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The article focuses on the fear by Afghan women that they will lose their rights as the U.S. moves toward a peace deal with the Taliban. Topics covered include the lack of assurance that women will continue to have equal opportunities under the deal, the statement released by Taliban in February 2019 recognizing certain women's rights under Islam, and the skepticism of experts on the claims by Taliban that they support women's rights.

Reports that Nepal's Army has reiterated its commitment to force Maoist rebels into peace talks.

Comments on the incapability of the United Nations International Court of Justice in the Hague, Netherlands of resolving international disputes. Brief history of the court; Main avenues for the court of justice to obtain jurisdiction; Reason for the decline in the fraction of countries subject to compulsory jurisdiction; Court's relationship its supporters.

The article focuses on the move of U.S. President Donald Trump to propose a peace deal among the Israeli government, the Palestinians and the Arab world. It provides overview of Trump's proposal in which he promotes the Saudi monarch to lead role and invokes his name to push Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu towards progress with the Palestinians. It also mentions Trump's effort of using his trip to signal that he sees the Saudis as central to the plan.

The article explores the attempt by the Afghan government to seek peace talks with the Taliban terrorist organization in Islamabad, Pakistan, in 2007. An emissary from the Taliban's supreme leader Mullah Omar had a meeting with Afghan government representatives at a hotel, together with senior Norwegian diplomat Alf Arne Ramslien. The emissary identified five names that Omar had tasked with exploring the possibility of peace talks.

The article reports that a group of grass-roots Afghan activists the members of the People's Peace Movement have been walking across Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan in order to ask Taliban the reason for rejecting a cease-fire by officials working to negotiate peace.

The article reports that debate over the fundamental definition of "terrorism" has stalled negotiations between the U.S. and the Taliban over the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan.

The article reports on the question on who would speak on behalf of the Taliban as the U.S. has decided to negotiate with the terrorist group to end the Afghan war.

The article discusses the impact that the Russian involvement in the Syrian Civil War, on behalf of the Syria government under President Bashar al-Assad, has on the U.S. influence on the war's outcome, within the context of peace negotiations. An overview of the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's involvement in ceasefire negotiations is provided.

The article reports on the peace talks of Syrian leqaders with United Nation officials, as of February 2016, citing a meeting of Syrian opposition leaders, who initially declined rejected the peace talks, and mentions a suicide attack in the country by terrorist organization Islamic State.

The article discusses the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's diplomatic negotiations with former North Korean intelligence chief Kim Yong-chol concerning North Korea's potentially ending its nuclear weapons program. An overview of the possibility that U.S. President Donald Trump will accept North Korea, under leader Kim Jong-Un, as a nuclear weapons state is provided.

The article expresses the author's view concerning the impacts of the aerial bombings, ordered by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to eastern Ghouta, a Damascus suburb killing atleast 310 people including children, to the country's call for peace and mutual understanding.

The article discusses the criticism by the South Korean government appointed panel on the agreement with Japan over resolving comfort women settlement and mentions the views of victims on the deal and the foreign relations between South Korea and Japan.

The author discusses the intemperate talk of President Donald Trump to North Korea regarding its accelerating nuclear weapons program which has added to the regional tensions due to his showdown with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

The article focuses on the defiance of China over the decision of the international arbitration court which states that China has no legal rights on claiming the South China Sea.

The article focuses on Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, an Iranian nuclear expert, who is considered as an important person in the negotiations for the nuclear programs of Iran. Topics discussed include the importance of Fakhrizadeh in the success of the negotiations, plan of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to interview Fakhrizadeh, and understatement of American intelligence community on the capability of Iran to make nuclear bombs.

The article discusses the implications of a prisoner exchange in which the U.S. government agreed to release a number of prisoners from the Taliban Islamic extremist organization in exchange for the return of U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who was captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Topics addressed include implications in terms of diplomatic peace negotiations regarding the Taliban's involvement in the Afghan War, as well as Republicans' criticisms of the U.S.'s release of prisoners.

The article reports the 2014 freeing of U.S. prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl, who had been captured during the Afghan conflict that began in 2001. Topics discussed include the the exchange of detainees from Guantánamo Bay prison in Cuba for Bergdahl, negotiations between the U.S. and the Taliban in Afghanistan to have Bergdahl released, and a signing statement written by U.S. President Barack Obama when he signed a bill regarding prisoner transfer restrictions.

The article reports on the development of oil and gas field with deepwater drilling rig from China to Vietnam. It highlights the military conflicts of both countries due to territory that threatens their economic development. It also notes that the defense treaty of the U.S. supports the effort of the Philippines to pursue international arbitration to resolve the maritime dispute in both nations.

The article focuses on the skepticism regarding the outcome of Secretary of State John Kerry's effort to visit the Middle East to persuade Israeli and Palestinian officials to the negotiating table. It states that Kerry recognizes the challenges associated with peace negotiation. It also mentions the view of several experts regarding the risky nature of the undertaking with uncertain result.

The article presents questions and answers related to the Syrian peace talks including the failed meeting between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian foreign minister Sergey V. Lavrov, the difficulty of getting the talk started, and the key issues to be resolved with the peace talk.

The author comments on the vital role of Iran in the resolving the crisis in Syria.

The authors report that North Korea has agreed to resume nuclear disarmament talks. The agreement was attributed to China's reopening of diplomatic channels. Kim Jong-il has participated in multiple rounds of talks over the past several years as he pursued nuclear weapons, but now he will be negotiating with demonstrated nuclear capability. Comments by U.S. government officials and North Korean experts are included.

The article focuses on U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her efforts to successfully broker an accord on security controls at a Gaza border crossing, elevating the President George W. Bush administration's involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to a new level. Rice's personal participation in the negotiations resulted in an accord giving Palestinians control over a Gaza crossing, with monitors from the European Union. The challenge for Rice now is to keep the process going.

Discusses the fierce competition between European aircraft maker Airbus and American jet manufacturer Boeing. Prospective deals for Boeing; Possible competitive edge for Boeing due to a mix of aggressive salesmanship and rising concerns about oil prices; Uncertainty over whether Boeing's success will change the course of the trans-Atlantic competition; How trade officials on both sides are open to restarting settlement negotiations; Views of analysts; Pressure on Airbus, which is based in France and owned by Europe's military-contracting industry; Overview of the two companies; Future prospects.

The article focuses on the report of the international inspectors which shows that the nuclear fuel stockpile in Tehran, Iran has increased after 18 months of the nuclear weapon negotiations between the country and the U.S.

The author reflects on the impacts of the efforts of the U.S. government to support the moderate rebels in Syria in hope for future international relations and peace agreements.

The article reports on the new approach to be used by the negotiators in the U.S. to convince Iranians to reduce production of nuclear fuels.

The author reflects on the legal case filed by the Philippines against Beijing, China to the international arbitration tribunal in The Hague in 2014.

The article reports on the new round of negotiations between Iran and senior diplomats from six countries opened in Geneva, Switzerland on November 20, 2013 in the middle of the outlook that they were approaching an agreement for the suspension of the nuclear program in Tehran.

The author reflects on the unfinished negotiations on the nuclear program in Iran in which the issues of diplomacy and the alternative to the potential sabotage of the negotiation results are ignored.

The article offers the author's insights on aspects regarding the reluctance of democratic communities to allow their leader to use military force and airstrikes in Syria.

The article focuses on the plans of Khazakhstan Minister, Erlan Idrissove to host international negotiation for the nuclear program in Iran.

The article reports on the agreement of Catherine Ashton, the top negotiator that push Iran to stop its nuclear program, to make negotiations by telephone with her Iranian counterpart Saeed Jalili in 2012. It mentions that Jalili and Ashton met in Istanbul, their first face-to-face meeting on September 19, but no further meetings were planned. The impacts of the European and American economic sanctions on Iran have deepened, plunges in the value of the Iranian currency and Iranian oil exports.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela plans to leave the World Bank's international arbitration body and try to settle disputes with foreign companies within its own judicial system, Rafael Ramirez, the country's oil minister, said Sunday. Mr. Ramirez also announced that Venezuela would seek to renegotiate dozens of international investment-related agreements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

WASHINGTON -- Over the last year, Marc Grossman, a veteran but low-key diplomat, led a small team of American officials who met secretly from Doha, Qatar, to Munich with a shadowy representative of Afghanistan's Taliban leader, Mullah Muhammad Omar, in hopes of starting peace talks. The Obama administration's efforts to negotiate an end to the war, initially brokered by Germany's spy service, showed promise but have been scuttled more than once by rumors, deliberate leaks in Kabul, Islamabad and Washington and the assassination of the top Afghan negotiator in September by a supposed envoy wearing a bomb in his turban, Afghan and Western officials said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Exxon Mobil could receive as much as $555 million in cash from the Venezuelan government as a result of an international arbitration ruling over the nationalization of the company's assets, according to details of the award made public on Monday. The arbitration award decided by the International Court of Arbitration, which is based in Paris, was valued at $907.6 million. In addition to the cash Exxon stands to receive, the oil giant will be released from the payment of debts totaling about $352 million. The ruling was dated Dec. 23, but Exxon said it did not receive the decision until Friday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and Interior Minister Rehman Malik denied that the government was holding peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban, according to media reports, dismissing a statement by the group's deputy commander on Saturday that the two sides were holding talks. ''Categorically, I'm telling on behalf of the government, no dialogue,'' Mr. Malik told reporters in Islamabad. Mr. Gilani, in an interview with the BBC, left the door open to negotiations only if the Taliban disarmed and surrendered first. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The International Court of Justice on Friday rejected a claim by the former Soviet republic of Georgia accusing Russia of ethnic cleansing in two rebel enclaves. The court, the judicial arm of the United Nations, ruled that it had no jurisdiction to decide the case, but made no decision on the merits of the accusation. In a statement on its Web site, the court said Georgia violated procedure by failing to hold direct talks with Russia over the dispute before going to court. Georgia filed the complaint in the midst of its war with Russia in August 2008, accusing Moscow of complicity in the forceful expulsion of ethnic Georgians from Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Both sides leveled accusations of ethnic cleansing during the war, though there has been no independent legal confirmation that such crimes occurred. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A Greek extremist group, Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire, has claimed responsibility for parcel bombs this month that caused one injury and widespread alarm, the police said Tuesday. In a letter to the news network Indymedia, two of the seven suspected members of the group who have been arrested said it had sent parcel bombs to President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, the International Court of Justice in The Hague, and the Belgian and Mexican Embassies in Athens. The Greek police also found 10 other explosive devices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

WASHINGTON -- North Korea showed a visiting American nuclear scientist earlier this month a vast new facility it secretly and rapidly built to enrich uranium, confronting the Obama administration with the prospect that the country is preparing to expand its nuclear arsenal or build a far more powerful type of atomic bomb. Whether the calculated revelation is a negotiating ploy by North Korea or a signal that it plans to accelerate its weapons program even as it goes through a perilous leadership change, it creates a new challenge for President Obama at a moment when his program for gradual, global nuclear disarmament appears imperiled at home and abroad. The administration hurriedly began to brief allies and lawmakers on Friday and Saturday -- and braced for an international debate over the repercussions. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

North Korea on Tuesday rejected a new unification proposal from South Korea, calling it a ''ridiculous'' plan aimed at weakening the North in preparation for an American-assisted invasion. On Sunday, President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea proposed a three-stage unification process: peace and denuclearization, economic integration, and an eventual ''community of the Korean nation.'' Mr. Lee also proposed a special tax to finance the costs of unification. North Korea criticized the proposal for making nuclear disarmament in the North a precondition for unification. North Korea also criticized Mr. Lee for proposing the unification tax, saying the idea was ''very unsavory'' because it was aimed at preparing for turmoil in the North. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

International COURT RULES ON DECLARATION OF KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

TOKYO -- Japan rebuffed a threat by Australia to take Tokyo to court over its whaling in the Antarctic, saying on Friday that the annual hunts were permitted under international law and accusing the Australian government of exploiting the issue for political gain. Australia said it will take Japan to the International Court of Justice in The Hague to argue that Japanese whaling expeditions violate international obligations and a quarter-century moratorium on commercial whaling. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Irish National Liberation Army, a splinter group of the Irish Republican Army that is responsible for some of Northern Ireland's most notorious killings, said Saturday that it had surrendered its weapons. The development comes just days before an Anglo-Irish disarmament deadline is scheduled to expire. Two representatives of the outlawed group said Saturday that its members had handed over weapons stockpiles to Northern Ireland's disarmament commission at secret meetings in November and January. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they could face arrest if identified. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Members of the political elite in Kenya, a nation where top leaders have long escaped prosecution for corruption and other crimes, could now face an international investigation into the violence that shook the country after disputed elections last year. After months of stonewalling by Kenyan politicians, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced Thursday that crimes against humanity had been committed during the postelection period and that he would seek a formal investigation into them. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The de facto government of Honduras has filed a case with the International Court of Justice in The Hague accusing Brazil of meddling in Honduran affairs by allowing President Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted June 28, to stay at its embassy in Tegucigalpa, the court announced Thursday. In Honduras, meanwhile, with visiting United States diplomats lending assistance, negotiations resumed between Mr. Zelaya and leaders of the de facto government. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Most of the time, foreign relations are kind of boring -- negotiations, communiques, soporific speeches. But then there are moments of radical discontinuity--1789, 1917, 1989--when the very logic of history flips. At these moments -- like the one in Iran right now -- change is not generated incrementally from the top. Instead, power is radically dispersed. The real action is out on the streets. The future course of events is maximally uncertain. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Georgia and Russia carried their dispute over the breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia to the International Court of Justice on Monday, as three days of hearings began over Georgia's request for an injunction ordering Russia to stop ''terrorizing'' ethnic Georgians and to allow refugees to return to their homes. Georgia's first deputy minister of justice, Tina Bujaliani, said her country was urgently turning to the court -- the United Nations' highest -- ''at a time of great distress in its history, a time when hundreds of thousands of its nationals are persecuted and displaced from their homes only because they are Georgians.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]