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UN vote recognizes state of Palestine; US objects

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 29th

By By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to recognize a Palestinian state, a victory decades in the making for the Palestinians after years of occupation and war. It was a sharp rebuke for Israel and the United States. A

Palestinians hope to gain leverage from UN bid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

By By KARIN LAUB and DALIA NAMMARIAssociated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - The expected U.N. vote Thursday to recognize a state of Palestine will be far more than symbolic - it could give the Palestinians leverage in future border talks with Israel and open the way for possible war crimes

Key players, positions on Palestinian statehood

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 28th

By By LORI HINNANTAssociated Press The vote is largely symbolic, the outcome nearly assured: The Palestinians and Israelis are closely watching the evolving positions of a few key countries in Thursday's U.N. General Assembly resolution to raise the Palestinians' status from a U.N.

With Egypt's Morsi, US facing a familiar dilemma

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States has been here before, praising an Egyptian leader for championing Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts while expressing concern over his commitment to democracy at home. But with options limited, the Obama

Oil prices fall as Israel-Hamas truce holds

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By The Associated Press Oil fell below $88 per barrel on Monday after a slow day of trading. Analysts gave two reasons for the decline. One was that the truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip appeared to be holding. The second was concern among traders that negotiations over the next

Soybeans gain on forecast for dry spell in Brazil

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By STEVE ROTHWELLAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Soybeans edged higher on concern that dry weather conditions in Brazil will harm this year's crop. Soybeans for January delivery gained 6 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $14.2475 a bushel on Monday. The futures contract climbed as high as $14.35

Israel, militants begin talks on truce details

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel and Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip began indirect talks Monday in Egypt aimed at forging a new era of relations between the bitter enemies following a cease-fire that ended the heaviest fighting in nearly four years. The talks

Oil prices fall as Israel-Hamas truce holds

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By PABLO GORONDIAssociated Press The price of oil dipped slightly to below $88 a barrel on Monday as a truce between Israel and the militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip appeared to hold despite a confrontation late last week. By around early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for January

Gaza cleric calls violation of Israel truce sinful

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 25th

By IBRAHIM BARZAKAssociated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - A leading Islamic cleric in the Gaza Strip has ruled it a sin to violate the recent cease-fire between Israel and the Hamas militant group that governs the Palestinian territory - according a religious legitimacy to the truce and

AP Interview: Hamas No. 2 rejects Gaza arms halt

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 24th

By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and SARAH EL DEEBAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Gaza's ruling Hamas will not stop arming itself because only a strong arsenal, not negotiations, can extract concessions from Israel, the No. 2 in the Islamic militant group told The Associated Press in an interview