Middle East
State Department Hosts Formal Mideast Peace Talks
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Settlement Building May Tear Down Peace Talks
()Jewish settlers broke ground on new construction projects in the West Bank Wednesday. The building is in defiance of a ban imposed by the Israeli government that expires at the end of the month. Settlers and their government supporters have been pushing for an end to the freeze. Palestinians say if the freeze ends, they will walk out of peace talks.
Africa
Lively Living Aboard Congo's River-Bound 'Villages'()
Travel by water is the cheapest mode of transport in the Congo, and hundreds go by barge. From open-air ablutions and barter and trade on the water to the threat of rebel unrest, barge travel along the nearly 3,000-mile-long Congo River is full of activity punctuated just as often by delays.
U.S.
Community Near Ground Zero Almost Like Any Other()
The neighborhood around the site where the World Trade Center once stood -- which now includes the site of a proposed Islamic community center -- is like many others in New York City. It has Starbucks, ethnic restaurants, churches and strip clubs. There's also a small mosque. But the gaping hole where the buildings crumbled is ever present.
Afghanistan
Can Lessons Learned In Iraq Work In Afghanistan?()
As the combat mission ends in Iraq, 30,000 additional troops are heading to Afghanistan. Comparisons between the two wars are inevitable. Gen. David Petraeus, who commanded U.S. forces in Iraq, brings to Afghanistan many familiar military faces and the strategy of creating local forces to take control of security at the grass-roots level.
Analysis
Why The Tea Party Is Like A Starfish, Not A Spider()
What do Wikipedia and Craigslist have in common with the Tea Party movement? They succeed by being decentralized, says Rod Beckstrom, co-author of the management book The Starfish and the Spider.
