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US seeks ways to assist African forces in Somalia

The United States military is prepared to step up assistance to African Union forces in Somalia.

Biden assures Israel of US security commitment

Biden assures Israel of US security commitment

United States Vice-President Joe Biden assured Israel on Tuesday of Washington’s commitment to its security.

Child-support grants: A lifeline out of poverty

For over nine million South African children, child-support grants provide a lifeline from a life of utter poverty.

Obama vows to ‘finish the job’ in Afghanistan

US President Barack Obama vowed on Tuesday to ”finish the job” of an unpopular and costly eight-year war in Afghanistan.

Fort Hood suspect contacted Islamist

Intelligence agencies learned an Army psychiatrist contacted an Islamist sympathetic to al-Qaeda and that the information was relayed to authorities.

Ethnic tension a factor in Afghan vote, envoy says

Hamid Karzai and his chief rival, who have both claimed election victory, have assured US officials they will respect the outcome of the poll.

Netanyahu bends on statehood but not settlements

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave ground on Sunday by conditionally accepting a United States goal of a Palestinian state.

More than $2-million in USAid contracts for Abbas’s sons

Firms run by sons of President Mahmoud Abbas won United States government aid contracts to repair roads in the Palestinian territories.

Israel links Gaza deal to soldier’s release

Israel decided on Wednesday against lifting a Gaza border blockade until Hamas agreed to release a captured Israeli soldier.

Jerusalem rocked by new vehicle attack

A Palestinian rammed his car into a group of soldiers in Jerusalem on Monday, as Foreign Minster Tzipi Livni worked towards a new government.

Olmert’s rivals jostle for Israel’s leadership

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s rivals jostled for Israel’s leadership on Thursday after he announced his decision to resign.

Obama calls Israel a ‘miracle’ and vows staunch support

United States Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged staunch support for Israel on Wednesday in Jerusalem.

Carter: Hamas would conditionally accept peace

Former United States president Jimmy Carter said on Monday Hamas leaders told him they would accept a peace agreement negotiated by their rival, Palestinian President Mahmoud…

US ‘road map’ assessment seen critical of Israel

The United States is not satisfied with the pace at which Israel is moving to implement a long-stalled peace ”road map”, US and Western officials said ahead of a key meeting to…

Israel minister warns Palestinians of ‘holocaust’

Deputy Israeli Defence Minister Matan Vilnai said on Friday the Palestinians would bring on themselves what he called a ”bigger holocaust” by stepping up rocket attacks on Israel…

Israel sees Hamas gone from Gaza in months

Israeli leaders vowed on Monday to step up their war against Hamas and predicted the Islamists’ grip on the Gaza Strip would end within months. Two days after a rocket wounded an…

Israel threatens to topple Gaza’s Hamas rulers

Israel threatened to topple the Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers on Monday following a surge of cross-border rocket attacks by the Palestinian Islamist group. ”I believe a combination…

Israel wants to wash its hands of Gaza

Israel wants to cut its links with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after militants blasted open the territory’s border with Egypt in defiance of an Israeli blockade. Israel,…

AG: IsraeI can’t cut power to Gaza

Israel’s attorney general (AG) told the government on Monday it could not cut electrical power to the Gaza Strip as part of its sanctions against the Hamas controlled territory,…

Gruelling road ahead for Rice on Middle East peace

The battle over the agenda of a conference on Palestinian statehood offers United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice a glimpse of the gruelling process that awaits if and…