President Barack Obama meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Obama: Encouraged On Mideast Peace -- Yahoo News/AP
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama won lavish praise from his Egyptian counterpart on Tuesday and spoke of an "extraordinary opportunity" for making peace in the Middle East, saying he was encouraged by U.S. efforts to restart talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
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MIDDLE EAST
US commander in Iraq wants troops in disputed land.
Iraq may hold vote on U.S. withdrawal.
Americans in Kuwait at risk from attacks, U.S. says.
Shiite rebel leader among dozens killed in renewed Yemen clashes.
Peace first, normal ties with Israel second: Mubarak.
ASIA
Three British soldiers maimed each day in Afghanistan.
Govt to Holbrooke: Can’t just walk in and out of India.
In Pakistan, Taliban tearing apart a culture.
S. Korean launch raises questions. More news here.
SKorea loses champion of peace: Kim Dae-jung.
NKorea agrees to resume joint projects with SKorea.
Seoul won't endorse North Korea travel.
Panel awards cash war damages to Ethiopia, Eritrea.
Economic troubles roil Africa.
Militiamen raid U.N. compound in Somalia.
Mauritania to deploy 4,000 troops to fight al-Qaeda.
Peace Corps pulls volunteers from Mauritania.
Madagascar coup leader claims he should head transition. Madagascar armed forces snub peace deal clause.
Shares suspended in Nigeria banks.
Arctic Sea hijackers 'threatened to kill crew, sink ship'.
64 missing workers feared dead in Russian accident.
Russian Navy pollutes Black Sea : Ukraine.
Putin opens air show, pays tribute to crash victim.
Suicide bomb kills 20, injures over 130 in Russia.
Vilnius 'Real IRA' trial to open.
Europe offers vaccinations to contain swine flu.
Mexican drug smugglers tied to California fire.
Brazil seeks more control over oil beneath its seas.
Venezuela sets up 'base of peace' on Colombian border.
Zelaya can't return to office, Honduran leader says.
Hurricane Bill gathers strength out in Atlantic.
Lockerbie bomber to drop appeal in British court.
Federal judge rules Yemeni i
SKorea loses champion of peace: Kim Dae-jung.
NKorea agrees to resume joint projects with SKorea.
Seoul won't endorse North Korea travel.
AFRICA
Panel awards cash war damages to Ethiopia, Eritrea.
Economic troubles roil Africa.
Militiamen raid U.N. compound in Somalia.
Mauritania to deploy 4,000 troops to fight al-Qaeda.
Peace Corps pulls volunteers from Mauritania.
Madagascar coup leader claims he should head transition. Madagascar armed forces snub peace deal clause.
Shares suspended in Nigeria banks.
EUROPE
Arctic Sea hijackers 'threatened to kill crew, sink ship'.
64 missing workers feared dead in Russian accident.
Russian Navy pollutes Black Sea : Ukraine.
Putin opens air show, pays tribute to crash victim.
Suicide bomb kills 20, injures over 130 in Russia.
Vilnius 'Real IRA' trial to open.
Europe offers vaccinations to contain swine flu.
AMERICAS
Mexican drug smugglers tied to California fire.
Brazil seeks more control over oil beneath its seas.
Venezuela sets up 'base of peace' on Colombian border.
Zelaya can't return to office, Honduran leader says.
Hurricane Bill gathers strength out in Atlantic.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Lockerbie bomber to drop appeal in British court.
Federal judge rules Yemeni i
Madagascar coup leader claims he should head transition. Madagascar armed forces snub peace deal clause.
Shares suspended in Nigeria banks.
Arctic Sea hijackers 'threatened to kill crew, sink ship'.
64 missing workers feared dead in Russian accident.
Russian Navy pollutes Black Sea : Ukraine.
Putin opens air show, pays tribute to crash victim.
Suicide bomb kills 20, injures over 130 in Russia.
Vilnius 'Real IRA' trial to open.
Europe offers vaccinations to contain swine flu.
Mexican drug smugglers tied to California fire.
Brazil seeks more control over oil beneath its seas.
Venezuela sets up 'base of peace' on Colombian border.
Zelaya can't return to office, Honduran leader says.
Hurricane Bill gathers strength out in Atlantic.
Lockerbie bomber to drop appeal in British court.
Federal judge rules Yemeni is held lawfully at Guantánamo.
Central Asia sounds alarm on Islamic radicalism.
Al Qaeda claim French embassy bombing in Mauritania.
China: The new Big Oil.
Stocks slide on economy concern; Yen, dollar, treasuries gain.
U.S. job market could lag behind for years, study forecasts.
U.S.mortgage deliquency rate hits all time high in 2Q.
Mexico's VW workers declare strike for higher pay.
Shares suspended in Nigeria banks.
EUROPE
Arctic Sea hijackers 'threatened to kill crew, sink ship'.
64 missing workers feared dead in Russian accident.
Russian Navy pollutes Black Sea : Ukraine.
Putin opens air show, pays tribute to crash victim.
Suicide bomb kills 20, injures over 130 in Russia.
Vilnius 'Real IRA' trial to open.
Europe offers vaccinations to contain swine flu.
AMERICAS
Mexican drug smugglers tied to California fire.
Brazil seeks more control over oil beneath its seas.
Venezuela sets up 'base of peace' on Colombian border.
Zelaya can't return to office, Honduran leader says.
Hurricane Bill gathers strength out in Atlantic.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Lockerbie bomber to drop appeal in British court.
Federal judge rules Yemeni is held lawfully at Guantánamo.
Central Asia sounds alarm on Islamic radicalism.
Al Qaeda claim French embassy bombing in Mauritania.
ECONOMY/FINANCIAL/BUSINESS
China: The new Big Oil.
Stocks slide on economy concern; Yen, dollar, treasuries gain.
U.S. job market could lag behind for years, study forecasts.
U.S.mortgage deliquency rate hits all time high in 2Q.
Mexico's VW workers declare strike for higher pay.