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- War and peace: Obama nears pivotal Mideast moment
Straddling war and peace, President Barack Obama is about to formally end the divisive U.S. combat role in Iraq and restart talks between Israelis and Palestinians, a moment defined more by relief and hope than triumph. - A new chance for peace?“The ceasefires stand as a clear indication of the peaceful intentions of the Kurdish movement”
KurdishMedia.com posts this document because of its significance for any individual who is interested. - Group sewing up projects
CERESCO – Each month, a group of women come together in Ceresco, each with separate projects but also with a single purpose. - EU allocates €47 million to support peace-keeping operation in Somalia
Brussels confirms support to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) by providing an additional €47 million to the African Union, bringing the EU allocation to AMISOM to a total of €142 million funded under the African Peace Facility (APF) since 2007. - Wild elephants need to live in peace to survive, say experts
India should protect its elephant population by creating new reserves, curbing poaching and restricting development in the corridors they use to travel between forested areas, a panel recommended this week.Poaching for ivory and... - Congratulations: Centreville grad works for Peace Corps in Paraguay
Alyssa Bechtold, a 2004 Centreville High graduate, has spent the past 18 months serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay. After graduating from the University of Virginia in 2008, Bechtold volunteered as an "Urban Youth Development" worker. She has been in the small town of Caacupé, where she works in schools and at an afterschool shelter.