| Leg Lost to Land Mine, Boy, 11, Moves Israel After an appeal from a wounded boy, Israel may finally be set to remove most of the 260,000 land mines lining its borders. feeds.nytimes.com |
Iraqi Minister Forced Out Over Power Shortages Iraq’s electricity minister abruptly resigned Monday evening because of growing public outrage over the relentless power shortage crisis in the country. nytimes.com |
Israelis Are Divided Over Plan to Deport Some Children of Illegal Migrant Workers Deep divisions have emerged over some 400 children of foreign workers, who have no legal status and are slated for deportation. feeds.nytimes.com |
Israeli Peace Effort Rests on Netanyahu’s Shoulders The Israeli prime minister believes that only someone like himself, with his hawkish credentials, has the will and support to produce lasting peace with the Palestinians. nytimes.com |
Hamid Karzai confirms talks with Taliban AFGHAN President Hamid Karzai confirmed holding unofficial talks with the Taliban "for quite some time". news.com.au |