Arabs give US another month to resolve impasse over Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

US gets another month to revive Mideast talks

Arab ministers back Palestinian decision to stop talks with Israel over settlement issue

Arabs back Palestinian decision to stop talks

Diplomats: some Arabs want Abbas to return to indirect talks to avoid collapse of peace talks

Diplomats: Arabs want return to indirect talks

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo wins Nobel Peace Prize

Chinese dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize

US presses Arab nations to back Israeli-Palestinian peace talks despite settlement dispute

US seeks Arab support on Mideast peace talks

Israelis, Palestinians signal compromise is close in settlement dispute

Israelis, Palestinians signal deal on settlements

Palestinians open to US proposal on West Bank settlements, but want deal on borders

Palestinians open to US proposal on settlements

Afghan peace council holds inaugural session

Afghan peace council holds inaugural session

AP sources: US, Palestinian and Israeli officials say impasse over housing might be broken

AP sources: All hopeful Mideast talks can go on

Israeli prime minister sounding out Cabinet ministers on possibility of new settlement curbs

Israeli premier weighing new settlement curbs

Egypt, Jordan back Palestinian refusal to negotiate as long as Israel builds settlements

Egypt, Jordan back Palestinians on settlements

Syria says any indirect peace talks with Israel must be mediated by Turkey

Syria wants Turkey to mediate talks with Israel

Senior Palestinians close ranks behind Abbas: No peace talks without Israeli settlement freeze

Palestinians back Abbas on settlement slowdown

Israeli PM urges Abbas to keep negotiating, after Palestinians link talks to settlement freeze

Netanyahu urges Abbas not to quit peace talks

Between stumbling peace efforts, then and now, an Israeli settlement in West Bank expands

Peace talks come and go, but a settlement grows

Prince Charles meets Indian president, ending protocol tussle over Commonwealth Games

Prince Charles in Indian capital for sporting meet

Senior Palestinian politicians back Abbas in linking peace talks to Israeli settlement curbs

Palestinians say no talks without settlement curbs

Syrian president says Mideast peace talks only aimed to boost Obama

Syrian leader: Mideast talks only to help Obama

Abbas consults with senior Palestinians to decide whether to quit Mideast peace talks

Abbas consults aides on fate of Mideast talks

Abbas to consult with senior Palestinians to decide whether to quit Mideast peace talks

Abbas to consult aides on fate of Mideast talks

Trying to save peace talks, US envoy says he’ll hold more talks with Abbas, Netanyahu

US envoy plans more talks with Abbas, Netanyahu

Thailand’s leader says he has final say on extradition of reputed Russian arms smuggler

Thai PM has final say on Viktor Bout extradition

Palestinians reiterate no peace talks without settlement freeze ahead of meeting with US envoy

Palestinians say no talks without settlement halt

US envoy undaunted by Mideast impasse, but Palestinians say no talks while settlements expand

Palestinians dig in ahead of talks with US envoy

Germany, Qatar call for continuation of Mideast peace talks, stress need to compromise

Germany, Qatar urge continuing Mideast peace talks

White House envoy launches last-ditch attempt to prevent collapse of Mideast peace talks

US in last-ditch attempt to save Mideast talks

Israeli foreign minister calls for intermediate peace agreement with Palestinians, land swaps

Israeli calls for intermediate peace agreement

US envoy to press Israel, Palestinians to rescue foundering peace talks

US envoy to try to salvage Mideast peace talks

Israel’s West Bank settlement slowdown expires, no Palestinian decision to quit peace talks

Israeli settlement slowdown expires

JERUSALEM — Israel’s 10-month settlement construction slowdown has expired, and Jewish settlers were preparing to resume their building, possibly endangering newly resumed peace talks.

Palestinian leader meets Jewish intellectuals on visit to France at key moment for peace talks

Palestinian leader meets with Jewish intellectuals

Clinton meets with Abbas as Israeli-Palestinian talks in jeopardy over settlements issue

Peace talks in jeopardy, Clinton and Abbas meet

Clinton to see Abbas as US prods Israel, Palestinians on talks as settlement issue heats up

US prods Israel, Palestinians on peace talks

UN chief hits radicals for fostering tension between West and Islamic world

UN chief hits radicals for fostering tension

Arab League chief: No peace talks if Israel continues building settlements

Arabs: No peace talks if Israel continues building

Israelis, Palestinians search for way to resolve settlement crisis, salvage Mideast talks

Israel, Palestinians look to salvage Mideast talks

UN nuke agency assembly narrowly votes against Arab bloc move to censure Israel

Arab move to censure Israel stymied at UN meeting

Ban hits radicals for fostering tension between West and Islamic world

Ban hits radicals for fostering tension

UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon railed on Friday against radicals fostering tensions between the Western and Islamic worlds, saying the international community should stand together against those seeking to demonize “the other.”

US walks out of Ahmadinejad UN speech, Iranian says most people think US staged 9/11 attacks

US walks out of Ahmadinejad UN speech

UNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad traded accusations about their nations’ nuclear programs, but both left the door open to further negotiations about the nuclear impasse.

UN session urges US, others to ratify and clear way for treaty banning nuclear tests

UN session urges US, others to back nuke test pact

Bill Clinton’s comments that Russian immigrants are obstacle to peace draw Israeli ire

Israeli leaders condemn Clinton immigrant comments

Charter chaos: Woods’ caddie, 2 others, bumped from charter to Ryder Cup

Woods’ caddie, 2 others bumped from charter

Violence erupts in east Jerusalem after deadly shooting of Palestinian, clouding peace efforts

Violence in east Jerusalem clouds peace efforts

NATO chief calls for strategic partnership with Russia, Clinton urges expanded cooperation

NATO calls for strategic partnership with Russia

AP Exclusive: Palestinian leader hints at compromise on settlement standoff with Israel

AP Exclusive: Palestinian hints at settlement deal

Palestinian leader hints at compromise on settlement standoff in peace talks with Israel

Palestinian leader hints at settlement compromise

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