Mar 31 Iran, U.S. Participate in Summit on Stabilizing Afghanistan By Admin, PBS News Hour An international summit attended by more than 80 nations, including both the United States and Iran, convened in the Hague Tuesday to discuss stabilizing Afghanistan. Continue reading
May 03 Rice Urges Syria to Keep Fighters out of Iraq By Admin, PBS News Hour In a rare face-to-face meeting, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Syrian officials Thursday to do more to prevent foreign fighters from entering Iraq in order to help stabilize the war-torn nation. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch Israeli-Palestinian Summit Concludes with Little Progress A three-party summit involving the United States, Israel and the Palestinian Authority, the first in more than four years, ended Monday with no tangible headway. From Jerusalem, Jeffrey Brown interviews local reporters about the weekend's meetings and prospects for peace. Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch U.S.-Iraq Talks on Security Delayed a Day A meeting between Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Bush on security matters was postponed Wednesday, the same day a classified White House memo highly critical of the Iraqi leader was leaked to the press. The leaders are expected… Continue watching
Sep 16 U.N. Summit Wraps Up With Prospects of More Reforms By PBS News Hour World leaders prepared to end a U.N. summit in New York on Friday by endorsing a reform document. Continue reading
Jan 27 Israeli and Palestinian Leaders Lay Groundwork for Summit By PBS News Hour Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said he is pleased by newly elected Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' efforts to restore calm in the Middle East, as both sides continue to lay the groundwork for a summit to restart the peace process. Continue reading
Dec 28 Summit Canceled Plans for an Israeli-Palestinian summit in Egypt collapsed today and within hours, two Israelis were killed in renewed violence. But leaders on both sides say they still hope to reach agreement on a peace deal proposed by U.S. President Bill… Continue reading