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Mirror.co.ukPope Benedict's New Year's Day message states justice, world peace lies with youthVancouver SunThe spiritual leader of the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics said that in an age "strongly marked by a technological mentality," the "social reality in which (children) grow up can lead them to... be intolerant and violent. ...Educate young for peace, pope says at New Year MassReutersPope dedicates New Year's Day to world peace, says...  

AFPYaffa Yarkoni, 1925-2012: The voice of the country, in war and peaceHaaretzYaffa Yarkoni entertaining IDF forces during the War of Attrition in the late 1960s. "She may not have had a voice, but she was the voice of the country. My mother listened to Yaffa Yarkoni; my grandson listens to Yaffa Yarkoni; and she accompanied us, ...Israel's 'War Singer' Yaffa Yarkoni diesJewish Telegraphic AgencyYaffa Yarkoni, Israel's Queen of Song dead at...  

swissinfo.chA peace offering? We didn't hear anyHaaretzThey aren't saying it outright, but joining the PLO also means accepting the agreements signed with Israel; and there is also the recognition of Israel, as well as responsibility and partnership in political decisions. This, too, is a truly historic ...Erekat: No negotiations yetYnetnewsIsraelis and Palestinians to meet in JordanBBC NewsAbbas says Israel should meet its obligations to...  

The Associated PressFearing political crisis will spark violence, Iraqi Sunnis again leaving mixed ...Washington Post“The people who are coming to Azamiyah to rent or buy are afraid that they will be killed during any possible sectarian war if they stay in the mixed areas,” al-Obeidi said. Iraq's worst political crisis in years blew up just as the last American ...Is Iraq on verge of civil war?Pakistan ObserverIraqi leader calls for unity...  

Press TVUS steps up sanctions as Iran floats nuclear talksTimes of IndiaAnd, all the time, the Europeans are aware of the growing war talk in Washington, where the pressure on (US President Barack) Obama to launch an 'October surprise' to clinch the (US presidential) election seems to be growing. ...'Iran war to ruin Israel, global economy'Press TVall 853 news articles »  

Globe and MailSOCIAL STUDIESGlobe and MailMiddlesbrough town council in England has come up with a “cheap but effective method of combatting anti-social behaviour in woods at Coulby Newham,” says The Daily Telegraph. “Elderly people nearby had been upset by youngsters congregating in the ...and more »  

Haaretz'Peace process must involve Hamas as a player'Jerusalem PostErdogan also expressed support of Hamas and Fatah's reconciliation and said he hoped the Palestinians will establish an umbrella organization which would democratically represent all political players among the Palestinians. ...Moving closer to Gaza warYnetnewsIsraeli war drums ignore Hamas move for changeHaaretzall 273 news articles »