Islamabad - Afghan president Hamid Karzai arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday to discuss possible reconciliation with Taliban insurgents and the overall security situation on the Pakistan-Afghan...
OSLO: The committee that selects the Nobel Peace Prize winner will consider a record 237 nominations for the 2010 award, a Nobel official said today. Surpassing last year's record of 205 nominations, 199 individuals and 38 organizations have been nominated for the...
OSLO (Reuters) - A record 237 people and organisations have been nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, with interest boosted by last year's award to U.S. President Barack Obama, organisers said on Wednesday. U.S. President Barack Obama is seen smiling at the Oval...
Posted on: Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 11:57 CST From the time of the Crusades to the modern day, warrefugees have struggled to integrate into their new communities. They are often economically impoverished and socially isolated, which results in increased conflict,...
updated 12:15 p.m. ET March 10, 2010 Now that gay marriage is legal in the District, one pair of newlyweds is celebrating in a manner that gives new meaning to the term "wedded bliss." Ice cream cake! Keith Spangler and Andreas Vellios will have their wedding...
The internet is among a record 237 individuals and organisations nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. The number of nominations surpasses last year's record of 205 nominations. The internet's nomination has been championed by the Italian version of Wired...
The court trial for Rachel Corrie, an American peace activist killed aged 23 by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza in 2003, has begun in Haifa. She was peacefully protesting against Israel's demolition of Palestian homes when the bulldozer crushed her to death....
Joe Biden, the US vice president, has said that Israel's decision to expand settlement activity in occupied East Jerusalem "undermines" the trust needed for peace talks. The news that Israel planned to build 1,600 new housing units came the same day Biden was in...
Jerusalem - Israel faced Palestinian and US wrath Wednesday, as an announcement of new construction in East Jerusalem overshadowed a visit by US Vice-President Joe Biden, and led to Palestinian charges that Israel was trying to 'sabotage' renewed peace talks. An...
OSLO: A record 237 candidates have been nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Institute said on Wednesday. The tally comprises 199 individuals and 38 organisations and beats the 205 nominations made last year, when the coveted award went to US...
NAIROBI (AFP) – The coming week of direct talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebel groups in Doha will be crucial to the prospects of a lasting peace deal, the US envoy for Sudan said Wednesday. On his way to the Qatari capital, where the central...
