Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempts to strike a blow for Israel in the international media apparently misfired this week when he failed to convince a group of top American journalists of Israel’s commitment to peace. On Wednesday, Netanyahu hosted a group of senior New York Times staff for a personal briefing at his office in [...]

“A Million Minutes for Peace” 2010 was supported by a dedicated micro site, an award-winning PSA that aired on cable outlets in the US and internationally, a viral email campaign, and extensive outreach to a variety of local and global faith groups, organizations, schools, colleges and media outlets. Over 700 partners worked with Odyssey to [...]

One of the greatest challenges facing the next generation is the existence of millions of children across the world who are not in school, said The New York Times bestselling author of “Three Cups of Tea” Friday evening. “I can make a phone call, and we can get another school going tonight,” said Greg Mortenson, [...]

China has strongly condemned the choice of the pro-democracy activist to receive the accolade and is unlikely to release Liu or allow his wife Liu Xia, under house arrest, to travel to Oslo.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is proposing an interim peace agreement instead of a permanent one, according to the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper. Read: Report: Israel’s Netanyahu Proposes Interim Peace Deal | KBOI Boise, Idaho.

Elections and democratization in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Iran will be the focus of a two-day conference this week organized by the University of South Florida. The conference will be held Wednesday and Thursday at the Embassy Suites, 3705 Spectrum Blvd., and is free and open to the public. Conference discussions will explore the interplay [...]

The French government will not be swayed by a threatening message apparently recorded by Osama Bin Laden, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday. “It goes without saying that France does not let its politics be dictated by anyone, and certainly not by terrorists,” Sarkozy said while attending the European Union summit in Brussels Friday. Read: [...]

NATO leaders will convene next month in Portugal at a moment when NATO casualties in Afghanistan are rising and there are growing reports of corruption in Karzai’s government. Recession-battered nations large and small are cutting their defense budgets, and the summit will take place weeks after a U.S. election that could call into question the [...]

A string of attacks in the relatively peaceful Herat province raises questions about security here, even as NATO leaders say some areas of the province are stable enough to begin transition to Afghan authority next year. Two rockets were fired at the Adraskan National Training Center, about 50 miles south of Herat city, early Saturday [...]

The ABC has announced it will open a news bureau in Afghanistan next year. ABC director of news Kate Torney says the move follows a review of the national broadcaster’s internal operations. Twenty-one soldiers serving with the Australian Defence Force have been killed in Afghanistan since 2002. Last month Australia’s troop presence in the war [...]