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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 ...

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, ...