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| Sep.1 |
Washington |
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Obama holds high-stakes Mideast talks  | Ahead of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians President Barack Obama said that he was cautiously hopeful. President Obama urges Mid-East leaders not ... | |
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| Sep.2 |
Washington |
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Middle East talks 'constructive'  | Direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders kicked off again with pledges of support from leaders on both sides for a peace process | |
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Hamas |
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Hamas, 10 groups vow to target Israelis
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| Sep.3 |
Dubai |
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UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai
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| Sep.4 |
Bahrain |
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23 with charged as a 'terrorist network'
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| Sep.5 |
Baghdad |
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'US troops called' in Iraq attack US troops have been called in to help Iraqi forces battle insurgents who attacked an army base, killing seven people
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Iran |
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Iran barbs with Palestinians over talks
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| Sep.6 |
Iraq |
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Violence in Iraq leaves 6 dead Map of Samarra Iraq Gunmen killed an Iraqi brigadier general as he drove his car in al-Ameriya, in western Baghdad. 5 construction workers were found dead in Samarra
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| Sep.12 |
Gaza |
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Deadly Israeli shelling hits Gaza
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Chad |
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70,000 homeless in flooding
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Jerusalem |
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PM: compromise on settlements possible
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| Sep.13 |
Washington |
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US to push $60bn Saudi arms sale The Pentagon is set to notify the US Congress of a $60bn weapons sale to Saudi Arabi advanced military aircraft
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Osama bin Laden |
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New info on post-9/11 hunt for bin Laden
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Sinai |
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Egypt hosts Mid-East peace talks Map of Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt| Israeli and Palestinian leaders are to hold a second round of peace talks in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh | |
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| Sep.15 |
Jerusalem |
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Mid-East talks 'making progress'
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Somalia |
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Battle measure success in meters
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| Sep.16 |
Somalia |
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12 die as Islamists, AU forces fire shells 7 others were wounded in Somalia's capital city, Mogadishu, after Islamists and African Union forces exchanged shells
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Jerusalem |
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Israel rejects Clinton proposal Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has proposed a three-month extension of Israel's construction moratorium on the West Bank
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| Sep.18 |
Oman |
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Freed U.S. hiker begins her journey home Sarah Shourd thanked Oman for securing her release and said that nation would forever occupy a special niche in her heart
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Syria |
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Ahmadinejad talks with Syrian ally On his way to the United States, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took time to meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
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| Sep.19 |
Netherlands |
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Terror suspect arrested at airport Map of Amsterdam Netherlands| A terror suspect of Somali origin was arrested early Sunday at Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam | |
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| Sep.20 |
Libya |
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Lockerbie victim's father meets bomber Jim Swire, the father of a victim of the bombing has been to Libya to visit the only man convicted of the atrocity
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| Sep.21 |
London |
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Victim's father: Lockerbie bomber very sick Jim Swire: Abdelbeset al-Megrahi is 'a very sick man,' but there is no way to tell how long he will live
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Somalia |
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Somalia's prime minister resigns Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke resigned Tuesday after a month of disagreements with the country's president
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| Sep.25 |
Baghdad |
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Iraqi bloc won't work with prime minister Al-Iraqiya that eked out a victory in the national election said it won't participate in any government headed by Prime Minister Nuri al-Mal...
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UN Gen. Assembly |
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Abbas declares intent for peace Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas: Palestinians are willing and ready to reach a comprehensive and just peace agreement
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| Sep.26 |
Jerusalem |
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'50-50' hope for settlement deal Defence Minister Barak has said there is a '50-50' chance of reaching a deal about Israel's settlement moratorium as a partial ban winds down
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Jerusalem |
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PM urges settlers to show restraint Israel's prime minister Netanyahu has urged Jewish settlers to show restraint, hours before a 10-month ban on construction
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Gaza |
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Jewish boat sets sail to Gaza with aid An aid ship sponsored by Jewish activist organizations around the world set sail from Cyprus to Gaza, despite a blockade to the occupied ter...
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West Bank |
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Israel's West Bank building freeze expires  Israeli settlers cheered expiration of a moratorium on building new settlements, as Netanyahu urged Palestinians not to walk away from talks
| Israel's PM urges Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to continue talks, despite the end of Israel's ban on West Bank construction
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| Sep.27 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel not to extend ban on settlements The US says it is 'disappointed' by Israel's decision not to extend a ban on West Bank settlement building
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Somalia |
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13 drown in rush for U.S. Navy aid 8 more are missing after a small skiff packed with more than seven dozen people capsized while getting aid from a U.S. Navy vessel in the Gulf...
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| Sep.29 |
U.S. Senate |
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Senators want facts on bomber's release The Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing on the circumstances surrounding the release of convicted Pan Am Flight 103 bomber
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