Washington  - Former White House spokesman Scott McClellan criticizes his former boss in a new book to be released Monday.

Damascus  - A group of Palestinian and Syrian volunteers completed a 27,900 meter square Palestinian flag Friday in an effort to enter Guinness World Records.

The flag, which is proportional to the square kilometres of Palestine, was shown in a square in al-Zahera district near Damascus. The idea for the flag was initiated by Palestinian activists in the West Bank.