Cease-fire Talks

About 24 hours after military chiefs from India and Pakistan surprised the world last month with a rare joint commitment to respect a 2003 cease-fire agreement, the top diplomat of the United Arab Emirates popped over to New Delhi for a quick one-day visit.

President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed to keep up negotiations over a cease-fire agreement for Syria, a senior Obama administration official said today.

Dozens of State Department employees have endorsed an internal document that advocates U.S. military action to pressure Syria's government into accepting a cease-fire and engaging in peace talks, officials said on Thursday. The position is at odds with U.S. policy.

Ukraine, Russia and pro-Russian insurgents opened ceasefire talks in Minsk on Friday in an attempt to stop nearly five months of war that have plunged Russian-Western relations into crisis.

The Palestinians appeared divided Sunday as the clock was winding down on the latest Gaza cease-fire, with officials saying Hamas was still opposed to a compromise Egyptian proposal that would ease the closure of the territory, while other factions, including delegates representing President Mahmoud Abbas, were inclined to accept.

Palestinian negotiators on Sunday said they had accepted an Egyptian proposal for a new 72-hour truce with Israel, clearing the way for a possible resumption of talks on a long-term cease-fire arrangement in the Gaza Strip.

Cross-border hostilities between Gaza and Israel continued on Saturday, a day after a temporary cease-fire expired. But the simmering exchanges were on a lower scale than the fighting that has raged for most of the last month, as Egyptian-brokered efforts continued for a new cease-fire and a resumption of talks on a more durable end to the conflict...

Israel won't participate in indirect cease-fire talks with Hamas and instead plans to scale back its 26-day-old military operation in Gaza on its own terms, Israeli officials and media reports said on Saturday.

Pakistan has reportedly ordered its army to observe ceasefire and maintain restraint after India said there have been at least five incidents of cease-fire violation since Monday's flag meeting. Earlier, Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) from India spoke to his Pakistan counterpart and both reportedly agreed to de-escalate tension at t...

About 24 hours after military chiefs from India and Pakistan surprised the world last month with a rare joint commitment to respect a 2003 cease-fire agreement, the top diplomat of the United Arab Emirates popped over to New Delhi for a quick one-day visit.

President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed to keep up negotiations over a cease-fire agreement for Syria, a senior Obama administration official said today.

Dozens of State Department employees have endorsed an internal document that advocates U.S. military action to pressure Syria's government into accepting a cease-fire and engaging in peace talks, officials said on Thursday. The position is at odds with U.S. policy.

Ukraine, Russia and pro-Russian insurgents opened ceasefire talks in Minsk on Friday in an attempt to stop nearly five months of war that have plunged Russian-Western relations into crisis.

The Palestinians appeared divided Sunday as the clock was winding down on the latest Gaza cease-fire, with officials saying Hamas was still opposed to a compromise Egyptian proposal that would ease the closure of the territory, while other factions, including delegates representing President Mahmoud Abbas, were inclined to accept.

Palestinian negotiators on Sunday said they had accepted an Egyptian proposal for a new 72-hour truce with Israel, clearing the way for a possible resumption of talks on a long-term cease-fire arrangement in the Gaza Strip.

Cross-border hostilities between Gaza and Israel continued on Saturday, a day after a temporary cease-fire expired. But the simmering exchanges were on a lower scale than the fighting that has raged for most of the last month, as Egyptian-brokered efforts continued for a new cease-fire and a resumption of talks on a more durable end to the conflict...

Israel won't participate in indirect cease-fire talks with Hamas and instead plans to scale back its 26-day-old military operation in Gaza on its own terms, Israeli officials and media reports said on Saturday.

Pakistan has reportedly ordered its army to observe ceasefire and maintain restraint after India said there have been at least five incidents of cease-fire violation since Monday's flag meeting. Earlier, Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) from India spoke to his Pakistan counterpart and both reportedly agreed to de-escalate tension at t...