Israel's prime minister has reprimanded a top official over the announcement of new settlement construction during a high-profile visit by Vice President Joe Biden. (feeds.boston.com)

Ennobling people from outside Parliament to make them ministers should be "exceptional", cross-party MPs say. (news.bbc.co.uk)

A media watchdog on Wednesday condemned French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's recent remark that a Serb reporter was "insane" for asking him a question about alleged organ trafficking in Kosovo. (www.newsvine.com)