September 03, 2010 Bloomberg Newsweek [Middle East & Central Asia > Palestine]
	UN nuclear chief asks Israel to join treaty -- The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has asked Israel to consider signing up to the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, according to a report made public Friday, in a boost to Arab-led pressure on the Jewish state to join the treaty.
September 03, 2010 Al Arabiya News Channel [Middle East & Central Asia > Iran]
	The message of the Washington summit to Syria and Iran -- The US Administration has crossed yet another stretch of road on its path towards reshuffling priorities over the past two weeks, by announcing the end of military combat operations in Iraq, and by hosting the Palestinian-Israeli peace process summit... Those absent from both discussions in a direct sense, yet present in both in any case, include Iran and Syria...
September 02, 2010 The Guardian [Middle East & Central Asia > Palestine]
	Jewish director Julian Schnabel brings Palestine to Venice -- Director talks of 'responsibility' to tell story of Middle East conflict in film Miral, told through eyes of two Palestinian women
September 02, 2010 BBC News [Middle East & Central Asia > Palestine]
	Obama sets clock ticking on Middle East talks -- For all the diplomatic theatre in the White House, the Middle East peace talks have by no means a full cast.
September 02, 2010 Threat Matrix: Blog of the Long War Journal [Middle East & Central Asia > Afghanistan]
	Who cares about the Afghan schoolgirls? -- The Taliban care, if the rest of the world does not. For years they have been assiduously attempting to undermine the education of Afghan children, and girls in particular. So far this year alone, 60 schools have been burned or otherwise destroyed in Afghanistan, largely by insurgents, according to the Afghan Ministry of Education.
August 26, 2010 Formal Global Exchange Statement [Americas > Mexico]
	Formal Global Exchange Statement: Reuters article wrongly equates educational and cultural activities with thrill seeking “black tourism.” -- Formal statement in response to a widely distributed Reuters wire story that implicitly links our educational programs to activities portrayed as thrill seeking “black tourism” to be journalistically irresponsible.
August 23, 2010 The Huffington Post [Middle East & Central Asia > Iraq]
	Blackwater vs. Pinkwater: The Wife of Erik Prince Picks a Fight With CODEPINK -- Erik Prince's company, Blackwater trains 40,000 people a year in skills that include personal protection. Yet his home in McLean, Virginia, has no security. None. Not even a fence or a guard dog or a No Trespassing sign. And his mother-in-law, who helps care for his young children, invited a total stranger -- me -- into his home without hesitation.
August 16, 2010 Voice of America [Americas > Haiti]
	Activists Urge France to Repay 'Independence Debt' to Haiti -- When Haiti first declared their independence from France in the 19th century, France demanded that Haiti compensate French citizens who would loose their slaves by granting sovereignty to the Haitian population. At the time Haiti paid France the money requested but now that Haiti is struggling to rebuild after the earthquake, activists are demanding that France return the $20 billion racist reimbursement in order to help Haiti get back on its feet.
August 16, 2010 New York Times [Americas > Cuba]
	U.S. Said to Plan Easing Rules for Travel to Cuba -- WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is planning to expand opportunities for Americans to travel to Cuba, the latest step aimed at encouraging more contact between people in both countries, while leaving intact the decades-old embargo against the island’s Communist government, according to Congressional and administration officials.
August 13, 2010 National Public Radio (NPR) [Middle East & Central Asia > Iraq]
	Violence Haunts Iraq's Youngest Victims Of War -- The war in Iraq has taken a heavy toll on children, many of whom saw their own family members kidnapped, tortured and executed during the brutal sectarian fighting from 2006 to 2008.
August 12, 2010 The Associated Press [Middle East & Central Asia > Palestine]
	Libya says Palestinians freed in deal for Israeli -- TRIPOLI, Libya — The son of Libya's leader said Thursday that part of a deal to free a jailed Israeli photographer involved the release of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
August 12, 2010 The Associated Press [Middle East & Central Asia > Afghanistan]
	WikiLeaks preparing to release more Afghan files -- LONDON — WikiLeaks spokesman Julian Assange said Thursday his organization is preparing to release the rest of the secret Afghan war documents it has on file. The Pentagon warned that would be more damaging to security and risk more lives than the organization's initial release of some 76,000 war documents.
August 10, 2010 Human Rights Watch [Middle East & Central Asia > Palestine]
	Israel/Gaza: Wartime Inquiries Fall Short -- (New York) - Israeli military investigations into the Gaza war have brought some results over the past 18 months but fall far short of addressing the widespread and serious allegations of unlawful conduct during the fighting, while Hamas has announced no serious investigations whatsoever, Human Rights Watch said today.
August 10, 2010 Human Rights Watch [Middle East & Central Asia > Iran]
	Iran: Free Baha'i Leaders -- (New York) - The Iranian judiciary should set aside any judgments issued in closed judicial proceedings against seven Baha'i leaders and release them immediately given that no evidence appears to have ever been presented against them, and they have not been given a fair and public trial, Human Rights Watch said today.
August 10, 2010 Reality Tours Blog [Middle East & Central Asia > Iran]
	Participant Story Part 1: Journey to Iran -- Deborah James advocated for Fair Trade at Global Exchange from 1993 – 2005, and now serves as a member of the Global Exchange Board. She is currently the Director of International Programs at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. She recently participated in the Citizen Diplomacy Delegation to Iran with Reality Tours. In a series of posts, she shares with us her experience.
August 10, 2010 Voice of America [Middle East & Central Asia > Afghanistan]
	UN: Civilian Casualties Rising Sharply in Afghanistan -- The United Nations said on Tuesday the number of civilians killed or wounded in Afghanistan has risen sharply, up by 31 percent during the first half of this year.
August 10, 2010 Commondreams.org [Americas > Venezuela]
	The Quiet Revolution: Venezuelans Experiment with Participatory Democracy -- Citizens in Venezuela have taken it upon themselves to organize local community councils that manage local political, economic and developmental issues. The councils are funded by the central government but are viewed as a threat to local officials and bureaucrats.
August 10, 2010 Reuters [Americas > United States]
	US House Passes $600 Million Border Security Bill -- The US House of Representatives passed a bill which would bolster security along the Mexican border to help control the flow of illegal immigrants. The $600 million bill allocates funds for immigration and border personnel and unmanned drones to monitor border activities, and increases visa fees, which has angered some Indian companies.
August 10, 2010 Peruvian Times [Americas > Peru]
	UNODC: Political Parties Need to Keep Drug Money Out of Electoral Campaigns -- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has called on political parties in Peru to increase measures to ensure that funds used in the country’s upcoming elections do not come from the drug trade.
August 09, 2010 Seattle PI [Middle East & Central Asia > Palestine]
	Program promotes Middle East friendship -- GIG HARBOR, Wash. -- They were brought up to distrust each other, some living in close proximity but rarely crossing paths. A week in the Pacific Northwest, however, has turned a group of supposed enemies into friends.
August 09, 2010 National Public Radio (NPR) [Middle East & Central Asia > Palestine]
	Israel-Palestinian direct talks may restart: Abbas -- West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday he might end an impasse in peace talks with Israel and resume direct talks with the Jewish State for the first time in almost two years.
August 08, 2010 Xinhua News [Middle East & Central Asia > Palestine]
	Israeli blockade eased, but Gaza blackout remains -- GAZA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The road next to Gaza city's seaside was jammed with vehicles. An increasing hours of blackouts amid horrible heat and high humidity are forcing more and more people to go out of their homes.
August 08, 2010 The Associated Press [Middle East & Central Asia > Palestine]
	Israel threatening to quit UN probe into flotilla -- JERUSALEM — Israel threatened Monday to pull out of a U.N. inquiry into a deadly raid on a Turkish flotilla heading for Gaza, after the U.N. chief said there is no agreement that the panel would refrain from calling Israeli soldiers to testify.
August 07, 2010 National Public Radio (NPR) [Middle East & Central Asia > Palestine]
	Tensions Flare Along Israel's Borders -- Israel's long hot summer is becoming increasingly tense. Over the past 10 days there have been three serious incidents — two separate attacks on Israel's southern border and clashes in the north with the Lebanese army.
August 07, 2010 The Syndey Morning Herald [Middle East & Central Asia > Afghanistan]
	Bricks and mortars do battle in Kandahar -- The US may pay a high price for dividing the city, writes Rajiv Chandrasekaran.
August 06, 2010 Reuters UK [Middle East & Central Asia > Palestine]
	Back to the movies in former West Bank outlaw city -- West Bank (Reuters) - The big screen is back in Jenin after a 23-year intermission, marking a fresh start for the West Bank city that was a bastion of armed militias at the peak of the Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation.
August 06, 2010 Palestine Note [Middle East & Central Asia > Palestine]
	Report: Settlers torch Palestinian land near Nablus -- Washington – Israeli settlers torched tens of acres of Palestinian-owned farmland in the West Bank village of Beit Furik, southwest of Nablus, residents told Ma’an News Agency Friday.
August 06, 2010 Bloomberg [Americas > Cuba]
	Obama Said to Consider Easing Educational Travel to Cuba -- President Barack Obama may ease travel restrictions on Cuba, allowing more Americans to visit the island on educational and cultural trips, said a U.S. official who declined to be named because he isn’t authorized to speak on the subject.
August 05, 2010 The Associated Press [Middle East & Central Asia > Palestine]
	Older Gazans recall Israelis, youth sees only army -- SHATI REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip — From his ramshackle Gaza home, Palestinian Sobhi Hamami, 61, fondly recalls the 23 years he worked on an Israeli kibbutz, where he learned Hebrew, swam in the pool with Israeli friends and celebrated holidays with his Jewish boss.
August 05, 2010 Minnesota Public Radio [Middle East & Central Asia > Palestine]
	U.S. Urges Israelis, Palestinians To Begin Direct Talks -- Like other presidents before him, Barack Obama made Middle East peace a priority when he took office. He appointed former Sen. George Mitchell as his special envoy to the region.