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Japan`s abe eyes SE Asia, not US, for foreign trip

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to make Southeast Asia his first foreign destination, reports said Tuesday, ...

Obama, Karzai meet, Afghan peace effort show flickers of life

President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will discuss matters of war, including future U.S. troop ...

Obama to nominate John Brennan as CIA director

US President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan as CIA director, ...

Hillary Clinton to be back at work Monday

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will return to work on Monday after a month-long absence caused by a series of ...

New US Congress will take fresh crack at old problems

The new 113th U.S. Congress, which convenes on Thursday, is set to take a fresh crack at a number of old, and highly ...

Clinton discharged from hospital

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was released from a New York hospital late Wednesday three days after being ...

Fiscal cliff deal looks so-so for U.S businesses on taxes

The "fiscal cliff" deal that slowly, painfully took shape in the U.S. Congress in recent days fulfills some of ...

Rupiah unchanged in value

The value of the Indonesian currency rupiah was almost unchanged in the new year's first day trading. The currency ...

Hillary Clinton has blood clot in head, full recovery expected: Doctors

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has a blood clot between her brain and skull behind the right ear, her doctors ...

Hillary Clinton still recovering

Outgoing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who fell ill in early December and hasn`t been seen in public since, ...

Obama wants concrete gun proposals within a month

President Barack Obama put ending an "epidemic" of gun violence at the top of his second term agenda Wednesday, ...

Obama calls incoming Japan PM, close ties stressed

US President Barack Obama called Japan's incoming prime minister Shinzo Abe on Monday following his election win, with ...

Obama recognizes Syrian opposition

The United States has decided formally to recognize the Syrian opposition rebel coalition that is fighting to topple ...

White House has concerns about Mursi declarations in Egypt

U.S. President Barack Obama is calling for calm in Egypt and for the country to resolve differences over its ...

An Open Letter to President Obama and President Thein Sein

- On the eve of a meeting between United States President Barack Obama and Myanmar President U Thein Sein, five women ...