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Page last updated at 18:53 GMT, Tuesday, 22 September 2009 19:53 UK

Obama calls for Mid-East urgency

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US President Barack Obama has called on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to act with a "sense of urgency" in restarting stalled peace talks.

Mr Obama was speaking in New York where he was hosting tri-lateral talks with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.

Each side has so far blamed the other for blocking the initiative.

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