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1. 10-02 Fatal shooting at Amish school Pennsylvania
C. 10-03 North Korea said will conduct nuclear test Pyongyang, North Korea
3. 10-07 War critic writer murdered Moscow
E. 10-09 S Korean proposed as new UN chief UN Security Council
F. 10-09 Outcry at N Korea 'nuclear test' UN Security Council
10-09 North Korea claims nuclear test North Korea
7. 10-10 110 bullet-riddled bodies found Baghdad
I. 10-12 French in Armenia 'genocide' row Paris
J. 10-13 South Korean named U.N. leader UN Gen. Assembly

Summary.     Click for More > 110 bullet-riddled bodies found   French in Armenia 'genocide' row   French parliament approved a bill making it a crime to deny Armenians suffered genocide by Ottoman Turks   South Korean named U.N. leader
Fatal shooting at Amish school North Korea said will conduct nuclear test War critic writer murdered   Anna Politkovskaya was known for her critical coverage of the war in Chechnya. Her body was found in an elevator S Korean proposed as new UN chief Outcry at N Korea 'nuclear test'   North Korea claims nuclear test
Oct.1  Gaza  Protests turn deadly
 Afghanistan  Video: laughing 9/11 hijackers in hideout
 Brazil  President forced into runoff
Oct.2   Pennsylvania
 UN  Korean looks likely as Annan's successor
Oct.3   North Korea
 New York  Dow hits record
Oct.4  Northern Ireland  'IRA campaign is over' says Blair
 Baghdad  Iraq police brigade aided abuctors
Oct.5  Afghanistan  NATO expands role in Afghanistan
 UN  Sudan letter draws condemnations
Oct.6  London  Big six: Iran sanctions possible
 North Korea  Shots fired amid Korean tension
Oct.7   Moscow
 Kashmir  Quake victims honoured
Oct.8  Beijing  China, Japan leaders warn N. Korea
 Iraq  30 rebels killed in mostly Shiite city
 Southern Iraq  Hundreds of Iraqi police poisoned
Oct.9   UN Security Council
  UN Security Council
  North Korea
  Official Korean Central News Agency: North Korea claimed it has performed a successful nuclear test
 South Korean officials confirmed that North Korea performed its first nuclear test. The apparent test was conducted at 10:36 a.m. in Hwaderi near Kilju city. China was given a 20-minute warning and in turn told the U.S., Japan and S. Korea. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a 4.2-magnitude quake in North Korea at 10:35 a.m., 385 kilometers northeast of the capital, Pyongyang
 San Francisco Bay Area  Google buys YouTube for $1.65bn
Oct.10  Beijing  China urges UN action on N Korea
 Congo  DR Congo children 'still armed'
  Baghdad
Oct.11  New York  Study claims 655,000 Iraqi deaths
 Manhattan  Yankees pitcher killed in crash of plane
Oct.12   Paris
 London  General seeks UK Iraq withdrawal
Oct.13  Bangladesh  Nobel winner to use prize to help poor
  UN Gen. Assembly
  The General Assembly has appointed S. Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon to serve as the next secretary-general.    Ban, 62, will be the 8th secretary general and the first from Asia since U Thant of Burma. Kofi Annan second ...
 Washington  Evidence of radioactivity from N. Korea Oct.14   UN Security Council U.N. slaps sanctions on North Korea
  The Council voted unanimously to slap trade, travel and other sanctions.    The vote had been delayed because of concerns by China and Russia. The US has revised its dra...
Oct.15   Jerusalem   Police back Katsav rape charges   Israeli police believe there is enough evidence to charge President with rape and wire-tapping  Baghdad  Weekend toll in Iraq: 83 bodies Oct.16   Sri Lanka Blast 'kills 90' sailors   An explosives-laden truck rammed into Naval convoy at Habarana, 150 miles from Colombo in the central section   Malawi Madonna baby flies out of Malawi   A plane carrying 13-month-old David Banda that pop star is seeking to adopt has taken off from the country  UN Security Council  No winner for seat  Washington  Rice: Resolution sends 'clear message'  North Korea  North Korea condemns UN sanctions Oct.17  North Korea  N. Korea may planning 2nd nuclear test Oct.18  Sunni Triangle  Attacks kill 10 U.S. troops in single day  South Korea  Rice holding 3-way talks in Seoul Oct.19  Mosul  Suicide bomber, clashes kill 20 in Mosul  Qatar  Opec approves cut in oil output  North Korea  N. Korean ship may test sanctions Oct.20  Southern Iraq  Shiite militia seizes city  North Korea  N. Korea not planning second nuke test   Washington Bush holds Iraq strategy talks  Finland  Putin firm on EU energy charter Oct.22   Sudan Sudan expels U.N. envoy for blog  Sao Paulo  Alonso secures second world title   Panama Voters approve $5 billion Canal overhaul Oct.23   Iraq October deadliest month for U.S. troops  Texas  Enron boss gets 24-year sentence Oct.24  Baghdad  Masked men abducted U.S. soldier Oct.25  Baghdad  Iraq, U.S. forces take on militia   Berlin Skull scandal 'disgusts' Germany  Chancellor Merkel called photos of soldiers in Afghanistan playing with a skull 'shocking and disgusting'  Washington  Bush 'dissatisfied' with Iraq war  Australia  Cleric in dress furore Oct.26   Washington Bush signs Mexico fence into law  Southern Afghanistan  'Civilians killed' in Nato raids  Southern Afghanistan  Nato confirms raid deaths Oct.27  Iran  Iran 'fires up nuclear processors'   Mexico Shootouts kill journalist  U. S. Midwest  Cardinals beat Tigers for 10th title Oct.28  Mexico  Mexico sends forces to violent city  Cuba  Cuba TV shows pictures of Castro Oct.29   Nigeria Sultan among crash dead   Brazil President Lula re-elected  Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has a landslide victory in the 2nd round of presidential elections  Mexico  Riot police occupy Oaxaca  Sadr City  Bomb kills 26, injures 60 Oct.30   Tribal Areas   'Al Qaeda school' attack: 80 dead  Pakistani troops backed by helicopters were destroying an al Qaeda-linked training facility   London Warming 'may cause economic chaos' Oct.31  North Korea  N. Korea agrees to return to nuclear talks   South Africa Botha, bastion of white rule, dies


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Arab Countries
Protests turn deadly
Rice pledges US support for Abbas
Opec approves cut in oil output
Sudan expels U.N. envoy for blog
30 rebels killed in mostly Shiite city
Attacks kill 10 U.S. troops in single day
Suicide bomber, clashes kill 20 in Mosul
Shiite militia seizes city
October deadliest month for U.S. troops
Masked men abducted U.S. soldier
Iraq police brigade aided abuctors
Hundreds of Iraqi police poisoned
110 bullet-riddled bodies found
Weekend toll in Iraq: 83 bodies
Masked men abducted U.S. soldier
Bomb kills 26, injures 60
Opec approves cut in oil output
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30 rebels killed in mostly Shiite city
Attacks kill 10 U.S. troops in single day
Suicide bomber, clashes kill 20 in Mosul
Shiite militia seizes city
October deadliest month for U.S. troops
Masked men abducted U.S. soldier
Iraq police brigade aided abuctors
Hundreds of Iraqi police poisoned
110 bullet-riddled bodies found
Weekend toll in Iraq: 83 bodies
Masked men abducted U.S. soldier
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USA
Rice: Resolution sends 'clear message'
Bush holds Iraq strategy talks
Bush 'dissatisfied' with Iraq war
Bush signs Mexico fence into law
Study claims 655,000 Iraqi deaths
Evidence of radioactivity from N. Korea
Bush holds Iraq strategy talks
Bush 'dissatisfied' with Iraq war
Fatal shooting at Amish school
Enron boss gets 24-year sentence
Dow hits record
Google buys YouTube for $1.65bn
UN
Korean looks likely as Annan's successor
Sudan letter draws condemnations
S Korean proposed as new UN chief
Outcry at N Korea 'nuclear test'
South Korean named U.N. leader
U.N. slaps sanctions on North Korea
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U.N. slaps sanctions on North Korea
North Korea
North Korea said will conduct nuclear test
North Korea condemns UN sanctions
N. Korean ship may test sanctions
N. Korea agrees to return to nuclear talks
Shots fired amid Korean tension
North Korea claims nuclear test
N. Korea may planning 2nd nuclear test
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European Union
'IRA campaign is over' says Blair
Big six: Iran sanctions possible
French in Armenia 'genocide' row
French in Armenia 'genocide' row
General seeks UK Iraq withdrawal
Skull scandal 'disgusts' Germany
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Putin firm on EU energy charter
Warming 'may cause economic chaos'
Baghdad Your ad is here
Masked men abducted U.S. soldier
Iraq, U.S. forces take on militia
Iraq police brigade aided abuctors
110 bullet-riddled bodies found
Weekend toll in Iraq: 83 bodies
Masked men abducted U.S. soldier
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Washington
Rice: Resolution sends 'clear message'
Bush holds Iraq strategy talks
Bush signs Mexico fence into law
Evidence of radioactivity from N. Korea
Bush holds Iraq strategy talks
Bush 'dissatisfied' with Iraq war
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UN Security Council
S Korean proposed as new UN chief
Outcry at N Korea 'nuclear test'
U.N. slaps sanctions on North Korea
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U.N. slaps sanctions on North Korea

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Protests turn deadly Video: laughing 9/11 hijackers in hideout President forced into runoff Fatal shooting at Amish school


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October 1 ... more > Top ^

Oct.1   Gaza
  Afghanistan
 Moscow  Putin fury at Georgia 'terrorism'
  Brazil
 Amazon  Recorders support midair collision


October 2 ... more > Top ^

Oct.2   Pennsylvania  
  A gunman has shot dead 4 girls before killing himself in an attack on an Amish school in the state of Pennsylvania
  UN     Korean looks likely as Annan's successor  South Korea's foreign minister Ban Ki-moon has cemented his position as the near-certain successor  Zambia  President Mwanawasa wins re-election

October 3 ... more > Top ^

Oct.3   North Korea     North Korea said will conduct nuclear test
Map of Pyongyang North Korea
  The UN was due to discuss the issue later amid growing fears over Pyongyang's military capabilities
  New York Dow hits record

October 4 ... more > Top ^

Oct.4   Northern Ireland     'IRA campaign is over' says Blair   Blair has welcomed the ceasefire monitor's verdict on the IRA, saying its 'campaign is over'   Baghdad Iraq police brigade aided abuctors
 UN Security Council  World calls for North Korea restraint  West Bank  Rice pledges US support for Abbas  NATO  NATO chief calls for more Afghan aid  Washington  Blunt U.S. warning to North Korea

October 5 ... more > Top ^

Oct.5   Afghanistan NATO expands role in Afghanistan
 Pennsylvania  Slain Amish girls laid to rest  Moscow  Russians 'in N Korea test talks'   UN   Sudan letter draws condemnations  The letter is warning African and Arab nations not to send peacekeepers to Darfur  Japan  Fears N. Korea may test at weekend

October 6 ... more > Top ^

Oct.6  Russia  Georgians deported as row deepens  Gaza  Palestinian PM collapses at rally  London  World powers mull Iran sanctions  USA  US medic jailed over Iraq murder   London   Big six: Iran sanctions possible  U.S., Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia agreed to pursue possible U.N. sanctions against Iran   North Korea Shots fired amid Korean tension


October 7 ... more > Top ^

Oct.7   Moscow   War critic writer murdered
  Anna Politkovskaya was known for her critical coverage of the war in Chechnya. Her body was found in an elevator
 Iraq  Bomb rips Tal Afar   Kashmir Quake victims honoured
 Moscow  Hunt for reporter's killer

October 8 ... more > Top ^

Oct.8   Beijing China, Japan leaders warn N. Korea
  Iraq 30 rebels killed in mostly Shiite city   Southern Iraq   Hundreds of Iraqi police poisoned  Hundreds of policemen fell sick from poisoning at a base after the evening meal breaking their daily Ramadan fast

October 9 ... more > Top ^

Oct.9   UN Security Council     S Korean proposed as new UN chief
  Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon has been nominated by the Security Council as the successor to Kofi Annan
  UN Security Council   Outcry at N Korea 'nuclear test'
  Security Council members are meeting to discuss their reaction
  North Korea     North Korea claims nuclear test
  Official Korean Central News Agency: North Korea claimed it has performed a successful nuclear test
 South Korean officials confirmed that North Korea performed its first nuclear test. The apparent test was conducted at 10:36 a.m. in Hwaderi near Kilju city. China was given a 20-minute warning and in turn told the U.S., Japan and S. Korea. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a 4.2-magnitude quake in North Korea at 10:35 a.m., 385 kilometers northeast of the capital, Pyongyang
  San Francisco Bay Area Google buys YouTube for $1.65bn  Washington  U.S. calls for sanctions against N. Korea

October 10 ... more > Top ^

Oct.10   Beijing China urges UN action on N Korea
 Baghdad  Police find 60 bodies   Congo DR Congo children 'still armed'  Washington  U.S.: North Korean test 'went wrong'  UN  UN debates action over N Korea  Germany  Murder mars Putin visit to Germany   Baghdad     110 bullet-riddled bodies found
  60 bodies were found around Baghdad between on Monday morning and another 50 were found later in the day


October 11 ... more > Top ^

Oct.11   New York Study claims 655,000 Iraqi deaths  Japan  Japan announces N Korea sanctions  France  Train crash kills 12   Manhattan Yankees pitcher killed in crash of plane  Washington  Bush: N. Korea a 'threat to peace'

October 12 ... more > Top ^

Oct.12   Paris     French in Armenia 'genocide' row
  French parliament approved a bill making it a crime to deny Armenians suffered genocide by Ottoman Turks
 Armenia says Turks killed 1.5m people systematically in 1915. The bill provides for a year in jail and a heavy fine
 Beijing  China takes softer stance on North Korea   London   General seeks UK Iraq withdrawal  The head of the British Army has said the presence of UK armed forces 'exacerbates the security problems'  Guantanamo  Sources: Red Cross visits top detainees  Beijing  Seoul, Beijing debate NK sanctions

October 13 ... more > Top ^

Oct.13   Bangladesh   Nobel winner to use prize to help poor   Muhammad Yunusa and the Grameen Bank won the award for advancing economic, social opportunities for the poor  London  Army chief defends Iraq comments  UN Security Council  Talks on North Korea sanctions heat up   UN Gen. Assembly     South Korean named U.N. leader
  The General Assembly has appointed S. Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon to serve as the next secretary-general
 Ban, 62, will be the 8th secretary general and the first from Asia since U Thant of Burma. Kofi Annan second 5-year term expires at the end of this year. Ban Ki-moon was one of 7 candidates bidding to be the U.N. chief.
  Washington   Evidence of radioactivity from N. Korea  The evidence is preliminary. The U.S. will be in a position to confirm N. Korea's claim  Volga Region  Kramnik defeated FIDE Champion Topalov  UN  Exodus in Iraq forces priority shift  Peru  Shining Path leader sentenced to life

October 14 ... more > Top ^

Oct.14  Gaza  Palestinians: Israeli raids kill 8   UN Security Council   U.N. slaps sanctions on North Korea
  The Council voted unanimously to slap trade, travel and other sanctions
 The vote had been delayed because of concerns by China and Russia. The US has revised its draft to remove the threat of military action and reduced the total embargo on military equipment
 Detroit  Tigers in World Series over A's  Sweden  Trade minister to quit  Japan  Japan, South Korea hail sanctions vote

October 15 ... more > Top ^

Oct.15  Ecuador  Ecuador votes for new president  Northern Iraq  Bombs kill 16, including schoolgirls   Jerusalem     Police back Katsav rape charges
  Israeli police believe there is enough evidence to charge President with rape and wire-tapping
 Authorities have asked Attorney Generalto charge the President with rape, indecent assault and sexual harassment. Police also have evidence that Moshe Katsav illegally pardoned people and conducted illegal wiretaps. The President skipped opening ceremony of the winter session of the Knesset
  Baghdad     Weekend toll in Iraq: 83 bodies   51 bullet-riddled bodies were found in Baghdad; some showing signs of torture

October 16 ... more > Top ^

Oct.16   Sri Lanka   Blast 'kills 90' sailors
Map of Colombo Sri Lanka
  An explosives-laden truck rammed into Naval convoy at Habarana, 150 miles from Colombo in the central section
  Malawi   Madonna baby flies out of Malawi
  A plane carrying 13-month-old David Banda that pop star is seeking to adopt has taken off from the country
  UN Security Council     No winner for seat  Venezuela and Guatemala deadlocked in their battle, after 10 rounds of voting failed   Washington Rice: Resolution sends 'clear message'
 Iraq  Coalition death toll in Iraq reaches 3,000   North Korea North Korea condemns UN sanctions

October 17 ... more > Top ^

Oct.17   North Korea   N. Korea may planning 2nd nuclear test   U.S. official: activity at a second nuclear site is looking very similar to activity seen just before the nuclear test  Baghdad  Talabani backs 'Iran-Syria plan'  North Korea  U.S. spies 3 potential nuke sites  Sri Lanka  Naval port 'attacked'

October 18 ... more > Top ^

Oct.18   Sunni Triangle Attacks kill 10 U.S. troops in single day
 Japan  Rice: US stands firm over NK sanctions  Washington  US adopts tough new space policy  Kentucky  4 U.S. soldiers charged with rape, murder   South Korea Rice holding 3-way talks in Seoul

October 19 ... more > Top ^

Oct.19   Mosul Suicide bomber, clashes kill 20 in Mosul
  Qatar     Opec approves cut in oil output  The oil producers' cartel has approved plans to cut crude output by 1.2 m barrels per day   North Korea N. Korean ship may test sanctions  Baghdad  Baghdad security plan 'failing'  New York  St. Louis earned NL pennant over Mets  Beijing  Rice presses Beijing on N Korea

October 20 ... more > Top ^

Oct.20   Southern Iraq   Shiite militia seizes city   The militia run by anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr seized total control of the city of Amarah   North Korea N. Korea not planning second nuke test
  Washington     Bush holds Iraq strategy talks
  Gen. John Abizaid arrived for meetings with the President Bush, Rumsfeld and Casey
  Finland Putin firm on EU energy charter  North Korea  North Korea sends mixed messages  Colombia  President ends Farc talks

October 21 ... more > Top ^

Oct.21  Washington  Bush to rethink Iraq strategy  Moscow  Rice: No promise on new nuke blast

October 22 ... more > Top ^

Oct.22   Sudan   Sudan expels U.N. envoy for blog
Map of Khartoum Sudan
  The government gave Jan Pronk, who has openly criticized Khartoum as well as rebels, three days to leave.    Jan Pronk has sharply criticized the Sudanese governme...
 Somalia  Somalis flee as militamen gather  USA  Diplomat: U.S. arrogant, stupid in Iraq   Sao Paulo Alonso secures second world title  Iraq  Iraqi police recruits killed, kidnapped   Panama   Voters approve $5 billion Canal overhaul Map of Panama Canal Panama
  About 80% have approved a plan to widen the Panama Canal to accommodate a new generation of ships


October 23 ... more > Top ^

Oct.23   Iraq   October deadliest month for U.S. troops
  The U.S. military's death toll for October stands at 85, the highest of the year
 London  We'll hold Iraq nerve, says Blair  Hungary  Teargas used on protesters   Texas Enron boss gets 24-year sentence
 Washington  US says Iraq must improve policy

October 24 ... more > Top ^

Oct.24  Baghdad  Iraq 'success' possible, US says  USA  Most Americans say no one winning in Iraq   Baghdad Masked men abducted U.S. soldier
 Washington  Bush team defends US Iraq plans  UN Security Council  Venezuela may end Sec. Council bid

October 25 ... more > Top ^

Oct.25   Baghdad Iraq, U.S. forces take on militia
 Washington  Bush warning on Iraq terror risk   Berlin   Skull scandal 'disgusts' Germany
  Chancellor Merkel called photos of soldiers in Afghanistan playing with a skull 'shocking and disgusting'
  Washington Bush 'dissatisfied' with Iraq war
 Argentina  Prosecutors: Arrest Iranian ex-president  Baghdad  PM disputes U.S. account of raid on militia  USA  Spacecraft go to film Sun in 3D   Australia   Cleric in dress furore  Sheikh Taj el-Din al-Hilali was saying that some women are attracting sexual assault by the way they dress  UN Security Council  U.N. draft targets Iran's missiles

October 26 ... more > Top ^

Oct.26   Washington   Bush signs Mexico fence into law
  US President has authorised 700 miles of new fencing along the border, in a move to curb illegal immigration
  Southern Afghanistan   'Civilians killed' in Nato raids  Scores of civilians have been killed during operations against Taleban in southern Afghanistan  Western Iraq  Five U.S. troops killed  Berlin  Germany orders troops skull probe  UN  Sudan slams envoy to Sudan  UN  UN initiates arms trade agreement   Southern Afghanistan Nato confirms raid deaths

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Oct.27   Iran   Iran 'fires up nuclear processors'  Iran is building a second cascade of centrifuges and injecting gas into the system  Kabul  Karzai condemns civilian deaths  Paris  Riots haunt Parisians a year on  Bangladesh  Power shift postponed   Mexico   Shootouts kill journalist
Map of Oaxaca Mexico
  2 shootouts left an American journalist dead in the city of Oaxaca where protesters have barricaded streets
  U. S. Midwest   Cardinals beat Tigers for 10th title  St Louis won the World Series by beating Detroit 4-2 to claim the best-of-seven championship 4-1

October 28 ... more > Top ^

Oct.28   Mexico Mexico sends forces to violent city
 Bangladesh  Renewed violence hits Bangladesh  Kabul  NATO commander: Mistakes made in strike   Cuba Cuba TV shows pictures of Castro  Congo  War-ravaged Congo goes to polls

October 29 ... more > Top ^

Oct.29   Nigeria   Sultan among crash dead
Map of Abuja Nigeria
  Boeing 737, with 104 on board, crashed near the Abuja airport shortly after takeoff and burst into flames.    The jetliner was still on fire at the edge of the runway hours after i...
  Brazil   President Lula re-elected
  Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has a landslide victory in the 2nd round of presidential elections
 Voters gave another term for Lula's efforts to ease poverty while improving the economy. Lula had won 60% against Geraldo Alckmin. He was written off by many just over a year ago
  Mexico Riot police occupy Oaxaca   Sadr City Bomb kills 26, injures 60

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Oct.30   Tribal Areas     'Al Qaeda school' attack: 80 dead
  Pakistani troops backed by helicopters were destroying an al Qaeda-linked training facility
 The madrassa in the tribal area of Bajaur was destroyed by helicopter gunships. 70-80 students were inside
  London   Warming 'may cause economic chaos'
  A top economist: Climate change could devastate the global economy on a scale of the 2 world wars
 Washington  Pentagon mounts media offensive  Pakistan  Rally condemns air raid  Mexico  Congress asks Ruiz to quit

October 31 ... more > Top ^

Oct.31   North Korea   N. Korea agrees to return to nuclear talks   U.S. and Chinese officials: North Korea has agreed to rejoin 6-nation talks on its nuclear weapons program  Sadr City  PM orders opening of checkpoints   South Africa   Botha, bastion of white rule, dies
  Former President P.W. Botha was the defiant face of white rule at the height of the anti-apartheid struggle
 Hezbollah  Hezbollah confirms Israel talks