Aug 14th, 2008 · Russia appeared to back away from a promise to withdraw troops from the Georgian town of Gori, as a top Russian official declared Thursday that Georgia's territorial integrity could be forgotten.
Aug 12th, 2008 · The war between Russia and Georgia is based on the territorial claims of two ethnic groups, but it's also a re-assertion of Russian power along its borders.
Jul 23rd, 2008 · Barack Obama is in Israel and the Palestinian territories Wednesday. The Democratic presidential candidate meets with senior officials of the Israeli government and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
Jun 17th, 2008 · Republican John McCain is courting the suburban women who voted for Democrat Hillary Clinton during the primaries. McCain has made campaign stops in the Clinton territories of New York and New Jersey, talking up the fear of terrorism with these soccer moms.
May 23rd, 2008 · The Bush Administration is planning to launch one if the biggest conservation programs in U.S. history. It could create several vast marine reserves in U.S. territorial waters in the Pacific, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Atlantic Coast.
May 23rd, 2008 · The White House is weighing what could become the biggest conservation program in U.S. history. The initiative would block vast stretches of U.S. territorial waters from fishing and oil exploration, while giving President Bush a historic "blue legacy."
Jan 8th, 2008 · The president will visit key Gulf allies to talk about what he sees as a rising Iranian threat, and will try to nudge Israelis and Palestinians toward peace. This is his first trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories as president.
Jul 17th, 2007 · Marwan Barghouti's name evokes strong reactions on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Since the Islamist group Hamas forcibly took control of the Gaza Strip in June, there are new calls in Israel and the Palestinian territories to release the 48-year-old jailed Fatah leader.