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Jerusalem |
Netanyahu eyes peace deal in year
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| Sun. |
Basque |
Spain's Eta 'declares ceasefire'
Armed Basque separatist group says it will not 'carry out armed actions' in its campaign for independence
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| Fri. |
Washington |
Settlements remain obstacle in peace talks After two days of meetings and talks, Israeli and Palestinian leaders leave Washington deadlocked over the issue of Israeli settlements
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| Sep. 2 |
Washington |
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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| Aug. 31 |
Iraq |
U.S. combat mission in Iraq ends 
At 5 p.m. ET -- at a cost of more than 4,400 U.S. military personnel killed and 30,000 wounded -- thes combat mission officially drew to a close
| President Barack Obama announced the conclusion of the combat mission in a speech from the Oval Office.
He said Americans who served in Iraq 'completed every mission they were given'
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| Aug. 20 |
Washington |
Palestinians, Israel agree to resume talks| Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: The talks, involving other regional and international players, are intended to resolve all 'final status' issues | |
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| Aug. 18 |
Southern Iraq |
Last US combat brigade quits Iraq
The 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division began crossing by land into Kuwait in the early hours of Thursday morning
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| Aug. 15 |
South Korea |
S. Korea: Reunification plan with North |
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| Aug. 11 |
Iraq |
US 'on target' for Iraq departure |
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| Aug.2 |
Washington |
Obama confirms pullout from Iraq |
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| Jul.31 |
Somalia |
Sufi group backs more AU troops |
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| Jul.14 |
North Korea |
N Korea in talks with UN Command
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| Jul.6 |
Washington |
Obama and Netanyahu urge Mid-East talk
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| May.28 |
UN |
UN push for nuclear-free Mid-East
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| Apr.12 |
Washington |
Ukraine to remove uranium stockpile |
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| Apr.8 |
Moscow |
Obama, Medvedev sign arms treaty The new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, a major nuclear arms control , reduces the nuclear stockpiles of both nations
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| Feb.23 |
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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| Dec.1 |
Upstate New York |
Obama: 3-year plan to end Afghan war
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 governme...
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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. Neither the Armenians nor the Turks gav... | |
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| Oct.9 |
Beijing |
Nations urge early N Korea talks |
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Norway |
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
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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
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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
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Jerusalem |
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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Gaza |
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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Gaza |
Growing calls for Gaza ceasefire |
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| Dec.3 |
Norway |
Nations sign cluster bomb treaty
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| Dec.2 |
NATO |
NATO 'to resume ties with Russia' |
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| Oct.5 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban |
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Georgia |
Russian troops leave Georgian posts
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| Sep.30 |
Georgia |
EU monitors begin Georgia mission |
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| Aug.18 |
Georgia |
Russia begins Georgia troop 'pull back' |
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| Aug.12 |
Georgia |
Georgia agrees to cease-fire proposal |
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Moscow |
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
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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
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| Jun.9 |
Somalia |
Factions sign peace deal
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| May.18 |
Colombia |
Rebel leader surrenders
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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
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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 |
Ruhr |
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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| Jun.29 |
Gaza |
Palestinian militants announce cease-fire |
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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 |
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| May.24 |
Southern Lebanon |
Israel retreat complete Troops withdraw from Lebanese security zone after 22 years of occupation. Many of the posts were blown up