By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 13 June 2008 Violence in the Somali capital Mogadishu and elsewhere has increased dramatically since a U.N.-backed peace agreement was signed Monday in Djibouti between Somalia's transitional federal government and a moderate f...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 05 June 2008 Special United Nations and African Union envoys on Darfur say prospects for substantive peace talks aimed at ending the crisis in Sudan's conflict ridden province of Darfur are dim. The diplomats failed to get pea...
By David Gollust Jerusalem 04 May 2008 Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni indicated Sunday Israel may uproot some of its West Bank settlements as part of a peace accord with the Palestinians. Livni spoke at the start of a meeting Sunday with visiti...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 31 March 2008 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wrapped up a three-day trip to the Middle East saying peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians are moving forward, but Israel needs to stop its settlement activities....
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 26 March 2008 Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday said peace talks with the Palestinians will continue, but he ruled out any talks with Hamas militants who control the Gaza Strip. VOA's Jim Teeple has details from...
By Nathan Morley Nicosia 21 March 2008 Hopes are now high that the face-to- face meeting between the two community leaders in Cyprus has paved the way for peace on the divided Mediterranean island. The new president of the Republic of Cyprus Demitis...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 11 March 2008 Many Arabs say recent violence in Gaza and Israel is placing the Middle East peace process in jeopardy again. VOA Middle East Correspondent Challiss McDonough reports from Cairo the process is under review ah...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 05 March 2008 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Israelis and Palestinians have agreed to resume peace talks. The announcement came on a day of intense diplomatic activity and an easing of tensions in the Gaza Strip...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 March 2008 The Palestinians have suspended peace negotiations with Israel in response to a deadly incursion into the Gaza Strip. More than 100 Palestinians, including many civilians, have been killed during the past two...
By Mandy Clark Belfast 26 February 2008 Northern Ireland was once torn by centuries of sectarian violence, and even now after 10 years of relative peace, entrenched divisions remain. Protestants and Catholics rarely even play the same games, and even...