TimesOnline March 15, 2010 Baroness Ashton of Upholland faces her first big international test as the EU’s top diplomat this week after flying into the Middle East to plead for peace talks to start despite a dramatic increase of tension in the region. more
BBC March 15, 2010 Israel’s ambassador to the US has said relations between the two are at their lowest for 35 years, Israeli media say. more
The Wall Street Journal March 15, 2010 BRUSSELS—Euro-zone finance ministers Monday took steps toward drawing up plans for a possible Greek bailout, but they stopped short of agreeing to make one available, insisting they see no need for troubled Greece to receive any assistance. more
The Wall Street Journal March 15, 2010 CAIRO—The European Union made a new push Monday to revive the stalled Mideast peace process, offering to raise aid to the Palestinians and beef up its security missions in Lebanon and the Palestinian areas to help Israel. more
The Guardian March 15, 2010 Apologies if you have read this somewhere before many times, but Washington and Moscow are once again saying they are really, really close to a new START nuclear arms control treaty. more