Peace News
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Estanzuela -
Colombia's newly re-elected President Juan Manuel Santos installed a new legislature Sunday, calling it a "Congress of peace" and asking for its support in creating a post-conflict nation amid negotiations with the FARC.
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by AFP
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Tokyo -
Campaigners are pushing for Japan's population to win this year's Nobel Peace Prize in a nod to the country's long-held pacifism, even as Tokyo controversially expands the scope of the military in a move that has sparked protests at home.
In the Media
by Yuta Yagishita (AFP)
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Ankara -
Kurdish rebels will begin a stalled withdrawal from Turkey into their safe haven in northern Iraq after parliament passes reforms aimed at ending a decades-long insurgency, local media reported on Saturday.
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by AFP
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Kiev -
Ukraine on Saturday sought concrete steps from Russia to back up a tenuous truce it extended with pro-Moscow rebels in the hope of calming a deadly insurgency sparked by the country's new westward course.
In the Media
by Dmitry Zaks (AFP)
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Washington -
Veteran Middle East diplomat Martin Indyk resigned Friday as the chief U.S. negotiator between the Israelis and Palestinians in a further sign of the collapse of the peace process.
In the Media
by Shaun Tandon (AFP)
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Bogot -
Colombia resumed its path toward peace with leftist rebels, bolstered by President Juan Manuel Santos' victory in elections seen as a referendum on his bid to end the 50-year-old conflict.Santos picked up 50.
In the Media
by Philippe Zygel (AFP)
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Bogot -
Colombia resumed its path toward peace with leftist rebels Monday, bolstered by President Juan Manuel Santos's victory in elections seen as a referendum on his bid to end the 50-year-old conflict.Santos picked up 50.
In the Media
by Philippe Zygel (AFP)
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Bogot -
Colombians re-elected President Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday in a cliffhanger poll seen as a referendum on peace talks with FARC guerrillas, election authorities said.With 99.37 percent of votes tallied, the center-right Santos registered 50.
In the Media
by Alina Dieste (AFP)
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Bogot -
Colombia's government and the country's second largest guerrilla group, the National Liberation Army, announced Tuesday they have opened peace talks, with a tense presidential election just days away.
In the Media
by Lissy de Abreu (AFP)
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Bogot -
Colombia's government and the country's second largest guerrilla group, the National Liberation Army, announced Tuesday they have opened peace talks, with a tense presidential election just days away.
In the Media
by Lissy De Abreu (AFP)
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Well, why not?
When armed conflict and diplomacy fail to change people's minds, maybe prayer is the next best option after all.
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A report on Sunday said that Erik Solheim, a top Norwegian peace envoy, said he would testify to any international war crimes investigation over "atrocities" committed during Sri Lanka's separatist conflict.
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Bogot -
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, in a close re-election fight, promised Wednesday to abolish the military draft if a peace agreement is reached with FARC rebels.
In the Media
by AFP
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Bogot -
The head of Colombia's FARC rebels, long believed to fund guerrilla activities via the drug trade, said Monday that he opposes the trade as "counter-revolutionary.
In the Media
by AFP
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Havana -
Colombia's government and the FARC rebel group will resume peace talks on Tuesday, officials said, even though the country's presidential election has placed the process in doubt.
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by AFP
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Kabul -
The release of five senior Taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for American soldier Bowe Bergdahl bodes well for the resumption of peace talks, a senior member of Afghanistan's High Peace Council said Sunday.
In the Media
by AFP
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Bogot -
Colombia's FARC rebels on Tuesday denied peace talks with the government had been put in "limbo" by the country's presidential vote, which largely hinges on how to handle the Marxist rebels.
In the Media
by AFP
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Bogot -
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Friday he was willing to negotiate with the United States to allow a jailed FARC leader participate in peace talks -- a long-standing demand of the leftist rebels.
In the Media
by AFP
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Bogot -
The Colombian government and the FARC concluded a key part of peace talks designed to end the 50-year insurgency, hours after the rebels said they would observe a unilateral truce during May 25 elections.
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by Francisco Jara (AFP)
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London -
Only Palestinians and Israelis can decide whether to resume talks, US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Wednesday as he met Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas for the first time since the peace process collapsed.
In the Media
by Jo Biddle (AFP)
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Washington -
US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in London this week for the first time since peace talks collapsed last month, officials said Monday.
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in London on Thursday, a top US official said, adding the "door remains open" for peace talks.
In the Media
by AFP
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Jerusalem -
Washington called for "a holding period" in the Middle East peace process after a deadline for reaching a deal expired with hopes dashed and Israel and the Palestinians bitterly divided.
In the Media
by Jonah Mandel (AFP)
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Jerusalem -
Israel approved plans for nearly 14,000 new settler homes during the nine months of peace talks with the Palestinians, an Israeli settlement watchdog said Tuesday as the negotiation period formally ended.
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by AFP
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Jerusalem -
Washington's deadline for a peace deal expired Tuesday with the sides bitterly divided and warnings that Israel risked becoming an "apartheid state" if it failed to make peace with the Palestinians.
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Jerusalem -
Israel and the Palestinians appeared determined Monday to seal their divorce as Washington's deadline for reaching a Mideast peace deal was to expire, leaving hopes for a breakthrough in tatters.
In the Media
by Hazel Ward (AFP)
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Washington -
There will be no negotiations with a Palestinian unity government unless the Hamas movement gives up its vision of destroying Israel and embraces peace, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday.
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by AFP
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Ramallah -
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Saturday the new unity government he is set to head with the backing of Hamas would reject violence and recognise Israel and existing agreements.
In the Media
by Hossam Ezzedine (AFP)
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Ramallah -
A key Palestine Liberation Organisation body began talks on Saturday after Israel pulled out of US-sponsored peace negotiations in response to a Palestinian reconciliation deal with Hamas.
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by AFP
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Jerusalem -
Israel said Thursday it was halting peace talks with the Palestinians following their unity deal with Hamas, as the faltering US-backed process approached its deadline.
In the Media
by Jonah Mandel (AFP)
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Peace Image
Harper Resign Now! ECAWAR picket.
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Raise Your Banner for Peace demonstration.
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Alvaro Canivell (photo), Vlad Bourceanu (text)
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Harper Resign Now! ECAWAR picket.
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Sheriff court in Dunfermline, United Kingdom
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Henry "Bibo" Perey (center), president of Deaf Rainbow Philippines (DRP) holds up a rainbow flag
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One Love- Harmony Band screen shot
Harmony Band sing of their message of One Love www.harmony-music.de
www.myspace.com/harmonymusicde
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Our youths need Mitaan to find love and peace, says Ajay Mandavi who is promoting the ritual
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SpeakDolphin
Hang out with dolphins for a little while, and you'll soon observe that games play an important part in their social interaction. People have observed dolphins playing with leaves, seaweed, and even plastic trash bags, draping them across their rostrums (beaks), dorsal fins, pectoral fins and tail flukes.
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These are a few photos of mine that are my personal favorites! Hope you like them too!
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A brooch of a white rose, symbolising love and peace
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Harper Resign Now! ECAWAR picket.
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YouTube
Pope Francis releases two white doves in a prayer for peace in Ukraine, which are instantly attacked by a seagull and crow.
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YouTube screen capture
Liu Xiaobo
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