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US ambassador in Afghanistan leaves for health reasons: US

The United States said Tuesday that Ryan Crocker, the US ambassador to Afghanistan, is leaving his job for health ...

U.S. Assistant Secretary leads discussion with Indonesian entrepreneurs

Two Indonesian companies recently participated in entrepreneurship competition through the U.S. State ...

Pakistan set to unblock NATO supply line

Pakistan has, in principle, decided to unblock supply line for foreign forces in neighboring Afghanistan after nearly ...

Pakistan poised to reopen NATO supply lines

Pakistan on Tuesday looked poised to end a nearly six-month blockade of NATO ground supply routes into Afghanistan, ...

US invites Myanmar minister, welcomes Suu Kyi travel

The United States invited Myanmar`s foreign minister and said Wednesday that democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who is ...

North Korea set to stage huge anniversary rally

North Korea will Sunday mobilise tens of thousands for "unprecedented" celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of ...

US diplomat heads to E Asia amid N Korea tensions

A senior US diplomat will travel to Japan, South Korea, India and Singapore next week, the State Department said, as ...

US to send election observers to Myanmar

The US State Department said Wednesday it is sending one observer each from two US-funded pro-democracy groups to ...

Iraq tells iran no arms to Syria to cross its territory

Iraq has informed Iran that it will not permit arms shipments to Syria to pass through or over its ...

Sri Lanka denies new video on war crimes

Sri Lanka Thursday rejected as "baseless and unacceptable" a new documentary by Britain`s Channel 4 suggesting the ...

U.S. welcomes Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire

U.S. State Department on Tuesday welcomed the newly-reached ceasefire deal between the Israelis and the militants in ...

U.S. hails deal with Afghanistan over handover of detention center

The U.S. State Department on Friday hailed a deal signed by the Afghan government and U.S. forces on the handover of a ...

US paid $30 mln in last 3 years to drug informants

The United States paid $10 million in each of the past three years to informants in an effort to capture major ...

US judge dismisses Sri Lanka President abuse suit

A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse alleging he was responsible for ...

US secretary of state, Canadian FM to attend friends of Syria conference

Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State, will take part in the Friends of Syria Conference scheduled for Feb. 24 and 25 ...