Clinton in Moscow for Mideast, nuclear arms talks
(AP)
AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday opened two days of talks with Russian leaders on nuclear arms control and other security issues, and separately with top international diplomats on the outlook for bringing Israel and the Palestinians back to peace talks.

Rocket kills 1 in Israel while EU top diplomat in Gaza
(Reuters)
Reuters - Palestinian militants fired a rocket into Israel from the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing a Thai agricultural worker, while the European Union's foreign affairs chief was visiting the Hamas-controlled enclave.

Ashton, in Gaza, condemns violence after fatal rocket
(AFP)
AFP - EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton condemned "any kind of violence" on Thursday after Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, where she was on a brief visit, fired a rocket into Israel, killing one man.

Israeli medics: Man killed by Gaza rocket
(AP)
AP - A rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip killed a man inside Israel Thursday, Israeli medics said, in the first death from a rocket attack since Israel's Gaza offensive last year.

One killed as Gaza rocket hits Israel: army
(AFP)
AFP - A foreign worker was killed when a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a kibbutz in southern Israel on Thursday, the Israeli army said, with media saying the victim is Thai.

US envoy 'due in Middle East on March 21'
(AFP)
AFP - US Middle East envoy George Mitchell will arrive in the region on Sunday for a visit that had been delayed amid a row between Washington and Israel, a senior Palestinian official told AFP.

Obama says no crisis in US-Israeli relations
(AFP)
AFP - President Barack Obama denied a crisis was rocking US-Israeli relations as his top diplomatic aide arrived Thursday in Moscow for a meeting of the Middle East quartet.

Palestinians struggle to impose settlements boycott
(AFP)
AFP - Palestinian customs agents are hanging banners, setting up checkpoints and raiding shops across the West Bank in a campaign to rid the territory of products made in Israeli settlements.

Obama says Israel home plans not helpful for peace
(Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday Israeli plans to build more homes near East Jerusalem were not helpful for the Middle East peace process, but he said the issue had not led to a crisis with one of the United States' closest allies.

Clinton to attend Mideast session amid crisis
(AP)
AP - With the Mideast peace process stalled and U.S.-Israeli relations in crisis, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton headed Wednesday to a Mideast strategy meeting of top international diplomats.
