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International Women's day: 3 challenges women face around the world
Issues such as violence, inequality at work, and traditional expectations confront women on every continent around the world. Here is a sampling of challenges women faced this year:
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Israeli elections: The 5 candidates steering the debate
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Obama-Netanyahu tensions: Not as bad as 5 other US-Israel low points
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Briefing Obama vs. Romney 101: 4 differences on Israel
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International Women's Day: How it's celebrated around the globe
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In Mideast, Obama faces tough crowd: Here's what they want to hear
The president stopped in Saudi Arabia, where 79 percent of residents view him favorably, on Wednesday. But in Cairo tomorrow, he'll address a skeptical audience of 1.4 billion Muslims.
06/03/2009 01:00 am -
Ahead of Obama's Cairo speech, Arab leaders see window of opportunity for peace
King Abdullah II of Jordan, embraced by the West and his Arab allies, is emerging as a facilitator for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
06/02/2009 01:00 am -
Israeli proposal: Make Jordan the official Palestinian homeland
The controversial idea – though not new – could still undermine Netanyahu and erode Israel's relations with moderate Arab countries.
06/01/2009 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Palestinian clashes cast gloom on reconciliation efforts
Hamas has vowed revenge on Fatah after a shootout between the two factions in the West Bank that left six dead.
06/01/2009 01:00 am -
Palestinians wonder: Will Obama make good on his promises?
Though pleased with Obama's meeting with Palestinian President Abbas Thursday, they are waiting to see if the US president will break from decades of failed US policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
05/29/2009 01:00 am -
Obama visit: Abbas brings Palestinian cause, but not support, to Washington
Not only are Fatah and Hamas deadlocked in a power struggle. Abbas’s own Fatah bloc has rejected his new government.
05/28/2009 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Israel rejects US call for settlement freeze
A spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said "natural growth" would continue in existing settlements after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for a complete halt.
05/28/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Memo to Israel (and Abbas): Obama firm on settlements
On the eve of the Palestinian president's Oval Office visit, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that the administration meant zero growth, period.
05/28/2009 01:00 am -
Israeli cabinet to consider loyalty oath for citizens – including Arabs
On Sunday, Netanyahu's government votes on two bills designed to shore up support for Israel as a Jewish state.
05/27/2009 01:00 am -
Obama demands that Israel stop settlements. How feasible is that?
The US and Israel agreed this week to establish a joint committee on how to implement a freeze outlined in the 2003 road map.
05/21/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Netanyahu's pledge: One Jerusalem, for Israel, forever
On Thursday, Israel commemorated its 1967 capture of East Jerusalem – an area where Jewish settlements and Arab home demolitions could complicate Palestinian aspirations for statehood.
05/21/2009 01:00 am -
Israel abuzz with Obama Plan rumors
US solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict reportedly include UN administration of Jerusalem's holy sites and no right of return for Palestinian refugees.
05/20/2009 01:00 am -
With Arabs, Obama never had a honeymoon
Two recent polls show that Arab nations have not embraced the president the way other areas of the world have.
05/20/2009 01:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about what's wrong with journalism, why Israel must make concessions to the Palestinians, and why US media don't cover foreign news.
05/20/2009 01:00 am -
Editor's Blog Today's news stories: stopping West Bank settlements, America's waning mobility, and Guatemala's embattled leftist president
05/20/2009 01:00 am -
In Jerusalem, an uptick in demolition orders of Arab homes
Amid Netanyahu's Washington visit, human rights groups say the city's new mayor has presided over an increase in initiatives that could thwart Palestinian statehood.
05/19/2009 01:00 am -
Netanyahu caught between Obama, Israeli settlers
05/18/2009 01:00 am -
Editor's Blog Today's news stories: Tamil Tigers, Supreme Court, NRA, Netanyahu
05/18/2009 01:00 am -
Pressed on Palestinian state, Netanyahu changes the subject – to Iran
Ahead of his Monday meeting with Obama, who supports a two-state solution, the Israeli prime minister wants to make Iran's nuclear ambitions the focus of regional diplomacy.
05/15/2009 01:00 am -
Briefing: The motives and aims of Hamas
Western nations call it a terrorist organization. To Palestinians, it's a legitimate elected government, a resistance movement, or an oppressive usurper. So just what is Hamas?
05/13/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion Obama puts Israel at risk
As he and Netanyahu prepare to meet, US-Israeli relations are sinking toward an all-time low.
05/13/2009 01:00 am -
Pope's lack of specifics on Gaza, Holocaust disappoint Muslims and Jews
He was politely received at Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem Tuesday, but clerics, judges, and Hamas representatives want stronger statements on Israeli policies and Palestinian suffering.
05/12/2009 01:00 am -
Russia plays up its international role – especially in Mideast peace
It chaired a special meeting Monday of the Security Council that endorsed the idea of holding a Middle East peace conference in Moscow this year.
05/12/2009 01:00 am -
US rejoins UN’s human rights forum
Bush had shunned it as an ineffective dictators' club. Obama's team pledges to work from within to 'improve' it.
05/12/2009 01:00 am -
Pope's agenda in Israel: honoring Holocaust victims, urging two-state solution
As he landed in Tel Aviv, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of need for a 'just resolution' for Israelis and Palestinians
05/11/2009 01:00 am
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