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US envoy to meet north Koreans

A senior US envoy will hold talks this month in Beijing with North Korea, resuming a dialogue put on hold last year by ...

Clinton meets Israeli fm amid Iran crisis

Israel`s outspoken Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman met Tuesday with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton amid high ...

Yemeni president arrives in U.S. - state department

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived in the United States for medical treatment on Saturday, a week after ...

US Hillary Clinton says tired of publicity

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told her State Department employees that she was ready to be out of the public ...

France reaffirms right to decide on early Afghan pullout

France insisted Sunday it reserved the right to decide on a possible early pullout of forces from Afghanistan despite ...

U.S.. considering closing embassy in Syria: reports

The United States was considering closing its embassy in Syria, citing increasing safety concern for American embassy ...

Snubbed by Pakistan, U.S. envoy goes to India

A US envoy on a mission to discuss post-war Afghanistan will head on a previously unscheduled trip to New Delhi after ...

Pakistan rejects US envoy visit

Pakistan has rejected U.S. special envoy Marc Grossman`s request to visit the country, a senior official said on ...

U.S. says Russia-proposed resolution on Syria needs amendment

The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that the Russia-proposed UN draft resolution on Syria still needed amendment ...

Turkey condemns U.S. candidate Perry`s criticism

Turkey condemned as "unfounded and inappropriate" on Tuesday comments by U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Rick ...

Caracas recalls Miami consular staff amid `threats`

Amid an escalating diplomatic row, Venezuela on Monday recalled its US consular staff in Miami, saying they faced ...

Ecuador rejects US government statement on Iran

Ecuador government rejected statement of the US State Department Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland that it is not time for ...

Yemen`s Saleh asks to withdraw his U.S. visa application: official

Yemeni outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh`s office asked the U.S. embassy in Sanaa to return Saleh`s passport, ...

US wants Israeli-Palestinian meetings evolve into real solutions

- The United States wants to see direct meetings under way between the Israelis and the Palestinians evolve into ...

Chavez slams `arbitrary` US expulsion of envoy

President Hugo Chavez on Monday slammed as "unfair and arbitrary" the US expulsion of Venezuela`s consul in Miami, who ...