The recent developments in Iran`s nuclear program prove the need for Anti-Missile air defense system, to protect Europe from a possible attack. German Defense Minister, Franz Josef Jung, told Rioters, in a recent interview.

EU foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, expressed optimism, over the prospects of Mid-east peace, following the reaffirmation of the Arab peace proposal, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, saying that for the first time in decades a dynamics of peace has been created, which could lead to full peace in the region.

The sending of African peacekeepers to Somalia has been the main topic of debate in the African Union summit taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia`s capitol. The peacekeeping mission is supposed to fill the void left by the departure of the Ethiopian army.

Despite worries about security threats and an increased number of pilgrims, the annual Hajj ended peacefully in Saudi Arabia

The Daily Telegraph recently ran a report which accused United Nations peacekeepers to Sudan of sexually abusing children in the region, some as young as 12 years old

English Prime Minister Tony Blair is not keen to be remembered as the premiere that left his country?s troops in the mess known as the Iraqi war

The recent approval that UN has made of a peace force to be sent to Sothern Somalia has resulted in a very aggressive reaction from the side of the Islamist who control much of the region.

For the last decade, the beautiful landscapes of the kingdom of Nepal have been the background for a bitter battle fought between the government and Maoist rebels

The past week was full of mayhem, due to the release of the PlayStation 3 console, which was distributed to stores across the country in a limited edition.

New Middle East peace initiative at a summit in Spain with French President Jacques Chirac. "Peace between Israel and the Palestinians means to a large extent peace on the international scene"

Former Beatle?s legend, John Lennon, would have been 66 years old this year if he hadn?t been gunned down outside his New York City apartment by crazed assassin, Mark David Chapman in December 1980

At the opening Monday of the winter session of the Knesset - Israel`s parliament, located in the ancient-modern Jewish capital of Jerusalem - the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert repeated an invitation for Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora to meet with him and discuss building a lasting peace between the two nations.

Syria "was and remains the main supporter of the Palestinian terror groups who daily try to carry out terrorism against the state of Israel. In my opinion, this is not a foundation on which it is possible to hold peace negotiations," Israeli PM Olmert says.

Sometimes marriages just don?t work out, but when the divorce doesn`t work out then you can be sure you`re in for some trouble. Paul and Heather McCartney are blaming the media for their failed marriage and if that isn?t enough, it looks as if the media will be blamed in the end for their failed divorce.

The announcement out of Beirut came despite the statements and efforts of key international leaders visiting the region, including United Nations chief Kofi Annan, who have tried to achieve a more stable situation that will lead to peace.

After a recent meeting of the Arab League in Cairo, the Secretary-General of that organization, Amr Moussa, declared the Middle East peace process to be effectively dead. The Arab League had met in response to the violence which broke out after a missile attack by the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah against Israel provided the cover for a ground attack that led to the deaths of eight Israeli soldiers and the kidnapping of two more.

Announcing plans to send a new peacekeeping force to East Timor, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan stated "There is a lesson here for all of us. We had indicated that the United Nations should remain in East Timor a bit longer, but governments - some governments - were quite keen that we scale back as quickly as possible. Given what has happened, we are reassessing our own presence on the ground."

Sri Lankan government holds talks with terrorist group Tamil Tigers in hopes of brokering peace deal.

A top U.S. envoy says Sudan`s government and the largest Darfur rebel group has agreed to sign a peace plan, marking major progress in an internationally backed effort to end the death and destruction in western Sudan. At least 180,000 people have been killed and more than 2 million forced to flee their homes in what the United Nations has called one of the world`s worst humanitarian crises.

As tens of thousands of Americans finally, belatedly rallied in Washington, D.C. against genocide in Sudan, Muslim rebels in the east African nation (a former base of operations for arch-terrorist Osama bin Laden) have rejected a draft agreement to end the bloodshed in the western Darfur region.

Father Reid was also one of two clergymen who acted as witnesses to the final act of arms decommissioning by the Irish Republican Army last September. Meanwhile, ETA, an armed Basque nationalist organization that seeks to create an independent socialist state for the Basque people in the Basque Country, said only political parties should join political negotiations.

Online registration is now available for those who want to participate in The World Peace Forum. `Early Bird` registration fees can be obtained by filling out the electronic form.

`Peaceful Propaganda`, directed by A. Jonathan Benny, a Vancouver-based filmmaker, has created a politically-charged and controversial look at a peace march. Benny has taken a fascist point-of-view on the film, stating that he driven to make the film after he had a brief talk with a peace activist in the march.

Western Sahara became a source of contention in the mid-1970s, when Spain officially ceded sovereignty of the territory, and the Polisario Front sought to secure the land as an independent state for the Saharawi people.

Efforts to end one of Asia`s longest-running conflicts reached an important pass Monday when Indonesia signed a far-reaching peace accord in Helsinki with Acehnese rebel leaders.

The Afghan rebels had threatened violence to disrupt Saturday`s elections, but failed to deliver.