Middle East Talks Breakdown at Racism Conference
Negotiators at the U.N. World Conference Against Racism broke off talks on the Middle East early Thursday after failing to agree on a new text, but mandated South Africa to produce another after daybreak, news agencies reported a European spokesman as saying.
U.S. Begins Diplomacy in Sudan
The United States is to launch a major diplomatic initiative this week with the goal of mediating between Sudan's Muslim government and Christian and animist militias, U.S. officials told the
Los Angeles Times.
Israeli Official to Visit India, as Students Call for Severing Ties
Israel's National Security Advisor, Major General Uzi Dayan, will visit India next week for talks on cooperation in defense and intelligence-sharing, an Israeli diplomat said Thursday, news agencies reported.
U.S. Envoy to Russia Plans Trip to Chechnya
The United States remains deeply concerned about the situation in Chechnya and is planning to send its new ambassador to Moscow to the breakaway Russian republic soon to get a first-hand look at the ongoing conflict there, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday.
Middle East Talks Breakdown at Racism Conference
U.S. Begins Diplomacy in Sudan
Israeli Official to Visit India, as Students Call for Severing Ties
U.S. Envoy to Russia Plans Trip to Chechnya
