Trip delays urgent UN session on Israeli barrier

The UN General Assembly delayed an emergency session on Israel's West Bank barrier for 10 days to enable the assembly president to complete a trip to the Middle East, diplomats said on Monday.

The special session had been tentatively set for Dec. 5 when president Haya Rashed Al Khalifa of Bahrain asked for a delay until Dec. 15 so she could travel to Dubai for a week to attend a conference on women and education in the Arab world, the diplomats said. (Reuters)