Truce in British leadership battle shows signs of collapse
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The truce in the battle to succeed British Prime Minister Tony Blair is showing signs of collapse after a key figure questioned whether his widely-tipped successor Gordon Brown was fit to be leader.
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A fragile cease-fire between Palestinian factions in Gaza teetered on the edge of collapse Tuesday after Hamas and pro-Fatah forces battled inside a Gaza City hospital and near the Palestinian presidential compound.
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Way to verify IRA&#39;s decommissioning of arms is last obstacle to deal on N. Ireland. By Tod Robberson. LONDON -- Northern Ireland&#39;s feuding leaders came close but ultimately failed to reach a peace agreement
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A major push to seal a political  settlement for the turbulent British province of Northern  Ireland stalled at the last moment on Wednesday over demands  for photographic evidence of IRA guerrillas scrapping their  arms.
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The opposition boycott that threatened to wreck Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential election appeared to be crumbling yesterday, as the leading opposition candidate said he would recognise
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CHARLES Clarke yesterday signalled a truce in the simmering row with the Prince of Wales which has soured relations between the Education Secretary and the heir to the throne.
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Tentative hopes for a revived peace process in the Israel-Palestinian conflict were shattered last night by the collapse of Ariel Sharon&#39;s parliamentary majority and the prospect
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Government fightback derailed by unforced errors as Tories concentrate fire on Brown's leadership
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As Gina Wilkinson reports from Colombo, there&#39;s growing concern that the country&#39;s fragile two-and-a-half-year old truce could collapse.
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With the war in Iraq dividing his government and eroding trust in his leadership, Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday conceded at
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Talks to disarm Iraqi insurgents collapsed, after a tentative peace pact was abruptly canceled by Prime Minister Ayad Allawi.
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Government and opposition leaders soften their stances as the violence begins to wane
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Northern Ireland's fragile peace process enters a make-or-break period this week as British, Irish and U.S. mediators work to end an 11-month stalemate among feuding sectarian parties.
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LEEDS CASTLE, England  - Northern Ireland's  feuding political leaders reported progress but no breakthrough  on Friday at talks aimed at brokering a deal which would see  the Irish Republican Army (IRA) effectively disband.
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Talks to end Kenya's political crisis collapse, but Kofi Annan is to lead further discussion.
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The reign of one of Afghanistan&#39;s most powerful and most colourful warlords appeared to have ended in chaos yesterday after a mob of his supporters clashed with American troops and set
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THERE was fresh hope last night that Sinn Fein and the DUP could finally seal a deal this week, after yesterday&#39;s collapse of the Leeds Castle summit.