A group of prominent aid agencies warned Thursday that the lives of Palestinians had not improved and may have worsened since the Annapolis conference last November.

GAZA, Sept. 25 – The political Advisor of the ousted Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haneya, Ahmed Yousef, called on the international Quartet to reconsider its position towards the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign minister on Wednesday dismissed suggestions by U.S. and European officials that it has become isolated since its war with Georgia and insisted it acted in justifiable self-defense.