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Syria to let monitors stay, Obama ups pressure

Syria is ready to let Arab monitors extend their mission beyond this week, an Arab League source said, but U.S. ...

White house locked down after smoke bomb tossed

The White House was locked down on Tuesday night as authorities investigated what appeared to be a smoke bomb that was ...

Key U.S. lawmaker heads to Myanmar

A US congressman who has spearheaded sanctions aimed at pressuring Myanmar will pay his first visit to the country ...

U.S. treasury secretary appeals to China over Iran

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner appealed for Chinese cooperation on nuclear non-proliferation on Wednesday in ...

White House protesters call for Guantanamo closure

Human rights activists, some dressed in orange prison jumpsuits, protested in front of the White House Monday to ...

China opposes `unilateral` US sanctions on Iran

China said Wednesday it opposed "unilateral" sanctions against Iran, after US President Barack Obama signed into law ...

Obama swaps Hawaii for reelection heat

US President Barack Obama lands in Washington Tuesday after his Hawaiian vacation, facing a buzz saw of Republican ...

RI demonstrates stronger commitment to nuke-free world

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono when speaking at an International Defense Dialog in March 2011 said a real push ...

Israel welcomes additional U.S. military aid

Israel applauded on Sunday a decision by the U.S. Congress to approve 235 million U.S. dollars in aid to Israel`s ...

Iran says ready to expand military links with Iraq

Iran stands ready to expand its military and security ties with Iraq, its armed forces chief of staff said Sunday, a ...

U.S. comitted to defending allies, Obama tells Japan

President Barack Obama told Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Monday that the United States was committed to ...

US `ready` to help Philippines after deadly storm

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sent condolences to the Philippines Saturday after more than 600 people were ...

Last US base handed to Iraq ahead of pullout

Iraq took control of the last US military base in the country on Friday, a day after US forces formally marked the end ...

Al-Maliki sets off for US ahead of pullout

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki headed to Washington on Sunday, for the first time as leader of a country virtually ...

Philippines to seek military assistance from U.S.

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said on Saturday that he will visit the United States early next year and will ...