Barack Obama and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu sought to present a united front during White House discussions but revealed different approaches to the Iranian nuclear threat, reports Jeffrey Heller and Matt Spetalnick.
Crikey media wrap: After a violent month of military assault from Syrian forces, opposition rebels made a "tactical retreat" from Bab Amr in the city of Homs. Reports are already emerging of reprisal killings of civilians.
Even if Bob Carr isn't drafted into the job, most pundits think that Craig Emerson won't be staying on as foreign minister. Which may be just as well, because he hasn't exactly covered himself in glory.
No one has really asked whether Marie Colvin's death, or her extended mission, had any real purpose.
The drums of war can again be heard beating across the Middle East, writes Nigel O'Connor, a freelance writer in Ramallah.
Australia’s and Iran’s spheres of influence in the war-torn country lie devilishly close to each other; indeed, side by side, if not in fact overlapping, writes former CNN and Time correspondent Michael Ware.
Amid all the turmoil within the Middle East, diplomats, governments, communities and political advisers spend an enormous amount of time trying to frame the turmoil and events in ways that best suit their own aims.
Crikey media wrap: After nearly two straight weeks of deadly military assault on the Syrian city of Homs , President Bashar al-Assad set a date for a national referendum.
The Arab Spring has now reached the point where the anniversaries are starting to roll around.
An Israeli military court yesterday dismissed an appeal against the detention of a Palestinian man being held without charge, writes Nigel O'Connor, a freelance writer in Ramallah.
