Peace Negotiations

Global Voices: Palestinian quest for statehood a moving target

2013-05-16 04:00:00

In the 65 years since the creation of� Israel and the scattering of millions of Palestinians from their historic homeland, hope of resolving the core crisis of the Middle East has risen to joyous pinnacles like Camp David and crashed into despair with...

U.S. reassures Syria rebels about its stance on Assad

2013-05-09 17:56:00

BEIRUT — The new U.S.-Russia peace initiative for Syria will inevitably lead to the departure of President Bashar Assad, Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Thursday, moving to reassure Syrian rebels and their allies that the Obama...

U.S. and Russia to seek Syria peace talks

2013-05-07 17:52:00

MOSCOW — The United States and Russia agreed Tuesday to try to bring together the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad and the opposition for peace talks, signaling a potential breakthrough in long-stalled diplomatic efforts to end a bloody...

Russia, Japan renew quest for elusive WWII peace treaty

2013-05-01 05:00:00

World War II lingers for Russia and Japan. Nearly 68 years after the fighting ended, the two Asian powers have yet to sign a peace treaty. That could change now that the leaders of both countries have solid nationalist credentials and could pull off...

Rebels topple Central African Republic president, seize capital

2013-03-24 09:43:00

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Rebels in the Central African Republic ousted President Francois Bozize on Sunday, forcing him to flee as they stormed the capital, seized the presidential palace and took control. Bozize left the capital early Sunday,...

Palestinian politics do matter

2013-03-24 00:00:00

With President Obama's visit to Israel and the occupied territories now behind us, attention is likely to turn to how we might restart the peace process. But if the past is any indication, one crucial element will be largely ignored in the discussion:...

Obama to challenge Israelis on peace efforts during visit

2013-03-07 15:41:00

WASHINGTON� -- President Obama, who will make his first visit to Israel as president later this month, will challenge Israelis to make greater personal sacrifices for peace with the Palestinians, the president told leaders of Jewish organizations at the...

Central African Republic peace talks lead to coalition government

2013-01-11 11:57:00

JOHANNESBURG – Opposition forces in the Central African Republic who took control of a large swath of the country in recent weeks have succeeded in forcing President Francois Bozize’s government to share power, officials said Friday. In a...

U.N. vote on Palestine status inflicts new divides in Europe, NATO

2012-11-30 02:00:00

Thursday’s overwhelming U.N. vote to elevate the status of Palestine at the world body inflicts yet another fracture in the facade of Western solidarity, exposing a divide among European Union and NATO member states over U.S. policy in the Middle...

Amnon Lipkin-Shahak dies at 68; former Israeli military chief

2012-12-21 00:00:00

Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, a former Israeli military chief revered as a daring commando and admired general before he went on to become a Cabinet minister, died Wednesday in Jerusalem. He was 68 and had cancer. Lipkin-Shahak's term as military chief in the...

Renew the Mideast peace process? Not now

2012-11-23 16:41:00

Israelis cynically refer to the repeated rounds of violence with the Arabs as "happiness," as in "it's happy today." Before the cease-fire, as Hamas fired 1,000 rockets at Israel, it was indeed very "happy." A diplomatic push put an end to the fighting,...

Colombian president announces fall peace talks with rebels

2012-09-04 13:44:02

In this handout image supplied by the Office of the Palestinian President, President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as leaders gather for the second round of Israeli/Palestinian peace talks, on September 14,

2010-09-14 06:36:10

24: President Allison Taylor and President Omar Hassan work together to broker a peace agreement.

2010-01-17 00:00:00

A police forensics team searches in front of the Northern Ireland Policing Board headquarters in Belfast, where suspected Irish Republican Army dissidents left a 400-pound car bomb that failed to detonate.

2009-11-23 00:00:00