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Sudan |
Sudan signs ceasefire with Darfur rebels| President Omar al-Bashir has signed a framework ceasefire deal with one of Darfur's main groups, the Justice and Equality Movement | |
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| Feb. 20 |
Chad |
Key Darfur rebels sign ceasefire deal |
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| Feb.17 |
Afghanistan |
U.N. envoy: Reconciliatory efforts needed |
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| Dec.1 |
Upstate New York |
Obama: 3-year plan to end Afghan war
Map of West Point NY New York The deployment of 30,000 additional U.S. troops is part of a strategy to reverse the Taliban's momentum and stabilize the country's government
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| Oct.31 |
Jerusalem |
Clinton urges new Mid-East talks
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| Oct.10 |
Switzerland |
Armenia, Turkey sign historic agreement
Map of Zurich Switzerland Turkey and Armenia are establishing diplomatic relations after nearly a century of animosity. The border has been closed since 1993
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| Oct.9 |
Beijing |
Nations urge early N Korea talks |
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Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize 
| Obama said that he was 'surprised and deeply humbled' by the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award him the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize | |
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| Sep.24 |
UN Security Council |
Security Council aims for nuke-free world
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| Sep.22 |
New York |
Obama calls for Mid-East urgency |
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| Sep.19 |
Washington |
Obama to meet Middle East leaders |
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| Jul.14 |
Nigeria |
Rebels announce 'truce'
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| Jun.29 |
Baghdad |
US soldiers leaving Iraq's cities US troops are withdrawing to base in Iraq, handing control of cities and towns to Iraq's new security forces
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| Jun.14 |
Jerusalem |
PM calls for demilitarized Palestinian state
Netanyahu said that Israel would agree to a peace agreement with Palestinians under which there would be a 'demilitarized Palestinian state'
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| Apr.30 |
Basra |
UK combat operations end in Iraq |
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| Apr.1 |
London |
U.S., Russia announce nuke talks |
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| Feb.17 |
Qatar |
Sudan, rebels sign prisoner release deal |
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| Feb.15 |
NW Pakistan |
Taleban announces Swat ceasefire |
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| Jan.21 |
Gaza |
Israeli troops complete Gaza withdrawal Israeli troops have completed their withdrawal from Gaza after a 3-week military campaign against Hamas militants
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| Jan.18 |
Gaza |
Hamas agrees to one-week cease-fire
Palestinian militants declared that they would stop attacks on Israel for a week and demanded that Israel remove troops from Gaza within the...
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| Jan.17 |
Jerusalem |
Israel declares unilateral cease-fire| Israel has declared a unilateral cease-fire in the fighting in Gaza beginning at 2 a.m. Sunday. Olmert: Hamas has been dealt a very serious blow. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said troops would remain in Gaza for now. Nearly 1,200 Palestini... | |
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Israel to announce unilateral cease-fire |
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| Jan.16 |
Jerusalem |
Israelis edging closer to cease-fire |
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| Jan.12 |
UN |
UN chief wants Gaza conflict halt |
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| Jan.7 |
Jerusalem |
Israel accepts truce 'principles'
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Israel halts firing to allow aid into Gaza |
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| Jan.6 |
UN Security Council |
UN chief demands Gaza ceasefire |
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| Dec.31 |
UN Security Council |
UN holds Gaza crisis discussion |
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Jerusalem |
Israel rejects Gaza truce calls |
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| Dec.30 |
Gaza |
Israel considers truce amid airstrikes |
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Growing calls for Gaza ceasefire
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| Dec.3 |
Norway |
Nations sign cluster bomb treaty The first of more than 100 countries (excluding US, Russia and China) have begun signing a treaty to ban current designs of cluster
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| Dec.2 |
NATO |
NATO 'to resume ties with Russia' |
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| Nov.16 |
Congo |
U.N. envoy meets Congolese rebel leader |
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| Oct.10 |
Washington |
U.S. would support talks with Taliban |
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Norway |
Ex-Finnish leader wins Nobel Peace Prize |
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| Oct.5 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban
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Russian troops leave Georgian posts Russian troops began dismantling positions Sunday in the so-called security zones inside Georgia they have occupied since August's brief but...
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| Oct.1 |
South Korea |
Two Koreas end brief military talks |
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| Sep.30 |
Georgia |
EU monitors begin Georgia mission
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| Aug.24 |
Jerusalem |
200 Palestinian prisoners to be freed |
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| Aug.18 |
Georgia |
Russia begins Georgia troop 'pull back'
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| Aug.16 |
Moscow |
Russia signs cease-fire, tensions remain |
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| Aug.12 |
Georgia |
Georgia agrees to cease-fire proposal |
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Cease-fire, not peace reached in Georgia The Russian and French presidents announced a 6-point plan of principles for settling the immediate conflict
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| Aug.7 |
Baghdad |
U.S. troops may leave by 2011 |
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| Aug.2 |
Gaza |
Fleeing Fatah supporters enter Israel About 180 pro-Fatah Palestinians seeking refuge from a Hamas crackdown in Gaza City were allowed into Israel
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| Jul.31 |
UN Security Council |
UN extends Darfur peace mission |
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| Jul.9 |
Darfur |
Attack kills 7 U.N. peacekeepers |
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| Jun.29 |
Jerusalem |
Israel OKs Hezbollah prisoner deal |
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| Jun.18 |
Gaza |
Israel, Hamas begin truce in Gaza| A truce between Israel and Palestinian militants took effect at 6 a.m. local time, after both sides spent the previous day trading blows. Under the terms, Israel will ease its blockade on Gaza and talks to release an Israeli sol... | |
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| Jun.17 |
Israel |
Israel and Hamas 'agree truce' |
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Hamas sources say truce with Israel near |
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| Jun.9 |
Somalia |
Factions sign peace deal The government has signed a peace deal with an opposition bloc aimed at ending 17 years of conflict in the country
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| Jun.8 |
Venezuela |
End struggle, Chavez urges Farc |
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| May.18 |
Colombia |
Rebel leader surrenders Nelly Avila Moreno, also known as 'Karina' surrendered, the latest major blow for insurgents who have waged war against the state for 40 ye...
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| Mar.13 |
Senegal |
Sudan and Chad strike peace deal |
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| Mar.7 |
Dominican Republic |
Leaders say Colombia crisis over
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| Feb.22 |
Iraq |
'Surge' produces some results |
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Baghdad |
Al-Sadr extends Mehdi Army cease-fire |
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| Dec.16 |
Basra |
British troops return Basra to Iraqis
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| Nov.27 |
Washington |
New Mid-East peace drive launched
President W Bush has said the Israelis and Palestinians have agreed to make every effort to reach a peace agreement before the end of 2008
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| Nov.25 |
Syria |
Syria to attend Mideast summit |
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| Oct.6 |
Iraq |
Shia leaders sign truce deal |
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| Aug.29 |
Iraq |
Muqtada al-Sadr suspends militia |
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| Jul.31 |
UN Security Council |
U.N. troops will go to Darfur
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| Jul.20 |
Israel |
Israel frees 256 prisoners
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| Jun.16 |
North Korea |
Atomic inspectors can return
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| Apr.15 |
Sudan |
Sudan agrees to U.N., AU troops |
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| Feb.13 |
Beijing |
N. Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament
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| Dec.22 |
Sudan |
Sudan agrees to U.N. peacekeeping plan |
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| Nov.21 |
Nepal |
Government, rebels sign peace accord |
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| Nov.16 |
Sudan |
Sudan 'backs' Darfur force plan
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| Sep.30 |
Southern Lebanon |
Last Israeli soldier withdraws
The last Israeli soldier left Lebanon, more than a month after a U.N. resolution ended the 34-day war
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| Sep.5 |
Tribal Areas |
'Taleban' in peace deal
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| Aug.24 |
Paris |
France boosts Lebanon peace force |
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| Aug.21 |
Italy |
Italy steps in with Lebanon offer |
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| Aug.17 |
UN |
States pledge troops for Lebanon |
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| Aug.14 |
Southern Lebanon |
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire in effect A U.N.-brokered cease-fire took effect on the 34th day of fighting, although both sides launched final attacks
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| Aug.13 |
Jerusalem |
Cabinet approves cease-fire resolution |
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| Aug.12 |
Southern Lebanon |
Hezbollah leader agrees to cease-fire |
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| Aug.11 |
UN Security Council |
U.N. adopts Mideast deal The Security Council unanimously approved a proposal aimed at ending the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah
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| Aug.5 |
UN Security Council |
U.S., France draft truce deal goes to U.N. |
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| Jul.26 |
Rome |
Mideast talks fail to reach cease-fire |
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| May.5 |
Nigeria |
Main parties sign Darfur accord The Sudanese government and the largest rebel group have signed a deal aimed at ending 3 years of conflict
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| Apr.26 |
Nepal |
Rebels declare ceasefire |
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| Mar.23 |
Iraq |
Peace group hostages freed |
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| Mar.22 |
Basque |
ETA declares permanent cease-fire
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| Sep.26 |
Northern Ireland |
IRA scraps 'all arms' - monitors
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| Aug.18 |
Gaza |
Largest settlement evacuated
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| Aug.6 |
Japan |
Doves, silence for A-bomb victims |
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| Jul.28 |
Northern Ireland |
IRA halts its armed campaign
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| Jul.16 |
Finland |
Aceh rebels agree to peace deal |
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| Jun.26 |
Iraq |
US holds talks with Iraq rebels |
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| Mar.18 |
West Bank |
Palestinian truce deal
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| Feb.8 |
Egypt |
Palestinians, Israel announce cease-fire Mahmoud Abbas and Ariel Sharon are hailing cease-fire as a new opportunity for peace after talks at their summit
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| Jan.22 |
Gaza |
Abbas 'reaches cease-fire deal'
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| Jan.10 |
West Bank |
Abbas makes peace offer to Israel |
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| Jan.9 |
Kenya |
Historic Sudan peace accord signed
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| Dec.5 |
Israel |
Israel, Egypt Swap Prisoners |
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| Nov.18 |
Kenya |
Sudan factions pledge to end war |
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| Nov.12 |
Washington |
Bush, Blair hail Mid-East peace hope |
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| Aug.26 |
Iraq |
Ayatollah reaches peace deal with al-Sadr
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| Aug.13 |
Iraq |
Najaf truce brings calm to city |
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| May.15 |
Tel Aviv |
Israelis call for Gaza withdrawal |
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| Apr.11 |
Sunni Triangle |
Truce bid calms Falluja fighting |
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| Mar.20 |
Italy |
Rallies mark Iraq war anniversary |
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| Jan.29 |
Germany |
Israel and Hezbollah swap prisoners
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| Dec.1 |
Geneva |
Unofficial Mideast initiative unveiled
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| Oct.10 |
Iran |
Rights activist Ebadi wins Nobel |
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| Aug.18 |
Liberia |
Liberia, rebels sign peace deal |
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| Aug.4 |
Liberia |
Peace force arrives |
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| Jun.29 |
Gaza |
Palestinian militants announce cease-fire |
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| Jun.25 |
West Bank |
Militants offer truce |
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| May.25 |
Jerusalem |
Cabinet OKs road map |
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| Feb.15 |
European Union |
Millions in peace protests In London police said the turnout was 750,000, the largest demonstration ever
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| Jan.18 |
European Union |
Anti-war protests sweep the world
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| May.24 |
Moscow |
Putin and Bush sign nuclear arms deal |
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| Sep.26 |
Gaza |
Arafat, Peres agreed on truce |
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| Aug.18 |
Macedonia |
NATO begins Macedonia mission |