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Kerry's focus on peace talks, not settlements

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:23:37 -0400

TEL AVIV, Israel - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel's government on Friday to prevent further settlement construction where possible to help revitalize Middle East peace hopes, but stressed that the Jewish state and Palestinians alike should remain focused on the larger goal of restarting direct negotiations.

2 charged in slayings of 6 on Tenn.-Ala. border

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:12:26 -0400

FAYETTEVILLE, Tennessee - Two men were charged Thursday with six counts each of first-degree murder in last year's slayings of three women, a man, a toddler and an unborn baby in what authorities described as a dispute over drug dealing.

Palestinians have little faith in Kerry effort

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:08:29 -0400

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinians believe the U.S. effort to restart peace talks is doomed, and they're preparing instead to resume their campaign of seeking membership in key international organizations as soon as next month, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

7 Egyptian security men kidnapped in Sinai freed

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:05:38 -0400

CAIRO - Six Egyptian policemen and a border guard kidnapped by suspected militants in the volatile Sinai Peninsula last week were freed by their captors Wednesday after successful mediation, the country's military spokesman said.

Young objector challenges Israeli army

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:51:58 -0400

JERUSALEM - The Israeli military has jailed a young man for six months for refusing to serve because of his opposition to Israel's occupation of the West Bank, focusing attention on the longstanding conflict between the country's universal military service and divided political beliefs.

China's Li seeks stronger economic ties with India

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:17:18 -0400

NEW DELHI - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Indian business leaders Tuesday that developing stronger economic ties between their two nations would have huge benefits for both sides.

Palestinians hold off on UN agency membership

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:36:03 -0400

UNITED NATIONS - The Palestinians have done all the legal work necessary to join 63 U.N. agencies, conventions and treaties but haven't applied yet mainly to give the latest U.S. peace effort a chance to succeed, the chief Palestinian negotiator said Monday.

Turkish PM talks Syria with Obama at White House

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:33:17 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and Turkey will keep ramping up pressure to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad from power, but there's "no magic formula" to stop his violence.

Sharif's win sparks hope for Pakistan-India ties

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:13:12 -0400

WAGAH, Pakistan - Over a decade ago, the man now set to become Pakistan's next prime minister stood at this border crossing with archenemy India to inaugurate a "friendship" bus service connecting the two countries as cheering supporters waved flags and tossed rose petals.

China questions Japan rule over Okinawa

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:05:45 -0400

BEIJING - China is trying to strengthen its claim on tiny, uninhabited, Japanese-controlled islands by raising questions about the much larger Okinawa chain that is home to more than a million Japanese along with major U.S. military installations. The tactic, however, appears to have done little but harden Tokyo's stance.

Critics assail Israeli silence on Arab peace plan

Wed, 15 May 2013 02:20:51 -0400

JERUSALEM - On the surface, the Arab League's improved peace initiative offers Israel everything it ever dreamed of - normal relations with an entire region that has long objected to the very existence of the Jewish state, and even the chance to keep some war-won land.

Eviction fears haunt Haiti camps after attacks

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:11:24 -0400

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Attorney Reynold Georges showed up with a judge and a police officer on a recent afternoon at Camp Acra, a cluster of tents and plywood shelters scattered across rocky hills dotted with trees in the heart of the Haitian capital.

Taiwan runs short of volunteers in military shift

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:34:20 -0400

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A Taiwanese plan to end mandatory military service and shift to an all-volunteer force is running into a problem: not enough volunteers.

Politics commandeer stage in Mideast TV contest

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:33:04 -0400

BEIRUT - TV singing contests around the world tend to serve up light, glitzy entertainment with a dash of emotional drama. But in the Middle East's version of "American Idol," it's the region's troubles that often take center stage.

Chinese rehabilitate fathers in forgotten war

Sat, 11 May 2013 02:25:26 -0400

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Yang Jingtao did what many young, brave Chinese did - he left his home as a teenager to fight the invading Japanese in World War II.

Chinese activist's brother says he was beaten

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:20:54 -0400

BEIJING - The oldest brother of a Chinese activist who fled house arrest and later settled in the U.S. said he was beaten up Thursday by unidentified men, part of an increase in harassment possibly linked to the activist's plans to visit Taiwan.

China urges Israel to hold talks with Palestinians

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:10:21 -0400

BEIJING - China's premier has urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to remove obstacles to restarting talks with the Palestinians, as Beijing seeks to bring its growing international influence to bear on the Middle East peace process.

Kerry to return for a new effort on Mideast peace

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:11:15 -0400

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China and India's rivalry extends to the Arctic

Wed, 08 May 2013 04:50:48 -0400

BEIJING - While the recent troop standoff in a remote Himalayan desert spotlights a long-running border dispute between China and India, the two emerging giants are engaged in a rivalry for global influence that spreads much farther afield.

Analysis: Syria has limited response options

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:21:41 -0400

BEIRUT - The Syrian regime on Tuesday dispatched an obscure proxy, a Damascus-based Palestinian militant group, to threaten retaliation for two Israeli airstrikes over the weekend.

Sudan: At least 20 die in shootout in border area

Sun, 05 May 2013 18:54:05 -0400

KHARTOUM, Sudan - Sudan and the U.N. say a shootout in a disputed oil-rich border region has left at least 20 people dead, including at least one Ethiopian U.N. peacekeeper and a tribal chief traveling with them.

China emerging as new force in drone warfare

Fri, 03 May 2013 04:11:49 -0400

BEIJING - Determined to kill or capture a murderous Mekong River drug lord, China's security forces considered a tactic they'd never tried before: calling a drone strike on his remote hideaway deep in the hills of Myanmar.

Arab League sweetens Israel-Palestinian peace plan

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:20:07 -0400

JERUSALEM - The Arab League's decision to sweeten its decade-old proposal offering comprehensive peace with Israel has placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a bind and swiftly exposed fissures in his new government.

Arabs soften stance on Israel's final borders

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:20:41 -0400

WASHINGTON - Arab countries endorsed a Mideast peace plan Monday that would allow for small shifts in Israel's 1967 border, moving them closer to President Barack Obama's two-state vision.

Putin, Japanese leader step up peace treaty effort

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:37:29 -0400

MOSCOW - The leaders of Russia and Japan have instructed their diplomats to intensify efforts to work out a peace treaty between the two nations.