U.S. House Prices Keep Climbing with a 1.2% Rise in June

Integrated Asset Services(www.iasreo.com) today released its IAS360 House Price Index (HPI). Based upon the timeliest and most granular data available in the industry, the index for national house prices moved ahead another 1.2% in June.   With June’s gains--the...

Honduras: Discussions In Costa Rica Between Zelaya And Micheletti

[UPDATE -- July 20, 2009] Today, European Union announced a cut in aid to Honduras of up to $90 million over the failure of the Interim Government to find a solution to the current political stalemate. "The EU...

Greetings, Saalam, Shalom Mr. President of the USA and of the PA

This commentary was written by my co-host Yoram Getzler for Israelseen.comAs usual Yoram pulls no punches in his honest appraisal of the current political situation in Israel. " Greetings, Saalam & Shalom Mr....

Let this be the moment that defines us

" Let us not wait till the last shot is fired. Let us not wait for tomorrow… for the ‘war’ to ‘end’ to realise that we are but branches of the same family tree. Those who would have been our friends, and relatives if only we had not let murderous guns separate...

Obama Ponders Outreach to Elements of the Taliban

"WASHINGTON — President Obama declared in an interview that the United States was not winning the war in Afghanistan and opened the door to a reconciliation process in which the American military would reach out...

Bolivia: President Evo Morales calls on vote for reunion and reconciliation t...

In a message tonight and prior to the recall referendum tomorrow, Bolivian President Evo Morales asked 4.047.686 Bolivians to participate and vote for national reunion and reconciliation. The recall referendum is...

Iraq delays provincial polls

Iraq postponed their provincial elections that were due to be in October, today, after the MPs failed to agree to the necessary legislation in time. This was a blow to the US as they had backed efforts to reconcile the country."Iraq was due to go to the polls on October 1 but...

Mediterranean union launched: 43-nation group plans regional projects

Emulating the  European Union model 43 countries in Middle east have come together and formed a Mediterranean Union. Although unlike European countries many of these countries don't have great relations with each other. "French President Nicolas Sarkozy launched a...

Egypt looks for a Palestinian reconciliation.

Reconciling Palestinians has proved rather daunting. Egypt has given it a go with a mediation effort. " Chasing a mirage? Hamas leaders arrive in Cairo to resume efforts, mediated by Egypt, aimed at addressing numerous issues currently deadlocked on top of which is the...

The Clinton Divorce

No, we don't mean Bill and Hillary. We mean the separation now under way between the Clintons and the Democratic Party. Like all divorces after lengthy unions, this one is painful and has had its moments of...

Australia apologises to Aboriginals in historic day of reconciliation

Note: The Associated Press is looking for photos, video and other content related to this event (see their story for more). The Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has apologised for White Australia's...

Gen. Butt Naked confesses to killing thousands

You know based on just the name, I would have put this in the entertainment section if not for the fact that depite the Hilarious name, General Butt Naked stands accused of one of the most atrocious crimes against...

India urges Burma reconciliation

The world is becoming smaller and smaller. Every nation is interdependent to another. A new year is ahead, new alliances, new hopes, new fears? It is a global family the one in which we are living in. A...

Tutu Awarded Top German Prize

Retired Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu was a key figure in the South African resistance to Apartheid.  "South African cleric Desmond Tutu was on Sunday awarded one of Germany's most prestigious honours, the...

RI interfaith figures ready to facilitate reconciliation process in Palestine

""If needed at any time, all of us, interfaith figures in Indonesia, are ready to facilitate a meeting between the two conflicting parties in Palestine," he said. The expected international conference on the...

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