| 189 Nations Reaffirm Goal of Ban on Nuclear Weapons Negotiations over the future of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty ended with 189 nations setting a deadline for holding a conference to eliminate unconventional weapons from the Middle East. feeds.nytimes.com |
Do U.S. Donors Drive Israeli Politics? Are American citizens' contributions to West Bank settlements helping or hurting the peace process? feeds.nytimes.com |
In Iraq, Western Clocks, but Middle Eastern Time Patience is a strategy in a region that knows the American attention span is limited. nytimes.com |
Iranian And Syrian Presidents Meet In Damascus DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Saturday, two days after Assad held talks with a U.S. envoy about the prospects of renewing peace negotiations with Israel. feeds.nytimes.com |
U.N. Diplomat in Iraq Escapes Bombing of Convoy It was uncertain whether a United Nations diplomat in Iraq, Ad Melkert, was the intended target of the roadside bombing that struck his convoy and killed a police officer. nytimes.com |