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Clinton urges China to do more for N. Korea talks

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, meeting with her Chinese counterpart in New York, called Monday for Beijing ...

US cultural envoy discusses film, multiculturalism with Indonesian youths

United States Cultural Envoy Mustafa Davis will visit Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Magelang and Palembang from September ...

Major countries launch new anti-terror group

Twenty-nine countries from around the world, plus the European Union, on Thursday launched a new multilateral ...

Afghan peace council head killed in Kabul

Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani and head of the council tasked with trying to negotiate a political end to ...

US concerned about African migrants in Libya

The United States is "deeply concerned" at the plight of black African migrants and refugees in Libya, citing reports ...

US sends aid to Pakistan flood victims

The United States on Monday sent food and medical aid to Pakistan for the hundreds of thousands of people affected by ...

US urges `stronger` UN resolution on Syria

The United States wants "stronger" United Nations action on Syria and will push the Security Council for a resolution ...

US condemns "dangerous" West Bank mosque attacks

The United States on Friday "strongly" condemned what it called "dangerous and provocative attacks" on Palestinian ...

U.S. concerned about deterioration of Turkish-Israeli ties

The U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Tuesday that Washington was concerned about the deterioration of ...

Libya convoy enters Niger, Kadhafi not aboard

A large convoy of civilian and military vehicles from Libya crossed into Niger, but officials denied Tuesday that ...

US urges rebels to join Sudan truce

The United States urged southern Sudanese rebels Thursday to join a two-week truce in a contested border state where ...

US says reports credible of Syria firing on Palestinians

The United States said Wednesday it found "credible" reports that Syrian forces fired into a Palestinian refugee camp ...

US seeks Mideast progress, mum on Netanyahu

The United States said Tuesday it was in negotiations to break the impasse in Middle East peace talks, amid reports ...

U.S. welcomes Libya rebel probe of leader`s murder

The United States on Monday welcomed a Libyan opposition investigation into the assassination of General Abdel Fatah ...

N. Korea, US to hold nuclear talks

The United States and North Korea hold talks Thursday on how to improve ties and the Stalinist North`s secretive ...