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EU nations agree Bluefin tuna compromise (AFP)

November 17th, 2010

A sushi selection made from bluefin tuna. European Union member countries on Wednesday agreed to argue in favour of a AFP - European Union member countries on Wednesday agreed to argue in favour of a “stable or partially reduced quota” for bluefin tuna as nations met in Paris to set…

Officials: Palestinians will consider compromise (AP)

September 23rd, 2010

This photo taken Tuesday, Sept. 21. 2010, shows a view of a construction site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Ariel. The settlement issue is one of the thorniest in the peace talks. Some 300,000 Israelis live in settlements dotting the West Bank, in addition to 180,000 Israelis living in Jewish neighborhoods built in east Jerusalem. The Palestinians say that by gobbling up territory they claim, continued settlement expansion makes it ever more difficult to establish a viable Palestinian state. The Palestinians want all of the West Bank as part of their future state, with east Jerusalem as their capital. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)AP - Hopes of averting a breakdown in Middle East peace talks grew Thursday as senior Palestinian officials said their side would consider an expected U.S.-brokered compromise on Israeli settlement-building…

Palestinian leader hints at settlement compromise (AP)

September 22nd, 2010

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, greets Luxembourg's foreign minister Jean Asselborn, right, as Palestinian Observer to the U.N. Riyad Mansour looks on during a summit on the Millennium Development Goals at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/David Karp)AP - The Palestinian president is leaving the door open to continuing peace negotiations with Israel — even if the Jewish state resumes settlement construction in the West Bank.


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Brazil’s leader seeks nuclear compromise with Iran (AP)

May 16th, 2010

AP - Brazil’s president met with Iranian leaders Sunday to try to broker a compromise in the international standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program, even as the U.S. says new sanctions are…

New Thai violence kills 2, mars compromise moves (AP)

May 8th, 2010

An anti-government demonstrators working as a security guard look on Saturday, May 8, 2010, from a downtown Bangkok, Thailand, encampment. New violence erupted overnight in the Thai capital, killing a policeman and marring tentative progress to resolving a sometimes bloody tow-month standoff between the government and protestors seeking new elections. Anti-government demonstrators say they agree in principle with a proposal by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve Parliament and hold new elections. (AP Photo./David Longstreath)AP - Hopes for an end to Thailand’s political crisis diminished Saturday following a new eruption of violence that killed two policemen and wounded 13 people in double nighttime attacks.


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New violence mars moves toward Thai compromise (AP)

May 7th, 2010

A young boy holds a stick as he sits at a guard post at the anti-government encampment Friday, May 7, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Thursday he would dissolve Parliament in September, paving the way for new elections demanded by anti-government protesters, if they end their crippling occupation of Bangkok's commercial district. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)AP - New violence erupted in the Thai capital Friday night, killing a policeman and causing other casualties, and likely jeopardizing what had seemed like progress to resolving a sometimes…

Thai protesters welcome PM’s compromise (AP)

May 4th, 2010

A man inspects a barricade at one of the entrances to the anti-government protesters' encampment Monday, May 3, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. The so-called Red Shirt protesters have barricaded roads and closed down Bangkok's ritziest shopping district in a campaign to force the government to disband Parliament and call elections. At least 27 people have been killed and nearly 1,000 wounded in ensuing violence between protesters and security forces. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)AP - Thai protesters said Tuesday they “welcome” a proposed compromise to end the violent political crisis that has paralyzed central Bangkok for nearly two months, but asked for more…

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