New Zealand Rated Most Peaceful Country In The World, U.S. 83rd -- Washington Times
Americans pining for a peaceful existence might consider moving to New Zealand, the most peaceful nation on Earth, according to the 2009 Global Peace Index released Tuesday by an Australian-based research group that counts former President Jimmy Carter, Ted Turner and the Dalai Lama among its endorsers.
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MIDDLE EAST
Obama to tell Israel: Form new peace policy by July. Likud: Obama has crossed the line.
US looks for Saudi help in Afghanistan, Pakistan.
Lebanon charges 9 people with spying for Israel.
Syria to allow visit of U.S. military leaders.
Iran's president: Holocaust still 'big deception'.
ASIA
New U.S. Afghan strategy will cost billions, take years.
US warns NKorea its nuke test put it on wrong path.
Australia feels chill as China’s shadow grows.
Laos sentences pregnant Briton to life for drugs.
Hummer's Chinese buyer a newcomer to auto industry.
AFRICA
Mass break-out from Nigerian jail.
Mauritania election postponed to July 18.
Tribal divide on Kenyan campus.
Madagascar sentences ex-president.
EUROPE
Heavy seas hamper search for Flight 447 debris.
Governments under pressure in EU Parliament vote.
Shake-up expected in British Cabinet. Gordon Brown's ups and downs as U.K. Prime Minister - timeline.
New poll in prospect for Moldova.
Yushchenko denounces 'constitutional coup' plans.
AMERICAS
Canada Liberals say may stop backing government.
Kidnappings jump in Mexico despite crackdown.
OAS lifts Cuba suspension after 47 years.
Six injured in bombing in Southwest Colombia.
Chavez accuses CIA of backing plot to kill him.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Bin Laden threatens Americans in new tape. Al-Qaeda deputy denounces Obama.
US eases up, yet Gitmo inmates say tensions rising.
British hostage Edwin Dyer executed by al-Qaeda's North African wing.
ECONOMIC/FINANCIAL CRISIS
Germany blasts 'Powers of the Fed'.
Australia dodges recession after surprise growth.
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