK was shared recently by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR).
Earlier this month it also predicted an economic slowdown in the UK, with the country growing by 1.7% this year and 1.9% in 2018.


Paramedics and nursery staff could not have been expected to assess the worsening condition of a choking baby, an inquest has heard.

Nine-month-old Millie Thompson died after she was given lunch at a nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester.
An inquest at Oldham Magistrates' Court heard the main airway of her lung became blocked, leading to her death last October.
An expert witness told the hearing she suffered an uncommon complication.
Dr Ian Maconochie said air became trapped between the lung and chest wall as she choked at Ramillies Private Day Nursery.
He said the only effective treatment was to put a needle in the chest to release the pressure.
Paramedics were trained to carry out the procedure, but it would have been difficult to diagnose in a child of Millie's age and in the circumstances.
Another specialist said the situation would have been "exacerbated" by air in her lungs.
Robert Downes, a specialist in sudden child deaths, said it would have been "very difficult" to diagnose the developing situation "unless one had access to X-ray."
Mr Downes said paramedics "receive training, but they are not doctors".
The hearing was told a paramedic used a bag and mask to breathe air into her lungs after staff carried out first aid, including back slaps.
He said paediatric first aid training would not cover the level of expertise needed to spot the deterioration in what was "a rare event."
Pathologist Melanie Newbould said Millie had died of cardiac arrest as a result of choking.
Two members of staff at the nursery gave first aid before an ambulance arrived.
A police investigation took place but no criminal offences were committed, the inquest was told.
The inquest continues.


Fifty World War Two veterans have been honoured by the Russian Embassy for their part in transporting crucial supplies to Russia.

Counsellor of The Russian Embassy, Sergey Nalobin, presented Ushakov medals to the men of the Arctic Convoys at a special ceremony in Exeter.
The medal is awarded to sailors who have displayed courage in the course of defending Russia or its interests.
Winston Churchill said the trip was the "worst journey in the world".
Created by the Allied powers, the Arctic Convoys sailed through blinding snow storms and darkness under attack from German U-boats and fighter planes to deliver vital supplies to the Soviet Union in northern Russia.
More than 3,000 men died during the maritime campaign and by May 1945, the Arctic route had claimed 104 merchant and 16 military vessels.
Arctic Convoys veteran Leonard Fergus, aged 89, from Plymouth said: "I'm quite honoured. It's the last medal I'll receive now.
"I've got the Arctic Star but this one is a very nice one."
Sir Eric Dancer, Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Devon, said the medal was "an award of the highest honour".
He said: "It is a medal for outstanding, distinguished and heroic service and I think it's absolutely marvellous this is being awarded on the decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, who has decreed you will receive this medal in recognition of the outstanding service you gave 70 years ago."
The Foreign Office initially did not allow Russia to honour the veterans as it broke rules that do not allow British soldiers to receive a foreign medal if the act happened more than five years ago.
Following a concerted campaign last year, it allowed an exception to the rule and President Putin presented the first medals during his visit to London on June 16 2013.


Rugby Park will play host to Scotland's Autumn Test match against Georgia on Saturday 26 November.

It will be the second rugby international to be held at the home of Kilmarnock Football Club
The Scots defeated Tonga 37-12 in Ayrshire in November 2014.
Vern Cotter's men kick-off their Autumn Test Series against Australia at BT Murrayfield on Saturday 12 November, followed by Argentina, also at Murrayfield, the following Saturday.
The 2014 victory over Tonga was the first international to take place on a fully artificial surface.
Glasgow Warriors played at Rugby Park twice last season as a result of flooding to their Scotstoun pitch.
Ayrshire-born Glasgow and Scotland prop Gordon Reid said: "Rugby Park is a fantastic sporting venue. Having played there both for Scotland and Glasgow Warriors, I know there's always a great buzz and atmosphere around the ground on game day.
"Personally, I really enjoy playing on the artificial surfaces which is another bonus of playing at Rugby Park. It makes for a quick game and the skill level is usually higher, so it should prove an exciting game for the fans.


The government has been defeated in the House of Lords for a second time over plans to cut some disabled people's benefits by Â£30 a week.

Peers voted by 286 to 219 to delay the cuts, pending an assessment of the impact on claimants.
In January the Lords voted to remove the cuts from the Welfare Reform Bill altogether, but they were later reinstated by MPs in a Commons vote.
Ministers may try to overturn the fresh defeat at a later date.
A Department for Work and Pensions spokesman said: "The vote in the House of Lords is a routine part of the legislative process and next steps will be announced in due course."
This stage in a bill's journey is known as "parliamentary ping pong", when legislation is batted between the two Houses until agreement is reached on its contents.
The government wants to cut Employment Support Allowance by Â£30 a week to encourage some new claimants to return to work.
In a bid to stave off another defeat over the plans, Work and Pensions Minister Lord Freud offered several concessions and warned peers against supporting the "wrecking amendment" which he said "undermines conventional parliamentary process".
But crossbench peer Lord Low - who put forward the successful amendment - said the cut in support to disability benefit claimants was "drastic" - and the concessions were "just not enough".
He said the government had not been able to provide evidence for its argument that the cuts "incentivised" people back to work and insisted  his "moderate" amendment would give ministers time to justify the policy.
The decision by peers to inflict defeat on the government sets up another showdown between the Commons and the Lords, coming not long after last year's clash over tax credits, which led to moves by ministers to limit the powers of the Lords.


Leaving the EU without a trade deal would be "irresponsible", the president of the CBI business group will warn.

Paul Drechsler will say he agrees with the PM that a deal can be done but it is "wrong" for others to suggest the only choice is to leave without one.
He will say both UK and European firms fear this "worst-case scenario".
Pro-Brexit group Change Britain accused the CBI of being "proven wrong time and again on Europe" and said it should be "more optimistic" about the UK.
Mr Drechsler's speech in London follows similar warnings from the British Chambers of Commerce and former chancellor George Osborne earlier this week.
He will say that business supports the government's plan for an ambitious trade deal and the CBI is working with business groups throughout the EU to work towards a deal in everyone's interests.
"But to those whose first and only choice is for Britain to walk away without a deal, I say you're not only wrong but irresponsible," he will say.
Mr Drechsler argues that if the UK were to revert to World Trade Organisation trading rules in the absence of an EU deal, British firms would face tariffs on 90% of their exports to the EU without an agreement and more "regulatory hurdles" which would hurt firms across the bloc.
He will say that while some businesses are already preparing for such a "worst case scenario", others are unable to do so because the costs are too high.
Theresa May has said Article 50 will be triggered by the end of this month.
While the prime minister has expressed determination to secure an agreement, she has also said that "no deal is better than a bad deal".
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has said the UK can be "ever-more European and ever-more internationalist" at the same time and that there is every reason to believe a "win-win" EU deal can be done within the two-year timeframe for Brexit negotiations.
Mr Drechsler will say that getting a "smooth Brexit" would be in "everyone's interest".
But Change Britain spokesman Chloe Westley said: "The CBI campaigned to join the euro and warned of economic disaster if we left the EU. It has been proven wrong time and again on Europe and there is no reason to suggest that this has now changed."
"It is overwhelmingly in the EU's interests to strike a free trade agreement with the UK. Instead of being pessimistic about our future, the CBI should support the government in getting the best deal for Britain."
And Patrick Minford, chairman of Economists for Brexit, said it was wrong to assume that Brexit without an EU trade deal would be bad for the UK.
"Our research demonstrates that that if the UK removes all import tariffs, even if the EU does not reciprocate, we will add to 4% to GDP and 7.3% to UK treasury receipts, compared to the status quo," he said.
"Our economy can and will flourish outside the single market and we do not need a trade deal with the EU to deliver that."


Astrophysicists studying the unstable "stellar monster" Eta Carinae have revealed new details and a 3D model of the destructive maelstrom at its heart.

Two giant stars are locked in orbit at the centre of an expanding hour-glass of matter they have spewed into space.
Every five years they swing closer together than Mars and our Sun, causing a spike in X-rays we can see on Earth.
A new model of the duelling stellar winds accounts for many of the fluctuations in the system's emissions.
The work, led by researchers at Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, was presented at the American Astronomical Society's 225th meeting in Seattle.
Eta Carinae is 7,500 light years from Earth - and it is the biggest star within 10,000.
It sits in the southern constellation Carina.
In the 1840s a dazzling eruption made it, for a time, the second brightest star in the sky - and gave birth to the Homunculus Nebula.
Enough gas to make ten Suns burst into a vast, two-lobed cloud of debris. The unfurling nebula is half a light-year across and still expanding.
The clouds obscure details of the bizarre star system at their centre, and shield much of its brilliance: more than five million times the intensity of our Sun.
Many years of observations from space and ground telescopes, as well as contributions from amateur astronomers, have helped scientists build up a much clearer picture of what is taking place.
Eta Carinae, itself at least 90 times the mass of our sun, has a companion star only about three times smaller.
As they orbit each other in two mismatched ellipses, the two stars throw out vast amounts of gas in the form of "stellar winds".
Especially when the two stars get close together, their colliding winds produce fireworks that echo across space. That interaction is what physicists have now modelled in more detail than ever before.
In particular, a "bow shock" is produced as the smaller star ploughs through the denser wind of its partner.
It is quite a collision, explained the Goddard Center's Dr Michael Corcoran.
"You can imagine a six-million mile per hour object smacking in, and decelerating to zero quite rapidly. That would generate quite a lot of energy," he told journalists at the conference.
That energy heats up the gases and generates X-rays.
A repeating pattern in these X-rays, dubbed the "Eta clock", has allowed scientists to pinpoint the stars' orbital period at five-and-a-half years.
"What we think is happening is, as the stars approach each other... the X-rays brighten because the winds get more dense," Dr Corcoran said.
Another team has been monitoring the fluctuations in a different kind of light - a blue colour emitted by helium atoms.
With the help of amateur astronomers spanning the Southern Hemisphere, Dr Mairan Teodoro from Western Michigan University has tracked the rise and fall of this light over three orbital cycles.
The blue wavelength is thought to come from the primary star's side of the colliding winds. He explained that outside the repeating five-year cycle, there appears to be little long-term change - unlike the X-ray emissions, which seem to be changing as the stars continue to lose mass.
Meanwhile Dr Tom Madura, also of the Goddard Center, has used many of these detailed observations of Eta Carinae to construct a supercomputer simulation of the interacting stars.
It reveals a dramatic, spiralling effect as the stars reach their closest point (called the "periastron").
To better understand this shape, Dr Madura used a 3D printer to make a physical copy of the ragged border between the two stellar winds, frozen at three different time points.
These printed models, unveiled at the conference, include striking finger-like projections that even surprised the researchers themselves.
"These are features that we didn't even know existed," Dr Madura said, adding that the wind-fingers may arise because the two opposing blasts are very different.
"You have this really fast wind from the secondary star, colliding with what's essentially a wall of gas," he said, comparing the interaction to that of water and vinegar.
The team also made 3D printing files for the shape of the iconic nebula. These have proved popular online.
"We've had 100,000 downloads," said Goddard Center astrophysicist Dr Ted Gull.
Asked about the much-discussed possibility of Eta Carinae exploding into a supernova, Dr Gull said it would brighten our night sky in the south, rather than wipe us out.
"It's going to be a source of daylight comparable to the moon - but a point source," he told the BBC.
As for when the star will blow: "We have no idea. We have no clue!"
But blow it will, Dr Gull said. "Some time in the next few hundred thousand years."
For a violently unstable stellar monstrosity, he added, "it seems pretty stable right now."
"And in the meantime, it's a wonderful laboratory."


Osama Bin Laden came to the world's attention on 11 September 2001, when the attacks on the United States left 3,000 people dead and hundreds more injured.

In a matter of three years, the Saudi-born dissident had emerged from obscurity to become one of the most hated and feared men in the world.
Osama Bin Laden was born in 1957, apparently the 17th of 52 children of Mohamed Bin Laden, a multimillionaire builder responsible for 80% of Saudi Arabia's roads.
His father's death in a helicopter crash in 1968 brought the young man a fortune running into many millions of dollars, though considerably less than the widely published estimate of $250m.
By Frank GardnerBBC security correspondent
Osama Bin Laden has gone to his grave with some of his life's aims achieved, and some frustrated.
Following the 9/11 attacks he said he did not care if his life ended now because his "work was done", having "awoken Muslims around the world to the injustices imposed upon them by the West and Israel".
But al-Qaeda and its affiliates have failed to remove any Arab "apostate" regimes, nor instigated a transnational conflict between mainstream Muslims and the West. The global jihadist movement has been sidelined by this year's largely secular revolutions in the Middle East.
With Iraq now calmer and with Nato forces helping anti-Gaddafi rebels in Libya, al-Qaeda's world view of perpetual confrontation with all non-Muslims is holding a diminishing appeal.
All the more reason, say experts, to be vigilant for desperate acts of violence by hardcore extremists in the movement's dwindling ranks.
While studying civil engineering at King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Bin Laden came into contact with teachers and students of the more conservative brand of Islam.
Through theological debate and study, he came to embrace fundamentalist Islam as a bulwark against what he saw as the decadence of the West.
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979 changed Bin Laden's life forever. He took up the anti-communist cause with a will, moving to Afghanistan where, for a decade, he fought an ultimately victorious campaign with the mujahideen.
Intelligence experts believe that the US Central Intelligence Agency played an active role in arming and training the mujahideen, including Bin Laden. The end of the war saw a sea change in his views.
His hatred of Moscow shifted to Washington after 300,000 US troops, women among them, were based in Saudi Arabia, home of two of Islam's holiest places, during the 1991 Gulf War against Iraq. Bin Laden vowed to avenge what he saw as blasphemy.
Along with many of his mujahideen comrades, he brought his mix of fighting skills and Islamic zeal to many anti-US factions within the Middle East.
American pressure ended brief sojourns in Saudi Arabia - which removed his citizenship in 1994 - and then Sudan, and Bin Laden moved back to Afghanistan in January 1996.
The country, in a state of anarchy, was home to a diverse range of Islamic groups, including the fundamentalist Taliban militia, which captured the capital, Kabul, nine months later.
Though geographically limited, Bin Laden's wealth, increasing all the time through lucrative worldwide investments, enabled him to finance and control a continuously shifting series of transnational militant alliances through his al-Qaeda network.
Sometimes he worked as a broker, organising logistics and providing financial support. At other times, he would run his own violent campaigns.
In February 1998, he issued a fatwa - or religious edict - on behalf of the World Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders, stating that killing Americans and their allies was a Muslim duty.
Six months later, two bombs rocked the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Some 224 people died and nearly 5,000 were wounded. He was indicted as chief suspect, along with 16 of his colleagues.
Almost overnight, Bin Laden became a major thorn in the side of America. A byword for fundamentalist Islamic resistance to Washington, he soon appeared on the FBI's "most wanted" list, with a reward of up to $25m (Â£15m) on his head.
The US fired 75 sea-launched cruise missiles into six training camps in eastern Afghanistan in a failed attempt to kill him. They missed their target by just one hour.
As well as the African bombings, Bin Laden was implicated in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York, a 1995 car bomb in the Saudi capital Riyadh and a truck bomb in a Saudi barracks, which killed 19 US soldiers.
"I always kill Americans because they kill us," he said. "When we attack Americans, we don't harm other people."
In the case of the bombs in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, his words rang hollow. The vast majority of the dead and injured were African, not American.
The arrogance of wealth saw Bin Laden make the government of Kazakhstan a multi-million dollar offer to buy his own tactical nuclear weapon.
It comes as no surprise, then, that both the US and Israel are believed to have sent assassination squads after him.
Then came the events of 11 September 2001. Two hijacked aircraft smashed into, and destroyed, the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York.
Another aircraft ploughed into the Pentagon in Washington and a fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Altogether more than 3,000 people died in the attacks, which led to the US-led operation against the Taliban.
Allied forces moved into Afghanistan late in 2001. At the time, it was believed that Bin Laden might have been killed during the battle for the Tora Bora cave complex.
In reality, he had slipped across the border into Pakistan, a country in which he achieved the sort of cult status usually reserved for pop stars or film actors.
In February 2003, an audio tape, purporting to be of Bin Laden, was delivered to the al-Jazeera television company.
Of the impending US-led invasion of Iraq, the voice said: "This crusaders' war concerns, first and foremost, all Muslims, regardless of whether the Iraqi socialist party or Saddam remain in power.
"All Muslims, especially those in Iraq, should launch a holy war."
The US conceded that the voice was probably Bin Laden's.
The last known sighting of Bin Laden by anyone other than his very close entourage remains in late 2001 as he prepared to flee from his Tora Bora stronghold.
In Pakistan, he was given hospitality and shelter by some local Pashtun tribesmen loyal to the Taliban and opposed to their own government then led by President Pervez Musharraf.
The hunt for Bin Laden took a dramatic turn with the arrest in Pakistan, in 2003, of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
The head of al-Qaeda's operations and the suspected mastermind of the Twin Towers attack, it seemed as though the net had begun to close in on Bin Laden himself.
A major offensive to capture Bin Laden was launched by the Pakistani army along the Afghan border in May-July 2004.
But a year later, Mr Musharraf admitted the trail had gone cold.
Though al-Qaeda has been prolific in issuing audio messages, often on the internet and featuring the network's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, videos of Bin Laden himself have been rare.
His appearances have been carefully timed and aimed, analysts say, at influencing Western public opinion by driving a wedge between citizens and their leaders.
One such video was issued in 2004 - the same year as the Madrid bombings - and days before the US election.
A second surfaced as the sixth anniversary of the 11 September attacks approached, timed to quell rumours that he had been dead for some time.
To his supporters, Bin Laden was a fighter for freedom against the US and Israel, not, as he was to many in the West, a terrorist with the blood of thousands of people on his hands.


Schools need to look again at how they tackle sensitive issues with pupils, says the family of a Denbighshire teenager who hanged himself.

Yale Howarth, 15, was found at his Chirk home after staff at Ysgol Dinas Bran, Llangollen, quizzed him about a sexual encounter with another pupil.
An inquest said the teen was probably suffering from "extreme anxiety".
Mark Howarth, Yale's father, said schools should give better protection and support to pupils.
"The way our son was treated seems so heavy handed," said Mr Howarth.
"We should have been made aware of the situation so that we had some warning of Yale's state of mind on that day - at the very least we would have been able to check up on him."
The inquest at Ruthin heard evidence over three days about how the student was questioned when a girl pupil told staff that she may have had sex at a party, but had been too drunk to remember.
Council social services later reviewed the information and said no further action was required.
However, by this time, Yale had died in hospital.
Katie Carroll, from Irwin Mitchell solicitors, who represented the family, said: "It is crucial that lessons are learned from this to ensure that school children, who are clearly vulnerable and impressionable, are properly supported so as to eliminate the risk of similar incidents in the future."


Advice to eat more fat is irresponsible and potentially deadly, Public Health England's chief nutritionist has said.

Dr Alison Tedstone was responding to a report by the National Obesity Forum, which suggests eating fat could help cut obesity and type 2 diabetes.
The charity said promoting low-fat food had had "disastrous health consequences" and should be reversed.
Other experts have also criticised the report saying it cherry-picked and misquoted evidence.
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Dr Aseem Malhotra, a senior adviser to the National Obesity Forum, said: "The change in dietary advice to promote low fat foods is perhaps the biggest mistake in modern medical history.
"We must urgently change the message to the public to reverse obesity and type 2 diabetes. Eat fat to get slim, don't fear fat, fat is your friend."
But the report has been criticised for not going though scientific peer review.
Dr Tedstone responded to the publication by saying: "In the face of all the evidence, calling for people to eat more fat, cut out carbs and ignore calories is irresponsible."
She said thousands of scientific studies were considered as part of the official guidance adopted throughout the UK, whereas the National Obesity Forum quoted just 43 studies, some of which were comment pieces.
She added: "It's a risk to the nation's health when potentially influential voices suggest people should eat a high fat diet, especially saturated fat. Too much saturated fat in the diet increases the risk of raised cholesterol, a route to heart disease and possible death."
The Royal Society for Public Health described the report a "muddled manifesto of sweeping statements, generalisations and speculation".
The report argues:
The report also said humans had evolved to be a "healthy well-nourished species with a long life expectancy", but this had gone wrong in the past 30 years.
It said there was too much focus on calories when "it is highly irrelevant how many calories a portion of food on a plate contains" and it was "untrue" that excessive calories caused obesity.
Naveed Sattar, a professor of metabolic medicine at the University of Glasgow, said the report was "good, bad and ugly".
He backed calls to cut snacking, but said eating more fat as a cure for obesity and type 2 diabetes was "not warranted" by the evidence and would have "adverse" consequences.
He said the authors had been selective in their choice of evidence and had ignored "an abundant literature which goes against their conclusions".
The government's obesity adviser Prof Susan Jebb said the "current dietary advice is based on the best evidence we have".
She said the debate should be widened from a focus on fat. "We're eating too many calories - if we want to tackle obesity people do need to eat fewer calories [and] that means less fat and less sugar."
The Faculty of Public Health's Prof Simon Capewell said the focus on nutritional guidelines was "a huge distraction from the real causes of obesity" such as advertising cheap junk food to children.
And he said he was worried that the National Obesity Forum report "is not peer reviewed and does not indicate who wrote it or how it was funded".
The National Obesity Forum says it is an independent organisation that receives professional and financial support from the food industry, pharmaceutical companies and medical bodies.
Dr Nita Forouhi, says the contains some important omissions and some references had been misrepresented such as the recommendations around vegetable oils.
The scientist, at the MRC epidemiology unit at the University of Cambridge, told the BBC: "This is a highly selective review, it is not a systematic appraisal of the evidence and in places opinions are expressed that are not backed up by a body of evidence."
She praised the call to lower refined carbohydrates, but said the overall message to cut carbs ignored the issue of quality as "we do need wholegrain carbs and fibre in out diet".
Prof Tom Sanders from King's College London said: "It is not helpful to slag off the sensible dietary advice.
"The harsh criticism of current dietary guidelines meted out in this report is not justified as few people adhere to these guidelines anyway.
"There is good evidence that those that do follow the guidelines have less weight gain and better health outcomes."


More than half the UK's water suppliers have been sending their customers "unacceptable" debt collection letters, the BBC has learned.

The letters appear to be from an external debt agency, but are actually from the water companies themselves.
The news follows the revelation of similar practices in banks, energy firms and the payday lender, Wonga.
The water companies say they have a duty to tackle bad debt and the letters are sent only as a last resort.
Twelve of the UK's largest water suppliers told You and Yours on Radio 4 that they had taken part in the practice, while five said they are still doing it or might continue to do so in future.
Typically, the name of the debt collection company appears in large print at the top.  Often the small print reveals it is linked to the water company, but sometimes no link is made.
Yorkshire Water has been sending letters to some customers in arrears under the name Rockford Debt Collections Ltd.
The stationery has since been changed.
While the large Rockford Debt Collections name remains, small print at the bottom now mentions the link with Yorkshire Water.
The energy regulator Ofgem, which has reviewed similar practice by energy suppliers, said that type of layout is still "unacceptable".
The water watchdog Ofwat has written to companies saying the same principles should apply to them.
As a result, Yorkshire Water says it has "temporarily changed" its approach. But it defended the practice.
"Any customer who receives a letter from Rockford would already have received three letters from Yorkshire Water urging them to get in touch, as well as a text," said a Yorkshire Water spokesperson.
Other water companies including Northumbrian Water, Affinity Water and Welsh Water stopped sending such letters earlier this year.
But the UK's biggest domestic water supplier, Thames Water, is among those continuing with the practice. Its letters, headed County Wide Collections, now state in three places that it is part of Thames Water group. Previously no such link was made.
"We try hard to engage with our customers in arrears. This is a long process, but our open and transparent letters do increase in severity," said a Thames Water spokesperson.
"When it gets to a final letter, we have found the use of an internally branded debt collection agency approach to be effective and cost-efficient," he added.
Ofwat says customers must not be misled or scared into making payments. It told the BBC it still had concerns about the practices of two water companies, but declined to name them.
"We're not saying don't pursue debt," said Gillian Guy, the chief executive of the charity Citizens Advice. "Clearly companies are entitled to do that, but we are saying that they really ought to do that honestly and with some sensitivity.
"These letters are about increasing the level of aggression to get payment and they're made on the assumption that people won't pay rather than actually that many can't."


Police are investigating a comment on social media suggesting that the Scottish first minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon should be hanged.

A message sent on Twitter by a freelance sports journalist, Fraser Paterson, said Ms Sturgeon should be hanged from a tree in Charlotte Square Gardens in Edinburgh.
The gardens are outside Bute House, the first minister's official residence.
Mr Paterson has since tweeted that he had crossed a line.
He said his comment was unprofessional and he meant no harm to Ms Sturgeon.
His original tweet had said: "..Save Bute House, but hang Sturgeon. A tree in Chltte Sq Gardens will do #SNPout".
He subsequently tweeted: "My 'hang Sturgeon' comment was over the white line and unprofessional of me. I mean no harm to her".
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said they had received a complaint about the original tweet and were looking into it.


Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has significantly changed his position on the risk of a second election this year.

Two weeks ago he said that the chances of a second election were "remote" and "very unlikely".
He said that the new rules on fixed-term Parliaments made unseating a government harder, and that the public did not want an "endless cycle" of elections.
Mr Clegg appears now to have changed his mind.
Why? Well, he says that the hardening position of Labour and the Conservatives on coalition deals means that a minority government after the next election would now be more unstable.
Senior Liberal Democrat sources pointed out that Labour leader Ed Miliband had said on the BBC's Question Time last week that he wanted to push through "100%" of his manifesto.
That would make coalition difficult, the Lib Dems say.
One Lib Dem figure also argued that the Conservatives' claim that they were still pushing for a majority of MPs on 7 May was a "laughable denial of reality".
The Lib Dems claim that the Scottish Nationalists would demand an end to austerity and would want full fiscal autonomy for Scotland in return for their support for a minority Labour government.
Mr Clegg said that UKIP would want to cut overseas aid and would want a referendum on Britain leaving the European Union this year as the price for supporting a Conservative government.
He claimed that such "controversial" policies would cause a minority government to fall.
"Everybody knows that no-one will win this election - even if David Cameron and Ed Miliband won't admit it publicly," Mr Clegg said during a campaign visit to Cardiff Central where the Lib Dems are fighting off a Labour challenge for the seat.
"That means that politicians will have to work together to put the country first.
"The Liberal Democrats have shown that coalitions can be strong and stable. But instead of creating stability, Labour and the Conservatives will create a shambles.
"If they try to stagger through with a messy and unstable minority government instead of putting the country first then they will risk all the hard work and sacrifices people have made over the last five years.
"The last thing Britain needs is a second election before Christmas.
"But that is exactly what will happen if Ed Miliband and David Cameron put their own political interest ahead of the national interest."
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League Two side Crawley Town have appointed former Chelsea youth coach Dermot Drummy as their new head coach.

The 55-year-old replaces Mark Yates, who was sacked on Monday following a run of six successive defeats.
Drummy has signed a two-year contract with the option of a further year, and will be assisted by former Aldershot Town coach Matt Gray.
"I look forward to giving our fans winning football that will also entertain them," Drummy said.
Crawley were bought by Ziya Eren last month and the Turkish businessman has targeted reaching the Championship in eight to 10 years.
The Reds sit 18th in the table, 14 points clear of the relegation zone with two games of the campaign remaining.
After spending the bulk of his playing career in non-league, Drummy became a coach in Arsenal's youth set-up before moving to Chelsea in 2007.
He was in charge of the Blues' Under-21 side and then had a spell as the Premier League club's international coach.
Eren said the Londoner would bring "top-level experience and vital recruitment knowledge" to the club.
"We wish him all the best for a long and successful tenure," he told the club website. "We look forward to an exciting new chapter in the history of Crawley Town."


The Chicago Cubs kept their World Series hopes alive with a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians at Wrigley Field.

Back-to-back home losses had left the Cubs on the brink of defeat in the best-of-seven series, but Sunday's win means they trail 3-2 as they return to Cleveland for Tuesday's Game Six.
Kris Bryant's fourth-inning home run proved decisive as the Cubs claimed a first home World Series win since 1945.
The Cubs have gone 108 years without winning baseball's biggest prize.
The Indians last won in 1948 and can end that drought - the second longest in baseball behind the Cubs - with victory on Tuesday.
Game Seven, if required, will also be played in Cleveland, on Wednesday.


The US has "strongly condemned" Israel for approving plans for new settlement construction in the occupied West Bank.

The White House and state department said plans for up to 300 new homes and an industrial zone were diminishing prospects for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Israel insisted fewer than 100 homes had been approved.
Its foreign ministry said the new homes would be built within the area of an existing settlement.
Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) secretary general Saeb Erekat said while Palestinians welcomed Washington's criticism, they expected it "to take real action".
"After almost 50 years of systematic Israeli colonisation and belligerent military occupation of the State of Palestine, the US must implement the necessary tools to end Israeli settlements, including through the UN Security Council, end funding to Israel, and stop funding settlements through US-based organisations fuelling violence and discrimination against Palestinians," he said.
About 570,000 Israelis live in more than 100 settlements built since Israel's 1967 occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The settlements are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this.
In July, world powers warned of "perpetual occupation and conflict" between Israelis and Palestinians.
"The actions of the Israeli government in announcing this settlement undermine the pursuit of peace," said White House spokesman Josh Earnest.
State department spokesman Mark Toner said the new settlement would be "another step towards cementing a reality of perpetual occupation" that would "further call into question Israel's commitment to achieving a negotiated peace".
It was "deeply troubling", Mr Toner said, because Israel had announced it so soon after the US agreed last month to a 10-year $38bn (Â£30bn) military aid package for the country.
However, Israel's foreign ministry said the new units did not constitute a "new settlement".
"This housing will be built on state land in the existing settlement of Shilo and will not change its municipal boundary or geographic footprint," a statement said.
"The real obstacle to peace is not the settlements - a final-status issue that can and must be resolved in negotiations between the parties - but the persistent Palestinian rejection of a Jewish state in any boundaries," it added.
Palestinians want an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza with East Jerusalem as its capital, and say settlements make this impossible.


The QEII Bridge, which links the M25 between Essex and Kent, has reopened after gale-force winds closed it for the second time this week.

It was shut at 22:00 GMT on Wednesday, leading to delays for motorists as traffic queues built up on both sides of the Dartford Crossing on Thursday.
Clockwise traffic used the east bore of the Dartford Tunnel with anti-clockwise traffic diverted to the west bore.
Delays were still being reported for drivers on Thursday evening.
Earlier, ferry services from Dover were also delayed because of rough seas.
The Port of Dover said all P&O services to Calais and DFDS ferries to Dunkirk were affected, with passengers being advised to contact the operators for further information.
Southern and Southeastern railways both said a number of services in Kent had been disrupted because of trees and obstructions on the line.
On Tuesday, the QEII Bridge was also closed for several hours because of high winds, which caused widespread disruption across south-east England.
Van driver Christopher Hayes, 51, died as a beech tree fell on his cab in high winds in Tunbridge Wells.


Scotland experienced its sunniest November since records began, as everywhere in the UK except southern England enjoyed a bright autumn.

The 65.8 hours of sunshine recorded by the Met Office was in contrast to the 30-year average of 45.8 hours.
The previous record November was in 1989, when 60.6 hours of sunshine was recorded.
November was also unusually dry in Scotland, with only 68% of the normal rainfall recorded.
The Scottish rainfall figure of 113.1mm was significantly below the 116.3mm average.


Event record holder Alastair Seeley dominated Tuesday's opening practice session at the North West 200.

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Seeley, 37, was fastest in the Supersport and Superbike classes and was second quickest in the Superstock standings behind Michael Rutter.
Martin Jessopp was fastest in the Supertwins class.
Cumbrian rider Chris Dixon was taken to hospital in Belfast after sustaining what organisers described as "non life-threatening left fractures".
The incident at Black Hill during Supersport qualifying led to the session being delayed for around an hour as Dixon was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital.
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Carrickfergus man Seeley produced a fastest Supersport lap of 114.722 mph on his Gearlink Kawasaki.
Seeley's Tyco BMW was then quickest in the Superbike class as his time of 121.81 put him ahead of Michael Rutter.
"The superbike felt good but I didn't go mad out there today," said Seeley.
"I got tucked in behind John McGuinness and Glenn Irwin on my last lap and passed both of them on track to set my fastest time."
Seeley's Supersport time left him ahead of Englishman Dean Harrison (114.166) and Fermanagh rider Lee Johnston (113.717), with Martin Jessopp, John McGuinness and Michael Dunlop completing the top six.
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Dunlop opted for a Valentino Rossi-style foot down approach on his Supersport laps as he wrestled with his Yamaha bike.
Ballymoney man Dunlop (120.65) was then third quickest in the Superbike session as Seeley topped the leaderboard ahead of Rutter (121.09).
Dunlop was having his first competitive outing on his new Suzuki and said that he was still struggling to find his optimum bike set-up.
"I need as much time on the bike as I can get." said Dunlop.
"But we aren't a million miles away after today and there is still a lot more to come from me and the bike."
In the final Superstock session, Seeley was pipped for provisional pole as Michael Rutter produced the fastest time of the day with Lee Johnston third fastest and Ian Hutchinson next best.
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Rutter's lap was 122.025, with Seeley marginally behind with his 121.96.
"I am surprised to have been second on the big bike because it was handling so badly," said a rejuvenated Rutter, 45.
"We will need to make some adjustments for Thursday's session but I am delighted to have been fastest on the stocker."
Seeley is the most successful rider in North West 200 history having clinched 17 victories at the Northern Ireland road racing meeting.
Jessopp topped the Supertwins session with a best lap of 108.91 which left him ahead of Rutter (108.30) and Ivan Lintin (107.88), as Lee Johnston, Dan Cooper and James Cowton completed the top six.
Guy Martin made his return to the international roads aboard the new Honda Fireblade but the Lincolnshire man struggled, finishing 19th place in the Superbike session.
TUESDAY'S VAUXHALL NORTH WEST 200 PRACTICE TIMES
Thursday 11 May - Roads close for practice from 09:15 to 15:00 and from 17:00 to 21:00 for racing
Race 1 - Supersport (6 laps); Race 2 - Superstock (6 laps); Race 3 - Supertwin (4 laps).
Saturday 13 May - Roads close for racing from 09:15 BST to 21:00
Race 1 - Supersport (6 laps); Race 2- Superbike (7 laps); Race 3 - Supertwin (4 laps); Race 4 - Superbike (7 laps); Race 5 - Superstock (6 laps).


Defending champion Novak Djokovic survived a third-round scare at the French Open to beat unseeded Argentine Diego Schwartzman in five sets.

The Serb came back from two sets to one down to win 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-1.
Djokovic, 30, finished strongly despite making 55 unforced errors and arguing with umpire Carlos Ramos over a conduct warning.
The second seed goes on to face Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas, who beat France's Lucas Pouille.
The presence of new coach Andre Agassi has yet to inspire Djokovic to rediscover the form that made him a seemingly untouchable world number one this time last year.
An erratic performance saw the 12-time Grand Slam champion hit 21 errors in relinquishing a 4-1 lead in the first set.
However, Agassi's unexpected arrival midway through the second set apparently inspired Djokovic to a break of serve.
"I was focused on the screen and I saw obviously people reacting when he arrived," said the Serb.
"He was not supposed to be here today, because we have finished yesterday with our in-person collaboration here in Paris.
"I appreciate that. I respect that very much that he managed to do things and move his commitments around so he could come and watch."
That late break in the second appeared to have settled the world number two, but Schwartzman - playing his first ever third-round match at a Grand Slam - was his equal throughout the third.
The 5ft 7in Argentine then broke serve for a 5-3 lead and remarkably recovered from 0-40 to serve out the set.
With the crowd now excited by the prospect of an upset, Djokovic finally took a firm grip on the match by quickening the pace and shortening the rallies.
It was not plain sailing, however, and despite racing into a 4-0 lead in the fourth set, Djokovic became embroiled in a row with umpire Ramos after receiving two warnings in a game - one of slow play, the second for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Clearly annoyed, the champion retained his focus on the job in hand and reeled off 12 of the last 14 games as dark clouds above threatened to delay his progress.
"Playing a five-setter at this stage is good," added Djokovic.
"I enjoyed playing, really, even though of course at times I was not playing my best, especially for first three sets, but fourth and fifth sets went completely my way."


Newcastle director of rugby Dean Richards says the growing number of academy talent at first-team level is proof players have chances to impress.

Falcons have handed debuts to a number of players including Callum Chick and Brett Connon across the different competitions so far this season.
Injuries to key personnel such as Sonatane Takulua and Sinoti Sinoti have given opportunities to fringe players.
"We're not afraid to drop them in if need be," Richards told BBC Newcastle.
"We've said all along we want to give guys the exposure, although sometimes it's difficult to find that opportunity."
The return of winger Vereniki Goneva from a hamstring injury has been a boost for the Falcons, notably in Friday's 22-16 win against Northampton Saints.
Fijian winger Goneva picked off a pass, racing the length of the field to score and seal the points for Richards' side.
"It's no wonder people regard him as one of the best finishers in the world," Richards said.
"The way he took the try at the end, he didn't break step when Ben Foden came across, he stepped inside him on a half tackle at the same speed and finished off he's an outstanding finisher and a really good player."


Children's services in Sandwell - branded "inadequate" by Ofsted in June - could be taken over within a year.

Under plans announced by the prime minister, failing departments will have six months to improve or be taken over by high-performing councils or charities.
Sandwell's summer rating came after an equally poor 2013 inspection prompted a boss and a cabinet member to quit.
David Cameron said the plan would mean "not a single child is left behind".
Simon Hackett, cabinet member for children's services at Sandwell Council said: "Our number one priority is to look after children and young people in Sandwell.
"We are working hard to make improvements and welcome the appointment of a commissioner who will help us to achieve this."
Children and Families Minister Edward Timpson announced Eleanor Brazil would be the new commissioner.
"Eleanor has considerable experience of helping failing local authorities to improve, most recently in Slough, where her leadership led to the successful establishment of the Slough Children's Services Trust," he said.
Ms Brazil said she hoped to see "rapid improvement" and would be be "looking carefully" at alternative ways of delivering services.
Top-performing councils, experts in child protection and charities will be sent to run the worst units and will have the power to remove members of staff.
NSPCC chief executive Peter Wanless welcomed the changes, saying services had too frequently failed to protect children.
"When this happens, swift action is an absolute priority to prevent tragedies that shame us all," he said.
"We need to ensure that if tragedy does befall a child, that we then learn the lessons from serious case reviews, something that year after year is not done."
In June, Ofsted said Sandwell's children's services department "does not fully understand the scale and prevalence of child sexual exploitation".
The report found: "There are widespread and serious failures that create or leave children being harmed or at risk of harm.
"Leaders and managers have not been able to demonstrate sufficient understanding of failures and have been ineffective in prioritising, challenging and making improvements."
But social work professor Ray Jones, appointed by the education secretary in 2013 to advise Sandwell's turnaround, has said the local authority has improved.
"When I went there first, the department was unstable, there was a backlog and they were not in control. But over the past two years I've been really impressed.
"They're in control and largely on top of what needs to be doing.
"The thing is that they're working in very difficult circumstances but they have a strong management and leadership team, and a dedicated workforce doing a pretty good job," said Professor Jones.
"I have confidence in Sandwell. They know what they need to be doing, and will continue to make progress."


Three Israelis have been killed and more than 20 injured in shooting and stabbing attacks in Jerusalem and central Israel, Israeli police say.

Two were killed when two assailants, who were identified as Arabs, shot and stabbed passengers on a bus in Jerusalem before being shot by police.
Another Israeli died after being run down and stabbed elsewhere in the city.
Later, a Palestinian was killed in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, medics said.
Near-daily stabbings by Palestinians have left dozens of Israelis dead and wounded over the past fortnight. Several attackers and at least 17 other Palestinians have also been killed.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it planned new security measures that would "settle its accounts with the murderers, with those who try murder and with all those who assist them".
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"We will employ all means in order to bring quiet back to the citizens of Israel," he told parliament, after convening an emergency session of his security cabinet.
Mr Netanyahu also told Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to "stop lying, and stop inciting". Mr Abbas has blamed "acts of aggression" by the Israeli authorities and Jewish settlers for the upsurge in violence.
The militant Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas earlier praised the "heroic operations in Jerusalem and greets the heroes who carried them out".
In the bus attack, the two assailants shot several passengers and stabbed others on board the vehicle in East Talpiot, a district in East Jerusalem also known as Armon Hanatziv, police said.
A security guard was able to overpower one of them and shoot him, the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported. The second assailant then reportedly locked the bus doors in an attempt to stop police from boarding it and passengers from escaping, but police opened fire from outside and shot him.
The body of one attacker was still on the bus, his feet visible in the doorway. We saw police carry away a handgun.
One Israeli woman was looking on in tears. "You can't be safe anywhere," she said, "we are worried all the time. Our children are trembling."
Other Israeli residents hurled insults in the direction of Arab residents of the neighbourhood of Jabal Mukaber, just across the road.  "They are cannibals," one man shouted.  And there were shouts of "death to the Arabs" and "close their villages".
Locals turned their anger towards Jerusalem's Mayor, Nir Barkat, who visited the scene. "Where is the security?" they asked.
As police responded to this attack, another was unfolding in downtown Jerusalem, where three Israelis were stabbed at a bus stop.
There is a real sense here of not knowing where and when the next attack will come.
Minutes later, a man ran over three people with his car at a bus station in the Geula district of West Jerusalem. He then got out of the car and attacked them with a meat cleaver. The attacker was shot by a security guard and seriously wounded.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld identified all three attackers as Arab residents of the Jabal Mukaber district of East Jerusalem.
Earlier in the morning, a Palestinian stabbed an Israeli man, moderately wounding him, at a bus stop in Raanana, a town north of Tel Aviv, police said. The attacker was captured and reportedly beaten and seriously injured by passers-by.
Not long afterwards, at least four other people were wounded in another knife attack in Raanana, police said. The assailant fled, but was then arrested by police.
Police identified both of the attackers in Raanana as residents of East Jerusalem.
On Tuesday afternoon, clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces continued in the West Bank after activists called for a "day of rage"
Palestinian medics told the AFP news agency that at least one Palestinian was killed and 15 others wounded by Israeli fire.
There has been a spate of stabbings of Israelis by Palestinians since early October, and one apparent revenge stabbing by an Israeli. The attacks, in which some Israelis have died, have struck in Jerusalem and elsewhere, and in the occupied West Bank. Israel has tightened security and clashed with rioting Palestinians, leading to deaths on the Palestinian side. The violence has also spread to the border with Gaza.
After a period of relative quiet, violence between the two communities has spiralled since clashes erupted at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site in mid-September. It was fuelled by rumours among Palestinians that Israel was attempting to alter a long-standing religious arrangement governing the site. Israel repeatedly dismissed the rumours as incitement. Soon afterwards, two Israelis were shot dead by Palestinians in the West Bank and the stabbing attacks began. Both Israel and the Palestinian authorities have accused one another of doing nothing to protect each other's communities.
There have been two organised uprisings by Palestinians against Israeli occupation, in the 1980s and early 2000s. With peace talks moribund, some observers have questioned whether we are now seeing a third. The stabbing attacks seem to be opportunistic and although they have been praised by militant groups, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has said Palestinians are not interested in a further escalation.


The widow of an Indian man killed in a suspected race crime in the US has said her husband "loved America" and came to the country "full of dreams".

Sunayana Dumala, who flew to India after the shooting to be with her husband's family, told the BBC she was "devastated" by his death.
Srinivas Kuchibhotla was shot dead in a bar in Olathe, Kansas. His friend Alok Madasani and an American were injured.
Adam Purinton, 51, has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder.
Ms Dumala said that she had grown anxious about racial hatred after the election of Donald Trump, but she said her husband was "dedicated" to their life in the US and to his job as an engineer.
"Just last week we drove to Iowa to see our friends and their new baby," she said. "When we came back, he was working in the car while I was driving. That's how much he loved working... He personally wanted to do so much for this country."
Mr Kuchibhotla worked at the US technology company Garmin, alongside his friend Mr Madasani, who has now been released from hospital. The pair were regulars at Austin's Bar and Grill where they enjoyed sharing a drink after work.
But on Wednesday night another customer, Adam Purinton, was shouting racist slurs and told the two men they did not belong in America, witnesses said.
In a separate interview, Mr Madasani told the BBC: "This guy just randomly comes up and starts pointing fingers... We knew something was wrong... He said: 'Which country are you from? Are you here illegally?'"
Mr Purinton was thrown out but, according to police, he returned with a gun and opened fire, killing Mr Kuchibhotla. Mr Madasani was wounded, along with Ian Grillot, a 24-year-old American who attempted to intervene.
Ms Dumala last saw her husband early that morning, when he left for work. "I was still taking my shower as he was passing from the hall and he said goodbye," she said.
He had worked late two nights already that week and she texted him to ask if he would bring some work home so they could have tea together. He said yes and told her he'd be home at 19:00.
At 20:00 she began to get worried and started calling friends, including Mr Madasani's wife. She heard something about a shooting at the bar and she phoned her husband over and over again until a friend came to the house with news.
"The look in his face and the way he was looking at me... I asked him, 'Is Srini dead?', and he nodded his head."
Ms Dumala said she wanted to rush to the hospital but collapsed in the garage. She waited at the house until two policemen arrived.
"They asked my name, Srini's name, his date of birth," she said. "Then they told me those words and they just said it so simply. They said they were sorry."
Mr Kuchibhotla was from the Indian city of Hyderabad, where his parents still live. Ms Dumala described how her husband had recently bought a car for his father. "He was so happy and so proud about it," she said.
"There are three brothers. I always heard stories that they were the naughtiest kids."
Ms Dumala began to lose sleep after the election in November, fearful that the couple would suffer hate crimes in the country they called home.
"I was so worried I just couldn't sleep," she said. "I was talking to Srini and I was like, 'Will we be safe in this country?' He would say 'Nani, Nani, don't worry. We will be OK. We will be OK'."
They discussed whether they should return to India but, in the end, she decided that if they minded their own business, nobody would harm them.
The FBI is now investigating whether Mr Kuchibhotla and Mr Madasani were targeted because of their race. Mr Madasani has visited Ian Grillot, 24, the US man injured while attempting to stop the shooting, to thank him.
Ms Dumala plans to return to the US, but she said her husband would be "everywhere".
"His clothes, his side of the sink, the way he used to brush, shower. His daily prayers in that room, preparing his favourite food. It will be tough eating without him," she said.


At least 16 Palestinian pilgrims have been killed in a bus crash in southern Jordan.

They were travelling from the West Bank to Saudi Arabia when the bus overturned in a remote area. Two children are reported to be among the dead.
The driver lost control about 320 km (200 miles) south of the Jordanian capital, Amman.
Dozens of passengers were injured and several are said to be in a critical condition.
Most of the victims were from the West Bank city of Jenin.
One of the casualties, Azzah Ibrahim, said passengers were hurled around by the impact.
"Some of us were beneath the bus, and some of us were inside the bus, between the chairs," he told the Associated Press news agency.
The Palestinian Authority declared a day of national mourning in the wake of the crash.


A century from Moeen Ali and Joe Root's 88 gave England the better of the first day of the fifth and final Test against India in Chennai.

Moeen, dropped on nought, shared 146 for the third wicket with Root after the tourists had been reduced to 21-2.
When Root was given out caught behind on review, Moeen added 86 with Jonny Bairstow (49) and ended the day 120 not out as England reached 284-4.
India already have an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
The momentum has been with the hosts since the drawn first Test, but they were punished for some sloppy moments - as well as the chance missed off Moeen, Root was given a let-off on nine.
After a difficult morning on a surface offering only slow turn, England positively took the upper hand and must capitalise on day two to bat India out of the match, a task that has been beyond them so far on this tour.
"England will be happy with the way the day has panned out," said former England spinner Vic Marks on Test Match Special. "At 21-2 you thought 'hang on a minute, last match of the tour, mind's not on the job' and England could have made a fool of themselves.
"Root set the pattern, but Moeen managed to get through that first 30-40 minutes when he struggled, and away he went after lunch. He was in great form by the end, and relished the new ball."
England seemed set to waste winning a fourth toss of the series when Keaton Jennings loosely edged a drive off Ishant Sharma and captain Alastair Cook pushed to slip to give the impressive Ravindra Jadeja the first of his three wickets.
On a turgid morning, an uncertain Moeen was tormented by Ravichandran Ashwin and should have been taken by KL Rahul at mid-wicket off Jadeja, while Root was fortunate to edge through a vacant second slip.
After scoring at 2.34 runs per over in the first session, the tourists took a more aggressive approach following lunch, bumping along at 3.54 for the rest of the day.
First it was the intent of Moeen and Root that reversed the momentum, while Bairstow struck three sixes between long-on and mid-wicket.
Moeen's batting in this series has reflected the performance of the England team. He made a century when runscoring was its easiest in the first Test, was part of the collapses in the second and third, then played an awful stroke when well set to begin the tourists' slide in the fourth.
Here, he was initially all at sea against skilful off-spinner Ashwin, who challenged both edges of the bat.
Fluency arrived after lunch as the left-hander scored off his legs with neat footwork and powerful sweeps - almost two-thirds of his runs came through the on side.
He brought up a fourth century of 2016 - more than any other England batsman - with 30 minutes remaining in the day and still had time to play some eye-catching off-drives against the second new ball.
Though Moeen was the man to reach a hundred, it was Root who made batting look easier, bar one three-ball spell from Umesh Yadav where he edged through the slips and survived a very strong lbw appeal.
Accumulating in typically busy style, he particularly targeted the spinners with sweeps through the leg side.
Nearing a century, he looked for another sweep off Jadeja, attempting to fetch the ball from outside the off stump. When it went through to wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel, India's unsuccessful appeal was followed by a review.
Root initially thought he had little to worry about, but third umpire Bruce Oxenford decided that a spike of sound could only have been ball on bat, leaving the England vice-captain visibly angry as he stormed off.
Bairstow cut a similar figure as he departed, frustrated as a drive off Jadeja was held at short cover, but Ben Stokes accompanied Moeen to ensure England suffered no late wobble.
Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott on Test Match Special
Joe Root gave the innings some impetus, got the scoreboard moving and wasn't afraid to sweep, as Moeen Ali was batting quite scratchily at the other end at that stage.
They took the game away from the Indians, it was a surprise when Root got out. Jonny Bairstow's been on great form this year, he hit the spinner out of the park.
But he was caught at cover - that's why they make 400s, not 550s, and 400 is not a big total in the subcontinent. They're in danger of not doing themselves justice, but well done Moeen, full marks for him for making 120.
England batsman Joe Root, who made 88: "The way we fought back was excellent. It was a wicket where you never really felt in and it spun from the start.
"Hopefully the pitch is a bit firmer tomorrow, if we can apply the way we played again we'll be looking at a good score."
On the decision to give him out caught behind: "I was adamant I didn't hit it but there was a spike on the replay and there is no point moaning about it."


A senior detective has confirmed he will be liaising with other police forces about unsolved crimes and missing people following the conviction of Christopher Halliwell.

The ex-taxi driver from Swindon was convicted of the murder of Becky Godden, 20, on Monday.
He is already serving life for the murder of Sian O'Callaghan in 2011.
Det Supt Sean Memory, who led the Godden case, believes Halliwell may have killed others.
Halliwell will be sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on Friday.
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Det Supt Memory, of Wiltshire Police, said: "It is fair to say that there may be other victims as there is an eight-year gap, however I am not linking him to any other investigation at this time."
A spokeswoman for Wiltshire Police said the detective would be contacting police forces across the UK to widen the scope of the investigation.
Miss O'Callaghan's mother Elaine Pickford, 54, believes the former ground worker would have killed other women.
"I don't think a man started killing at the age he killed Becky and I don't think he'd have gone the length of time between Becky and Sian without needing his fix," she said.
Jane Monckton Smith, a senior lecturer in criminology at the University of Gloucestershire, said Halliwell appeared to have a personality disorder and it was probable he had other victims.
She said his decision to deny the killing and defend himself in court was evidence of him craving attention.
Dr Monckton Smith, an independent domestic homicide reviewer for the Home Office, said: "This is all about his ego, which is not uncommon with narcissistic psychopaths.
"It is extreme psychopathic behaviour.
"Most serial killers are psychopaths - he has got two murders to his name now and the police think there are more because his stories are inconsistent.
"The eight-year gap - although it is possible for somebody who is as extreme in his narcissism as he is, I think it is more probable than possible."


New York's Metropolitan Opera has said it is to break with operatic tradition and not use skin-darkening make-up on the star of its new version of Otello.

A promotional photo of tenor Aleksandrs Antonenko showed him looking, according to the Hyperallergic website, "like he'd had a bronzer malfunction".
The company has used dark make-up for Verdi's opera since its first production of Otello in 1891.
But Met general manager Peter Gelb said it "makes sense" to end that practice.
He told Hyperallergic: "We recently came to the conclusion that it would make sense, that this production should not employ any [dark] make-up. I realise it's a sensitive issue.
"We feel that it's the appropriate direction for this production and we're happy with that decision."
The decision was reached with the production's director Bartlett Sher, he said.
"Quite frankly, Bart and I have talked about this for some time, how [Otello] should look in this production, so it's a decision that has evolved over time."
The brochure photograph of the Latvian tenor was achieved "mostly through shadowy lighting", he said, adding: "It was meant to be very moody and atmospheric."
Verdi's Otello, first performed in 1887, is based on Shakespeare's Othello. The title character is described as a Moor, a term that referred to people from north Africa.
In 2014 The English National Opera staged a production of Otello by David Alden, in which the lead performer also did not wear dark make-up.


Ireland is hoping to get its own tall ship, thanks to a Â£12m (16m euro) cross-border project.

Chair of Belfast's Tall Ships board, Dr Gerard O'Hare, said the Irish government would part-fund the project.
"We have a project under way, it's a cross-border project, for a new sail training tall ship for Ireland," he told the Good Morning Ulster programme.
"We hope at least part of the ship will be built at Harland and Wolff in Belfast."
Mr O'Hare added: "Since the loss of the Asgard and the Lord Rank, in theory Ireland doesn't have a sail training ship for young people.
"A new project is under way and we hope that over the next few years, Ireland will have its own sail training tall ship.
"It's being funded partly by the Irish government and we are hoping for public and private sector investment."
Mr O'Hare said the project would need a Â£12m (16m euro) budget.
"We hope to take part of the ship - maybe the finishing out of the ship - back to Belfast, to make sure it's a Belfast-built tall ship," he added.
Meanwhile, the Tall Ships festival is in its second day in Belfast.
The organisers estimate 500,000 people will attend the four-day festival.
Belfast is the home port for the start of the Tall Ships Races this year.
About 50 vessels will be on show from 15 different countries until Sunday.
BBC Northern Ireland is bringing you full coverage of the tall ships across TV, radio and online.


The European Parliament has approved a proposal to set up a new border and coast guard agency to help countries cope with unusually high levels of migration.

The force of 1,500 guards would be able to deploy even if a member state did not ask for its help.
The European Commission said the force would work as a "safety net".
The proposal was approved a day after 4,500 people were rescued from boats in the Mediterranean near Italy.
National border guards in EU member states will be supported by the new European Border and Coast Guard in "exceptional situations", according to the European Commission.
The new force will "build" on Frontex, an existing EU agency that helps to coordinate national border forces, it said.
Plans for the new agency had faced criticism from some EU governments for allowing intervention even if member states did not request help in managing their borders.
Under the approved proposal, the EU Commission would propose an intervention and the European Council would make the decision.
"There should no longer be shortages of staff or equipment for operations at our external borders," First Vice President Frans Timmermans and Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos said in a statement.
"The external border of one Member State is the external border of all Member States."
The proposal will be sent to the European Council for final approval.
More than 231,000 migrants have arrived in Europe by sea this year, the UN says, compared to just over one million in total last year.
Monthly arrivals in April, May and June of this year were significantly lower than the same months in 2015.
A controversial deal between the EU and Turkey to tackle Europe's worst migration crisis since the Second World War came into effect in late March.
Several countries in the Balkans also sealed their borders amid the crisis, cutting off routes used by migrants to travel to northern European countries.
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants.


The concept of a universal basic income is of "interest" to the Scottish government as one potential option to reducing poverty and inequality.

Social Security Minister Jeane Freeman said she was "watching" the impact of pilots in Finland, Holland and Canada.
She also expressed interest in proposed pilot schemes in Glasgow and Fife.
A universal basic income offers all adults a non-conditional flat-rate payment. Models have varied, but in some any income they earn over this is subject to progressive rates of tax.
Ms Freeman told BBC Scotland that a universal income was worth considering but more evidence was needed to determine how effective it was.
"We have a very strong commitment to reducing poverty and inequality and any idea that we think can contribute towards that, then we are very interested in it," she said.
"We are interested in the idea of the universal basic income and we're watching to see how that plays out in Finland where the government there is running a pilot and the Netherlands and Canada."
The minister said she was aware of similar projects planned for Glasgow and Fife but said there was a "difficulty in running pilots in Scotland".
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Ms Freeman said the universal basic income was a proposal for "acting as an alternative to the bulk of the benefits system" and that she was unclear how this could be adequately evaluated in Scotland while the government did not have full control over the welfare system.
She added: "I'm not clear how it might work in Scotland but that doesn't mean to say I'm discouraging people who want to test that out and be very interested in seeing how that progresses."
Councillor Matt Kerr, executive member for social justice at Glasgow City Council said a universal basic income would remove "fear" from the lives of many people who were struggling financially.
"Every citizen would know that there was a level below which it wouldn't be acceptable for them to fall in terms of income," he said.
He said people would not have to worry about changes to their circumstances adversely affecting their living standards.
He also said this would eliminate anxiety about losing out on cash if someone came off benefits and started work.
The councillor said that the authority was at an early stage in working up a pilot scheme.
"We intend to take a paper forward to the executive committee in the next few weeks and that starts the process," he said.
If approval was given, Councillor Kerr said discussions would then begin with the Scottish government, academics and other partners, to shape the pilot scheme in a way that would enable an effective appraisal of its effectiveness.
Jamie Cook, head of RSA Scotland (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce), said the concept of a basic income was an old one but was gaining fresh traction due to the challenges posed by modern life.
"We are seeing the growth of automation as a challenge...and we're seeing changes in the nature of work," he said.
"I think its partly that the welfare state was very much a structure of its time and the world has changed dramatically since that period."
Mr Cook said the current welfare system could act as a disincentive to work.
He said a basic income could provide the security to try new things such as starting a business, while knowing that bills could be paid.
But he accepted that it was up to politicians and the public to arrive at an acceptable figure for a basic income.


A memorial service for Sir Terry Wogan at Westminster Abbey is to be broadcast live on BBC Radio 2.

The service will be held on 27 September - the 50th anniversary of the presenter's first BBC radio broadcast.
It will be accompanied by a series of tribute shows on the station and a BBC One programme looking back at his life.
Sir Terry, who died in January, hosted the Radio 2 breakfast show from 1972-1984 and 1993-2009, and fronted TV shows like Wogan and Blankety Blank.
BBC director general Tony Hall said: "He had a unique and welcoming style combined with a mischievous sense of humour and his personality will shine through in these programmes."
Two hundred and fifty tickets for the Westminster Abbey service will be available in a ballot via the BBC Radio 2 website. The ballot is open now and will close at 19:00 BST on Thursday.
The lunchtime service will be part of a special edition of Radio 2's Jeremy Vine Show, during which Vine will also speak to listeners about their memories of Sir Terry.
A two-part special, titled Thank You For Being My Friend - A Tribute to Terry Wogan, will feature interviews with his friends and colleagues and will be aired on Radio 2 from 22:00 BST on 26 and 27 September.
The BBC One tribute has the working title Sir Terry Wogan Remembered: Fifty Years at the BBC.
In January, Sir Terry's family said the 77-year-old had died "after a short but brave battle with cancer".
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Avago Technologies, one of the world's biggest manufacturers of semiconductors, is buying its California-based rival Broadcom for $37bn (Â£24bn).

Between them, the two firms employ more than 20,000 staff worldwide with combined annual sales of Â£15bn (Â£10bn).
Avago, based in both the US and Singapore, said the deal was a "landmark" transaction.
It is using a combination of cash and shares to pay for Broadcom.
"The combination of Avago and Broadcom creates a global diversified leader in wired and wireless communication semiconductors," said Hock Tan, Avago's chief executive.
Broadcom makes semiconductors for set-top boxes, mobile phones and network equipment, and its chips are used in smartphones made by Apple and Samsung.
Avago has been expanding rapidly.  Broadcom is the sixth company to be bought by Avago since the start of 2013.


A boy who died aged one after NHS staff failed to identify he had septicaemia was "let down", Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt admitted.

Mr Hunt spoke at a memorial service for William Mead, from Cornwall.
William, from Penryn, died in 2014, after an NHS 111 call did not lead to him being admitted to hospital.
Speaking at the private service in Truro, Mr Hunt said: "I as health secretary, the government, and the NHS let down William."
He also accepted he had let down William's parents Paul and Melissa, who had organised the service at Truro Cathedral as a "thank you" to the local community for their support after their son's death.
William's death raised doubts about how able NHS 111 staff were to identify serious medical conditions.
Addressing the congregation, Mr Hunt said: "I've come here to say sorry.
"This weekend William should have been enjoying beautiful Cornish sunshine with his parents.
"We didn't spot his sepsis before it was too late."
An inquest heard William's death could have been avoided if he had been admitted to hospital.
His death also raised fresh concerns the condition was not being spotted or treated early enough.
Mrs Mead, who was involved in creating an awareness campaign for the condition said: "There has been so many people involved in the campaign and they've been pivotal.
"Without the government support, without the support of all the organisations we wouldn't be here where we are today and have made the changes we've made".


The Lib Dems say David Ward has given a "categorical apology" for his comments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Mr Ward tweeted on Tuesday: "The big question is - if I lived in #Gaza would I fire a rocket? - probably yes."
In a statement subsequently released by the Lib Dems, he said: "My comments were not in support of firing rockets into Israel. If they gave the opposite impression, I apologise."
A Lib Dem spokesman had said the party "utterly condemned" the MP's tweet.
The spokesman later added: "In light of this apology, the party and the whips will decide in due course if further disciplinary action should be taken."
Mr Ward, the MP for Bradford East, was suspended from the Lib Dem parliamentary party in July 2013 and had the whip withdrawn for three months over comments he made about Israel.
He was asked on Wednesday morning by BBC Radio 5live if he stood by his tweet on Tuesday or would apologise for it.
Declining to apologise, he said he condemned violence on both sides of the conflict, but had been seeking to understand the motives of those firing rockets at Israel.
"The question is why would they want to fire missiles when they know that the missiles will result in further Palestinian deaths, to a disproportionate level? Why are they doing it?" he said.
"They are doing it because they are absolutely desperate and politicians in the West are failing them."
He continued: "The people in Gaza cannot escape... I understand the plight of the people firing the rockets."
Referring to his original tweet, the Lib Dem MP later added, in another BBC interview: "What I was saying was, if I was there, if I had been living for year after year after year, hemmed in by air, land and sea by a mighty military force that was brutally killing my people, and the world was not responding, I think I would have to do something."
Asked if he might decide to leave the Lib Dems in protest over the official party line on Gaza, he said: "I am not going to walk away from the Liberal Democrats. They may decide to walk away from me, but I certainly am not going to walk away from them."
His later statement released by the party, containing his apology, also said he supported "the right of Israel to exist and defend itself".
Mr Ward's comments came as the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged Israel and the Palestinians to "stop fighting" and "start talking" to end the conflict in Gaza.
More than 600 Palestinians and 30 Israelis have been killed in the past 14 days of fighting, officials say.
The MP for Bradford East commented on the crisis in a series of tweets on Wednesday. In a follow-up message, he wrote: "Ich bin ein #palestinian - the West must make up its mind - which side is it on?"
A Labour spokesman said: "At a time when all sides should be working for a ceasefire and a peaceful settlement, it defies belief that a Liberal Democrat MP should tweet something so vile and irresponsible."
Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps urged Mr Ward to withdraw the "appalling" comments.
He said: "No MP should tweet what's essentially incitement to violence. Completely irresponsible."
A Lib Dem spokesman said: "Nick Clegg has been at the forefront of calling for peace in Israel and Gaza.
"We utterly condemn David Ward's comments, they are not representative of the Liberal Democrats."
Prime Minister David Cameron has urged Israel to "exercise restraint" in its military operations and to avoid targeting civilians.
But he has also defended its right to self-defence and said the "fastest way" to bring about a ceasefire would be for Hamas militants in Gaza to stop firing rockets into Israel.