Turkey's Army Fires on Kurdish Rebels in Northern Iraq http://www.egenas.com/news.php?a=Turkeys_Army_Fires_on_Kurdish_Rebels_in_Northern_ Military said rebels were detected through intelligence work, indicated operations in region will continue if necessary French Diplomat: World Powers to Work on New Iran Resolution http://www.egenas.com/news.php?a=French_Diplomat:_World_Powers_to_Work_on_New_Iran_ Council already passed two sanctions resolutions on Iran for refusal to stop enriching uranium Abbas Says Annapolis Summit Achieved Goal http://www.egenas.com/news.php?a=Abbas_Says_Annapolis_Summit_Achieved_Goal Palestinian President says meeting in US helped launch negotiations that he hopes will lead to permanent truce deal Turkey Claims 'Significant' Gains in Attack on Kurdish Rebels in Northern Iraq http://www.egenas.com/news.php?a=Turkey_Claims_Significant_Gains_in_Attack_on_Kur Government and military officials speaking anonymously say Turkish artillery fired on Kurdish rebel positions close to the border, and that air strikes also may been involved US Warns Iraq to Speed Up Political Progress http://www.egenas.com/news.php?a=US_Warns_Iraq_to_Speed_Up_Political_Progress Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte warns without such action, Iraq risks falling back to 'the more violent patterns of the past' 5 Egyptians Die in Cruise Ship Fire http://www.egenas.com/news.php?a=5_Egyptians_Die_in_Cruise_Ship_Fire Officials say the fire broke out in engine room and quickly spread through the ship Israel Lowers Expectations for Peace Deal by End of 2008 http://www.egenas.com/news.php?a=Israel_Lowers_Expectations_for_Peace_Deal_by_End_o PM Ehud Olmert says there can be no peace agreement until Palestinians carry out their commitments under 'Road Map' peace plan Iran's Nuclear Negotiator to Visit Moscow http://www.egenas.com/news.php?a=Irans_Nuclear_Negotiator_to_Visit_Moscow Trip comes two days after Russia, US, Britain, France, Germany and China met to discuss Iran's nuclear program Turkey Insists on Right to Act in Northern Iraq http://www.egenas.com/news.php?a=Turkey_Insists_on_Right_to_Act_in_Northern_Iraq Gul spoke a day after Turkish military said it had inflicted significant losses on rebels Iraq Debate Steps Up In Washington http://www.egenas.com/news.php?a=Iraq_Debate_Steps_Up_In_Washington Prominent Democrats in Congress say military gains are not enough, and Iraqi government must do more on political front