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  • Obama says mideast peace "really hard problem"

    March 20, 2013 2:31 PM

    JERUSALEM- President Barack Obama says he's certain he could have done things differently when it comes to the Mideast. But he says bringing peace to the region is "a really hard problem" to solve - one that's lingered for more than 60 years. The president also suggests that failure to... more »
  • LSU women's basketball assistant coach arrested

    January 22, 2013 6:56 PM

    BATON ROUGE - LSU assistant women's basketball coach Tony Perotti is out of jail on bond after his arrest this weekend in suspicion of a drunken bar disturbance. Perotti was charged with disturbing the peace and two counts of remaining after forbidden when he was booked into the East... more »
  • Israel forging ahead after settlement plan backlash

    December 3, 2012 4:46 PM

    JERUSALEM - Israel is vowing to push ahead with the construction of thousands of new homes in West Bank settlements, despite a wave of condemnations from the U.S. and Europe. Last week's U.N. decision to recognize a Palestinian state may be fueling a tougher stand around the world against Israeli... more »
  • US seeks way forward after Palestinian win at UN

    November 30, 2012 1:53 PM

    WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is scrambling to salvage hopes for Mideast peace talks after the United Nations overwhelmingly voted to recognize a Palestinian state over vehement U.S. and Israeli objections. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is meeting senior Israeli and Palestinian officials Friday to try to plot a... more »
  • Abbas: UN vote is 'investment in peace'

    November 29, 2012 1:26 PM

    UNITED NATIONS - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is appealing to all nations to vote in favor of a U.N. resolution recognizing the state of Palestine as "an investment in peace." In a statement ahead of today's General Assembly vote, Abbas says the Palestinians "remain committed" to a two-state solution to... more »
  • New Egyptian president wants unity, peace

    June 24, 2012 5:15 PM

    CAIRO - Egypt's newly elected President Mohammed Morsi has called for unity and said he carries "a message of peace" to the world. In his first televised speech on state TV, Morsi pledged Sunday to preserve Egypt's international accords, a reference to the peace deal with Israel. He paid tribute... more »
  • NATO troops told to leave rural areas

    March 15, 2012 10:27 AM

    KABUL - U.S. efforts to end the 10-year-old war in Afghanistan have suffered a double blow today. The Taliban announced it will break off peace talks. Afghan President Hamid Karzai demanded NATO troops immediately pull out of rural areas after last weekend's murders of 16 civilians. A U.S. solider accused... more »
  • YouTube videos lead to arrest of seven people

    November 3, 2010 6:56 PM

    THIBODAUX - Seven people from Thibodaux were arrested after authorities said videos posted on YouTube showed the people fighting. The seven arrested are listed below: 18-year-old Jovan Kenny 17-year-old Chantell Kenny 19-year-old Damien Daggs 17-year-old Umeko Ballard 17-year-old Aarinasia Robertson 18-year-old Akieba Coler... more »

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