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NZers involved in aid mission welcomed home
Six New Zealanders who were part of a convoy that delivered $7 million worth of supplies to the Gaza Strip have arrived home.
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Embassy 'regrets' NZ involvement in Gaza aid
The Israeli embassy says it regrets that New Zealanders are supporting a convoy that has delivered $7 million worth of supplies to the Gaza Strip.
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Fresh push for release of Israeli soldier
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says fresh efforts are being made to free an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas in June 2006.
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Solomons denies recalling UN ambassador Beck
The Solomon Islands government says it is not recalling the country's Ambassador in New York, Collin Beck. SIBC reports the Foreign Minister, Peter Shanel, has rejected media reports the Ambassador...
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NZ declares puts militant groups on terror list
A range of militant groups from the Middle East and Northern Ireland have been declared terrorist organisations by the New Zealand Government.
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Israeli soldiers convicted of using child as shield
An Israeli military court has convicted two Israeli soldiers for using a Palestinian child as a human shield during the Gaza offensive of early 2009.
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No direct talks without settlement freeze - PLO
The Palestinian leadership says direct negotiations with Israel will not resume until it halts the building of settlements on occupied land.
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Middle East talks salvage attempts continue
US and European diplomats are continuing efforts to salvage the Middle East peace talks. Palestinians say they will quit the talks unless Israel extends a partial freeze on new settlements.
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Solomons UN ambassador recalled
The Solomon Islands ambassador to the UN has been recalled from New York. The Solomon Star says Ambassador Collin Beck is being recalled for what insiders describe as a diplomatic...
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Blockade runner caught by Israel
The Israeli military says it has taken control of a boat trying to breach the naval blockade of Gaza.
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Another boat sets out to test Gaza blockade
A boat carrying a group of Jewish activists has set sail from northern Cyprus aiming to breach Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip.
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Barak says 50-50 chance of West Bank settlement deal
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak says there is a "50-50" chance of reaching a deal with Palestinians about Israel's moratorium on building new settlements.
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US fails to break Mideast deadlock
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton failed to break the deadlock in Arab-Israeli peace talks when she met in New York with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas but both plan to resume the effort.
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UN panel says Israelis broke international law
A United Nations Human Rights Council investigation says the Israeli military broke international law during a raid on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza, when nine Turks were killed.
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Resumption of shelling from Gaza
Israel has been bombarded with mortar shells from Gaza, just as peace talks between Israel and Palestinian leaders moved to Jerusalem. Israeli planes bombed targets in Gaza in response.
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Israeli troops shoot dead three Palestinians
A Palestinian official says Israeli troops have shot dead three Palestinians, including a 91-year-old man and his teenage grandson, in Gaza.
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Middle East talks end in Washington
Israeli and Palestinian leaders have concluded their first direct negotiations in nearly two years, in Washington.
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Israel hints at Jerusalem compromise in peace talks
Israel says it is ready to cede parts of Jerusalem to the Palestinians in the framework of a peace deal, ahead of the start of talks in Washington.
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No deal with Israel on Gaza probe - UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he has not struck a deal with Israel that would bar a UN panel from interviewing Israeli military personnel about a raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.
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Netanyahu defends raid on aid ships bound for Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is appearing before an internal commission investigating Israel's raid on a flotilla of ships taking aid to Gaza.
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NZ team to take part in Gaza blockade convoy
Six New Zealanders will be among thousands of volunteers taking part in a convoy organised by charity Viva Palestina to try to break Israel's economic blockade of the Gaza Strip. Audio
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New Zealand team prepare to join Gaza aid convoy
Audio 9 Aug 2010A New Zealand team preparing to join a massive international aid convoy heading to the Gaza strip says it's not going into the situation lightly. Audio
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The Week in Review - week ending 6 August 2010
Audio 6 Aug 2010A review of the week's news including NZ soldier dies in Afghanistan, former PM to head Gaza flotilla inquiry, disgraced Labour MP takes two months leave, jobless rate up but questions abound, NZ to… Audio
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Sir Geoffrey Palmer to lead inquiry into Israeli raid
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer is to lead a UN investigation into a fatal Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound flotilla. Audio
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Israel agrees to take part in international panel
Audio 3 Aug 2010Israel has agreed to back a probe into its deadly commando raid on a Gaza-bound aid convoy, but some are worried the terms of reference will be too narrow. Audio