LOME, Togo – Riot police blocked the top opposition leader from reaching a demonstration he wanted to lead Tuesday, the fourth day of rising tension since the son of the country’s former dictator was declared winner of a disputed presidential ballot.
JERUSALEM – U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden says there is a “moment of opportunity” for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
Biden is making the highest-level visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories by an Obama administration official.
Ahead of a meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres on Tuesday, Biden also said there is “absolutely no space between Israel and the United States” where Israel’s security is concerned.
Hours after Biden’s arrival Monday, the U.S. announced that Israel and the Palestinian Authority would begin indirect peace negotiations, breaking a 14-month deadlock.
Biden is slated to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas before continuing to Jordan on Thursday.
FORWARD OPERATING BASE FRONTENAC, Afghanistan – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a hard-hit battle unit Tuesday that its heavy losses have helped the U.S. begin to push back against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan.
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