1President Obama has completed his first trip to Israel where he reiterated unequivocally that Iran would not be permitted to obtain nuclear weapons. However, he won few fans with his visit, which was high on rhetoric but low on reality. Analysis.

2A few days ago the battle for the Australian Labor Party leadership ended before it even began.

3It has been ten years since the invasion of Iraq, with the deaths of 4000 American soldiers and the wounding of another 32,000. A soldier who lost both arms to the war is trying bravely to rebuild his life. The war also left a generation of Iraqis scarred by the bloodshed and turmoil within their nation. One young man has photographed what has happened to Iraq over the past decade. Analysis.

4The British newspaper industry is furious over a political agreement to create a powerful new independent press regulator in the wake of the phone hacking scandal.

5Cyprus has become the latest European country to be hit with the prospect of a financial meltdown.

6Analysis of the international news of the week: including; the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq; Australian Labor Party leadership battle; Pope Francis' popularity soaring.