| Thu, 2 Sep 2010 Iran threat may spur Middle East peace talks
| Washington: As US President Barack Obama convenes the first direct Middle East peace talks in 20 months, the question many observers here and in the region are asking is what, if anything, makes this round any more hopeful than the last. | One reason for optimism may ... | Top ten cricket scoundrels
By 5:30 AM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Print | If you think dodgy dealings in the noble game are something new, then think again. | 1 - Greg Chappell | Yes, yes, old hat by now, but the underarm incident in Melbourne in February 1981 remains one of cricket's darkest ... | Israel, Palestinians launch direct peace talks
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders began direct peace negotiations on Thursday, sitting down for U.S.-brokered talks even as hard-liners on both sides vowed never to accept a deal. U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Net... | Troops clear barricades, Mozambique riots persist
| MAPUTO (Reuters) - Mozambique's government deployed troops to clear barricades in the capital as angry protesters blocked roads and looted shops on Thursday, the second day of riots caused by soaring bread prices. A demonstrator throws a tyre on a burning barricade du... | Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas reach for a lasting peace
| BARACK Obama says a lasting Middle East peace deal is possible within a year after Israeli and Palestinian leaders recommitted to finding a two-state solution. | Raising hopes of a result that has eluded his predecessors, the US President today convenes the first dire... | Ehud Barak hints at likely Israeli concessions
| WHILE Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been standing alongside US President Barack Obama talking about peace in vague terms, his Defence Minister, Ehud Barak, back in Israel, hinted with little fanfare at what Israel was likely to offer. | Although Mr Net... | |
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