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Netanyahu: Conditions ripening for renewal of Mideast peace talks
U.S. and EU: 'Provocative' Iran is inviting tough sanctions
Germany urges UN: Vote against Iran for Human Rights seat
Libya demands U.S. apology for remark on Gadhafi's call for jihad
Lieberman fraud probe spotlights 'incompetent' envoy

Netanyahu: Conditions ripening for renewal of Mideast peace talks

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 10:47 AM PST

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday welcomed the Arab League decision to support U.S.-brokered indirect peace talks with the Palestinians. ...

U.S. and EU: 'Provocative' Iran is inviting tough sanctions

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 10:28 AM PST

The United States and European Union accused Iran on Wednesday of breaking nuclear transparency rules by escalating uranium enrichment without UN surveillance and said its "provocative" behavior invited tougher sanctions. ...

Germany urges UN: Vote against Iran for Human Rights seat

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 10:07 AM PST

Germany's foreign minister on Wednesday urged countries to vote against Iran when it seeks a seat later this year on the United Nations' Human Rights Council. ...

Libya demands U.S. apology for remark on Gadhafi's call for jihad

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 09:54 AM PST

Libya on Wednesday called for the United States to apologize for a State Department official's recent remarks about Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi's call for jihad against Switzerland. ...