U.N. chief to visit Lebanon, Israel
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday he will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories later this month in an effort to help revive the Mideast peace process.
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Countries that could contribute to an expanded U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon were to meet Thursday to find out how the troops will operate, and U.N. officials hoped many would commit soldiers to the force.
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U.N. chief Kofi Annan said Monday he would appoint a mediator for indirect talks between Israel and Hezbollah on the release of two abducted Israeli soldiers, the first public word of negotiations between the bitter enemies since fighting in Lebanon ended.
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The US secretary of state is due to meet Palestinian and Israeli leaders as part of a new diplomatic effort.
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Former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan was due to arrive in Kenya on Tuesday to try to mediate in a post-poll crisis that has torn the country in two and triggered weeks of violence that killed at least 650 people.
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JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- United Nations chief Kofi Annan said yesterday he would appoint a mediator for indirect talks between Israel and Hezbollah on the release of two abducted Israeli soldiers, the first public word of negotiations between the bitter enemies since fighting in Lebanon ended.
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JERUSALEM, Aug. 30 -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declined Wednesday to lift Israel's six-week blockade of Lebanon despite appeals from visiting U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who said it would help Lebanon's government and economy recover from a devastating war.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief headed for Iran on Thursday to push for full transparency over its past and present atomic activity after U.S.-Iranian tensions were heightened by a naval incident in the Gulf.
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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Saturday he will visit tsunami-devastated Indonesia to work with regional leaders to help coordinate aid and relief efforts on the ground.
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President George W. Bush heads to   New York on Monday for the U.N. General Assembly where he will   focus on shoring up democracies in the Middle East, where   sectarian violence in Iraq and Iran's nuclear ambitions have   created international concern.
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The foreign secretary aims for an end to conflict as he sets out to visit Palestinian leaders.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief heads for Iran on Thursday to push for full transparency over its past and present atomic activity amid simmering U.S.-Iranian tensions after a naval incident in the Gulf.
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Javier Solana, the EU's foreign policy chief, is due to start a Middle East tour, travelling first to Lebanon.
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Jack Straw heads to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Wednesday for a two-day peace mission.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan   has agreed to personally mediate between Israel and Hizbollah   for the release of two Israeli soldiers seized in July, Fox   News Channel reported on Monday, citing a U.N. spokesman.
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European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Monday he would push for a political solution to the four-month-old power struggle in Lebanon as he started a three-nation Middle East tour.
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US President George Bush will make a historic visit to Israel and the West Bank in January, the White House says.