military's new Iraq strategy: religious conciliationLast week's meeting in Baghdad - the largest of its kind in 37 years - included warring Sunnis and style="clear: alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" class="feedflare"> height="1" On Gaza's borders, anxiety mountsIsrael relaxed travel restrictions Wednesday, allowing a few seriously ill Palestinians and all foreign nationals to leave style="clear: alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" class="feedflare"> height="1" Mexican farmers replace tequila plant with cornEthanol demand has doubled corn prices, making it more profitable than style="clear: alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" class="feedflare"> height="1" Where Arab hospitality trumps the Western day plannerA visit to a Sudanese midwife takes longer - and is more satisfying - than style="clear: alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" class="feedflare"> height="1" European energy companies court MoscowTheir ties with Kremlin-backed Gazprom are vexing EU efforts to create an energy security policy that would lessen dependence on style="clear: alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" class="feedflare"> height="1" Global warming may uproot millionsIn the coming decades, the effects of global warming are likely to turn millions into style="clear: alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" class="feedflare"> height="1" Reporters on the class="feedflare"> height="1" Egypt to Host Talks With Mideast LeadersJERUSALEM, June 21 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will meet Monday for the first time since the armed Islamic movement Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip, holding talks with two moderate Arab leaders who have a large stake in resolving the... Top Iraqi Officials Growing RestlessBAGHDAD, June 20 -- Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul Mahdi, a senior Shiite politician often mentioned as a potential prime minister, tendered his resignation last week in a move that reflects deepening frustration inside the Iraqi government with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Asst. Secretary Hill Meets With Officials in N. KoreaAssistant Secretary of State Christopher R. Hill today made a surprise trip to the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, marking the highest level visit by a official since the crisis over North Korea's nuclear ambitions began nearly five years ago. Blair May Become Special Mideast EnvoyThe Bush administration is laying the groundwork for an announcement of Tony Blair's appointment as a special Middle East envoy for Palestinian governance and economic issues after he steps down as Britain's prime minister, following two months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, according to border="0" At Least 14 Soldiers Die in Attacks in IraqBAGHDAD, June 21 -- Fourteen soldiers have died in scattered attacks in Iraq over the last two days, including five killed#tracking |
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