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Under a picture of Iran's late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, talks with Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. Iran
In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, fireworks explode over the People's Square in Giuyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province early Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, the New Year's Day on China's lunar calendar. China
Goldfish swim in bowls at a market in Tehran on March 20, 2010 as Iranians shop for Noruz, the Persian New Year. Traditionally, goldfish are among the items that Iranians buy during Noruz celebrations. The feast, which coincides with the vernal (Spring) equinox, is a Zoroastrian tradition still celebrated by Iranians even after Islam. Tehran
U.S. Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Glyn Davies is surrounded by media during the IAEA's board of governors meeting at the International Center, in Vienna, on Wednesday, March 3, 2010. International Atomic Energy Agency
An Indian woman labourer carries stones on a construction site at a railway station in New Delhi, 18 February 2007. Whilst India's economy has undergone a substantial transformation since independence in 1947, women still suffer high levels of wage discrimination in the Indian urban labour market India
WHISTLER, BC - MARCH 20: Viviane Forest of Canada and guide Lindsay Debou compete in the Women's Visually Impaired Super Combined Slalom during Day 9 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics at Whistler Creekside on March 20, 2010 in Whistler, Canada. Canada
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 20: Peter Orszag, director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks on a mobile phone before President Barack Obama spoke to the Democratic Caucus about the need to pass the Health Care Reform bill on Capitol Hill, March 20, 2010 in Washington, DC. The House is expected to vote on the bill on Sunday, March 21. Barack Obama
Demonstrators against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan carry mock coffins draped in Afghan, Iraqi and Palestinian flags during an anti-war protest in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2010. Several thousand people marched through Washington calling for the end of war around the globe. Afghanistan
An Israeli soldier walks past a burning tire during clashes with Palestinian protesters, not seen, in the West Bank village of Iraq Burin, near Nablus, Saturday, March 20, 2010. Visiting U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Saturday that Israeli settlement building anywhere on occupied land is illegal and must be stopped, while a Palestinian teenager was killed in clashes with Israeli troops elsewhere in the West Bank. The death of 16-year-old Mohammed Qadus, who Palestinians say was shot in the chest by Israeli security forces, comes amid heightened tensions between Israelis and Palestinians after Israel announced plans last week for 1,600 new homes for Jews in disputed east Jerusalem. Israel
An Iraqi man lights a cigarette for a soldier from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment of the Second infantry Division during a search operation in the Shaab neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. Iraq
A Soldier of the Pakistan army teaches local children in Ghulam Khan in the troubled Pakistani tribal area of North Waziristan along the Afghanistan border, Saturday, Feb 17, 2007. Pakistan's wild tribal belt has been a refuge for Taliban and al-Qaida militants since the U.S.-led invasion that ousted the hardline militia from Afghanistan at the end of 2001. But over the past year, an alarming escalation in violence has raised concern on whether Pakistan is doing enough to contain the insurgents. Pakistan
A giant portrait of Lebanon's late prime minister Rafik Hariri is seen beside a mosque named after him in Beirut, Lebanon Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007. Hariri, Lebanon's legendary prime minister was killed along with 22 people in a massive suicide truck bombing on Feb. 14, 2005. With the anniversary of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's slaying only days away, fears are increasing in downtown Beirut of a possibly explosive standoff between government supporters called to his gravesite and opposition protesters camped nearby. Lebanon
King Abdullah II (R) and Queen Rania (3rd L) of Jordan receive Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) and his wife Marisa Leticia (L) at the Royal Palace in the Jordanian capital Amman on March 17, 2010. Lula held talks earlier today with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Ramallah in the West Bank as part of a Middle East tour during which he visited Israel as well. Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva
In this 2009 photo released by Human Rights Watch, a pair of men work construction on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. New York University announced on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010 that workers involved in building and operating New York University's Middle East campus in Abu Dhabi must have protections in areas such as how often they are paid and how many hours they can work in a week. Human Rights Watch
Barcelona's midfielder from Ivory Coast Yaya Toure (R) vies with Stuttgart's Belarus midfielder Aliaksandr Hleb (L) during the UEFA Champions League football match between Barcelona and Stuttgart at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on March 17, 2010 in Barcelona. Ivory Coast
Somali shoe shiners sit on the pavement in Mogadishu, Somalia to clean shoes for customers,Monday,March 15, 2010. The shoe shiners who are mostly orphans earn daily about $5 each from the shoe-cleaning work but Madey Hassan, left, says "the situation here is volatile and if fighting starts we are paralyzed because there will be bullets flying everywhere,". Somalia
Palestinian and Syrian women shout slogans during a march held at the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, near Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, against Israel's attempts to increase its influence and the rededication Monday of a historic synagogue in the Jewish quarter of the Old City. Syria
Lebanese women from Hezbollah carry Palestinian, Lebanese and Hezbollah yellow flags, as they march toward the United Nations House during a rally in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 19, 2010. The rally was held to express support and solidarity for the Palestinians over the latest clashes in Jerusalem. Hezbollah

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"Even small amounts of arms can undermine the socio-economic progress of a nation, break the State's monopoly on the use of force, or create a tipping point in political in political (or military) stalemates"


Antonio Maria Costa Mar 20 2010 6:24 PM from AllAfrica.com

"We all should take a moment to reflect on the shared humanity that ties us together. May this new year bring you peace and prosperity"


John Kerry Mar 20 2010 4:21 PM from Taiwan News

"vital interests are challenged, or the will and conscience of the international community is defied, we will act -- with peaceful diplomacy whenever possible, with force when necessary."


Bill Clinton Mar 20 2010 2:39 PM from Mudville Gazette

"And we don't rule out that such a situation may appear with respect to Iran."


Sergei Lavrov Mar 20 2010 8:12 AM from Zee News

"As Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said, sanctions rarely work but there may appear a situation when they may end up being inevitable"


Sergei Lavrov Mar 20 2010 8:12 AM from Zee News

"But sanctions will not contribute in resolving the problem, they could be counterproductive"


Vladimir Putin Mar 20 2010 8:12 AM from Zee News

"A resolution (on sanctions) is possible"


Vladimir Putin Mar 20 2010 8:12 AM from Zee News

"It is letting an opportunity to establish dialogue with the international community slip away"


Sergei Lavrov Mar 20 2010 8:12 AM from Zee News

"The conflict foments anti-American sentiment due to a perception of US favouritism towards Israel"


David Petraeus Mar 20 2010 1:16 AM from Irish Times

"The United States is a key partner ... And despite some differences on particular issues, we have been able to reach agreement on most important ones."


Vladimir Putin Mar 20 2010 12:21 AM from Reuters
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