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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 ...

U.S. condemns Iran death verdict to alleged "CIA spy"

A White House spokesman on Monday condemned Iran for giving a death sentence to alleged "CIA spy" Amir Hekmati, saying ...

Hague calls for reform on historic Myanmar visit

British Foreign Secretary William Hague Thursday called on Myanmar to release all its political prisoners and make ...

U.S. insists on Syrian president`s ouster

The United States remains steadfast in its call for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, even as the Arab ...

Syria to let in Arab monitors as deaths mount

Syria agreed on Monday to let Arab states monitor its compliance with an Arab League peace agreement aimed at stopping ...

Video posted of former FBI agent missing in Iran

The family of a former FBI agent who vanished in Iran in 2007 has released a hostage video showing him alive and ...

Pakistan president out of intensive care in Dubai

Pakistan`s beleaguered president was Thursday moved out of intensive care at a Dubai hospital, officials said, after ...

US "disappointed" by new Israeli settlements

The United States expressed disappointment Thursday over Israeli settlement activity after the approval of ...

Syria`s Assad says not responsible for deaths

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denies he is responsible for the killing of thousands of protesters, telling a US ...

Clinton criticism sparks Israeli anger

Israeli ministers reacted angrily on Sunday after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she feared for the future ...

U.S. designates "Abu Jabal" a terrorist

The U.S. State Department on Tuesday designated a Saudi national linked to a Lebanese militant group as a terrorist, a ...

Obama authorizes new targeted sanctions on Iran

U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday authorized new targeted sanctions on Iran, including the energy and ...

Clinton to visit Thailand, Philippines next week

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who leaves Wednesday for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, will also ...

Washington denies seeking military confrontation with Iran

The Obama administration continues its efforts to resolve the Iranian nuclear problem through diplomacy and does not ...