i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. after a three-year stalemate, israel and palestine will soon resume peace negotiations. the two sides have committed to at least nine months of talks. israeli justice minister tzipi livni and palestinian chief negotiator, saeb erekat, made the announcement after a two-day meeting in washington.

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> supporters of egypt's old ruler show little in the fight with the country's new leaders. followers of mohamed morsi say they intend to defy government orders to abandon their protests. europe's top diplomat has flown in on a mission to pull the two

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> a train has derailed in northwestern spain toppling passenger cars on their sides. spanish national railway has not released the casualty figures. but local authorities say at least 7 people are dead. a es

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> israeli and palestinian leaders have spent three years refusing to speak. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been pushing for months to bring them back to the negotiating table. now he's persuaded those senior aides to come together in washington. kerry spoke over the telephone

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> investigators are trying to determine the cause of spain's worst rail accident in decades. at least 80 people were killed after the train rounded a curve and jumped off of the tracks. 140 others were injured. police suspect the driver had pished the train well above the speed limit.

>>> welcome to "news line" i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. egypt's leaders have sworn in an interim cabinet. critics say the lineup does not reflect the will of the people. there is not a single minister representing islamist

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> an american fugitive's time in limbo may be nearing an end. a russian lawyer for edward snowden says he could leave a moscow airport within a week. the former intelligence contractor has filed an application for temporary asylum. >> translator: russian au

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> morning show hosts and monarchists are expecting the royal baby. duchess of cambridge is expected to give birth to her >> the whole world wants tow

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> military commanders in egypt have shown the power of protest can trump ballot box decisions. they force the country's first democratically elected leader out of office. president mohamed morsi's supporters call it a coup. his opponents call it a triumph. the head of the army is

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> russian defense officials say they're testing the combat readiness of their armed forces. they ordered what they say is the largest surprise drill since the soviet era. russia defense minister says the week-long exercises began saturday in the country's far east. he says about 160,000 personn

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. the president of egypt is standing his ground. mohamed morsi delivered a televised speech refusing to step down and vowing to protect his democratically elected government

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> senior officials from the u.s. and china have sat down around a table in washington and gone through the necessities of diplomatic protocol. but when they got to business, they had to put some of that diplomacy aside. they find themselves at odds over cyber security and competing economic interests.

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> egyptians are expecting another weekend of upheaval and worrying about the possibility of more violence. the muslim brotherhood is calling for nationwide protests against the army's decision to force mohamed morsi from office and install

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> investigators are trying to determine what caused the deadly crash of the asiana airline jet. two people were killed and 180 were injured after flight 214 flying from seoul crash landed at san francisco international airport. officials at

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. supporters of egypt's ousted president are rejecting a plan to hold new elections. they want mohamed morsi reinstated. and many of them say they won't rest until he's back in power. members of morsi's power base, muslim brotherhood, demonstrated

it's tuesday, july 2nd, i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> the man who exposed u.s. intelligence gathering secrets is reportedly reaching out to another nation for help. russian media say edward snowden has applied for political asylum in russia. the former national security agency contractor has asked

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> supporters of the ousted egyptian president are keeping up with their fight. they want to bring mohamed morsi back to power. but the generals who overthrew him last week say there's a limit to their patience. their troops opened fire on protesters in cairo. at least 51 people were killed.

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> hundreds of thousands of egyptians have flooded into the streets of cairo on the first anniversary of president mohamed morsi's inauguration to demand he resign. tension is running high as supporters have vowed to defend him.

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> north korea has postponed new discussions with south korea one day after proposing them. the new discussions were supposed to be about reuniting families separated by the korean war and resuming a joint tourism project at mount kungen. pyongyang informed seoul of the decision on thursday.