Politics

US says spy swap on security, humanitarian grounds - 07/09/2010

WASHINGTON- The United States said Thursday it agreed on a spy swap with Russia on "national security and humanitarian grounds" as it determined it would gain little by imprisoning Moscow's agents....

Europeans approve, Americans reject Muslim veil ban: study - 07/09/2010

WASHINGTON- Days before French lawmakers are due to vote on a bill that would make it illegal for Muslim women to wear full veils in public, a US poll has found that a majority of Europeans back such...

Talks may resume, but Mideast peace no closer - 07/09/2010

WASHINGTON, Christophe Schmidt- A resumption of long-stalled direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians could be on the horizon, but swift progress towards sealing a peace deal remains a long...

Obama hopes for direct Mideast peace talks by September - 07/06/2010

WASHINGTON, Stephen Collinson- US President Barack Obama said Tuesday he hoped for direct Middle East peace talks to start before the end of September, as he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

At least 52 missing since 2008 Syria prison riot: Amnesty - 07/06/2010

LONDON- More than 50 prisoners are still missing since riots at Syria's Saydnaya prison two years ago led to the deaths of at least 17 prisoners and five military police, Amnesty International said...

Israel allows construction materials for Gaza projects - 07/06/2010

KEREM SHALOM, Majeda El Batsh- Israel on Monday gave the go-ahead for the international community to import construction materials into the Hamas-run Gaza Strip in an easing of its blockade that won...

Lockerbie bomber could live 10 years with cancer: report - 07/04/2010

LONDON- The Lockerbie bomber could survive for 10 years or longer, according to the cancer specialist who said last year he would be dead within three months of his release, a newspaper reported on...

Egypt's Mubarak visits Algerian president who is mourning the death of his brother - 07/04/2010

ALGIERS- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Sunday made a short "courtesy" visit to Algeria's leader, who is mourning the death of his brother, in a sign of improving ties between the North African...

White House insists Middle East talks making progress - 07/03/2010

WASHINGTON- The White House insisted Friday that US-brokered indirect Middle East talks were making progress, despite Palestinian complaints that the Israelis were stalling. Senior US officials...

Argentina, Syria trade support on Falklands, Golan Heights - 07/03/2010

BUENOS AIRES- The presidents of Argentina and Syria Friday traded words of support for their respective territorial claims on Britain's Falkland Islands, in the South Atlantic, and the Golan Heights...
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