Israel seals Gaza crossings after rocket attack
JERUSALEM - Israel closed its cargo crossings with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday after accusing Palestinian militants of firing a rocket at southern Israel in violation of a shaky truce.
Nations:Egypt Israel People:Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Activities:2007 Gaza Conflict Source:(AP)
2008-07-01
Zimbabwe's Mugabe sworn in after discredited vote
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe was sworn in as president for a sixth term Sunday after a widely discredited runoff in which he was the only candidate. His main rival dismissed the inauguration as "an exercise in self-delusion."
Nations:Egypt China Swaziland South Africa Russia Zimbabwe People:Morgan Tsvangirai Robert Mugabe Yang Jiechi Condoleezza Rice Activities:2008 Zimbabwe Election Source:(AP)
2008-06-29
Inflation hits consumers worldwide
Gas pumps in the United States tell the same story as rice prices in Thailand: Inflation is a global phenomenon this year.
Nations:India Indonesia Egypt Thailand Activities:Global Food Crisis 2007-8 Oil Crisis
2008-04-11
Tens of thousands cross downed Gaza wall
Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured from the Gaza Strip into Egypt Wednesday after masked gunmen with explosives destroyed most of the seven-mile wall dividing the border town of Rafah.
Nations:Egypt People:Mahmoud Abbas Hosni Mubarak Condoleezza Rice Activities:Israel-Palestine Conflict
2008-01-23
Bush ends peace mission without breakthrough
U.S. President George W. Bush wrapped up his mission to Israel and the occupied West Bank on Friday, emboldened enough to have predicted a peace treaty within a year but with no major breakthroughs for his efforts.
Nations:Kuwait United Arab Emirates Lebanon Saudi Arabia Egypt People:Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Condoleezza Rice George W. Bush Activities:2007 Palestinian Peace Talks
2008-01-11
Bush visits Kuwait to promote peace deal
President Bush sought Arab support on Friday for a U.S.-backed Mideast peace deal, but the Bush administration said not to expect a "blinding flash" of Arab support for the restarted Israel-Palestinian negotiations.
Nations:Kuwait Saudi Arabia Egypt People:David Petraeus Shimon Peres Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Condoleezza Rice Activities:2007 Palestinian Peace Talks Holocaust
2008-01-11
Bush celebrates Christmas at Camp David
President Bush brought his extended family together for a Christmas celebration at the chief executive's retreat at Camp David, Md., with gift exchanges and a traditional midday feast on the holiday agenda.
Nations:United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Egypt People:George W. Bush
2007-12-25
Bush makes holiday calls to troops
President Bush made Christmas Eve calls to 10 U.S. troops serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and other spots around the world, thanking them for their sacrifice and wishing them a happy holiday even though they'll be far away from their families and friends.
Nations:Iraq U.S. Afghanistan United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Egypt People:Vladimir Putin George W. Bush
2007-12-24
Donors pledge $650M for Palestinian aid
Donors began committing funds from around the world Monday for the moribund Palestinian economy amid a renewed international push for a Palestinian state, with the European Union promising $650 million in 2008.
Nations:Palestine Egypt People:Nicolas Sarkozy Ban Ki-moon Mahmoud Abbas Activities:Israel-Palestine Conflict
2007-12-17
Al-Qaida No. 2 critical of peace parley
Al-Qaida's No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri said in a new message Friday that last month's U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference was a "betrayal" of the Palestinians, the terror group's first reaction to the gathering.
Nations:Palestine Egypt Israel Saudi Arabia People:Mahmoud Abbas Hosni Mubarak Activities:2007 Palestinian Peace Talks
2007-12-14
Iraqi contractors frozen out of U.S.
Thousands of Iraqis whose support for the U.S. war effort in Iraq has put them and their families in grave danger at home are being excluded from a new fast-track system aimed at speeding up refugee resettlement in the United States for American allies, officials said Thursday.
Nations:U.S. Iraq Lebanon Egypt People:Condoleezza Rice Activities:Second Gulf War
2007-11-29
US seeks Mideast deal next year
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday the United States will try to close a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians before President Bush's term expires, but she cautioned that there is no guarantee of success.
Nations:U.S. People:Ban Ki-moon Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Hosni Mubarak Condoleezza Rice Tony Blair Activities:Israel-Palestine Conflict
2007-11-21
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