By Noel King Khartoum 02 September 2006 Peace talks between leaders of Somalia's interim government and the Islamist group that controls the capital, have resumed in Sudan. Both sides expressed a desire to put an end to violence that has divided the...
By Deborah Block Washington, DC 03 August 2006 watch Call for Peace report Hezbollah guerrillas Wednesday fired a record number of rockets into Israel. Israel commandos raided the militant group's strongholds deep inside Lebanon. Top officials from...
By Paula Wolfson White House 31 July 2006 President Bush says he is determined to end the war between Israeli forces and Lebanese-based Hezbollah militants, and will push for a sustainable peace at the United Nations. President Bush delivers speech...
By Paula Wolfson Washington 27 July 2006 President Bush says he wants to see an end to the fighting between Israeli forces and Lebanese-based Hezbollah militants as soon as possible. But Mr. Bush is cautioning against a fake peace. --------- George...
By Noel King Khartoum 30 May 2006 African Union troops listen to the concerns of villagers in the village of Brikatouly in South Darfur, Sudan Tensions are running high in Darfur, one day before a deadline expires for two holdout rebel groups to sig...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 25 May 2006 In Egypt, at least 300 pro-reform judges on Thursday stood in silent protest outside the high court, demanding an end to government interference in the judiciary. Several other peaceful protests also took plac...
By Noel King Debbis, Darfur, Sudan 08 June 2006 The task of urging holdout rebels to sign the Darfur Peace Agreement has fallen to the African Union, which brokered the deal in Abuja, Nigeria. It is a difficult job, and across the region, AU peaceke...
By Paula Wolfson White House 24 May 2006 The search for Middle East peace and the threat to regional security posed by Iran's nuclear intentions topped the agenda when President Bush met Tuesday with...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 18 May 2006 U.S. officials say implementing the Darfur peace agreement requires sustained international attention to Sudan in coming months. A congressional hearing examin...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 10 May 2006 Ehud Olmert Senior Israeli officials say they will wait six months before deciding whether to move unilaterally to set Israel's final border with the Palestinians....