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U.S. arms sales to Asia set to boom on Pacific "pivot"

U.S. sales of warplanes, anti-missile systems and other costly weapons to China`s and North Korea`s neighbors appear ...

Hillary Clinton still recovering

Outgoing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who fell ill in early December and hasn`t been seen in public since, ...

North Korea confirms arrest of US citizen

North Korea confirmed Friday that it had arrested a US citizen in November, saying he had admitted to unspecified ...

US deeply disappointed in Israeli settlement plans

The United States Tuesday slammed plans being mulled by Israel to build nearly 5,000 new settler homes in annexed east ...

US warns against new North Korean satellite launch

The United States warned on Saturday that another satellite launch planned by the Democratic People's Republic of ...

US clashes with France over Palestinians

The United States publicly disagreed with France, one of its closest allies, on Tuesday, after Paris said it would ...

US, RI explore opportunities for cooperation to fight human trafficking

Representatives from the U.S. Department of State`s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons travelled to ...

US stops 20 Iran officials attending UN assembly - report

The United States has denied visas to about 20 Iranian government officials hoping to attend next week`s ...

U.S. warns Americans not to travel to Pakistan

U.S. citizens should avoid travel to Pakistan, the State Department said on Thursday in a fresh warning that follows ...

Insult against religion not part of freedom of expression

The production of anti-Islam film "Innocence of Muslims" by a small group of US citizens has hurt religious ...

Some US diplomats leave Mideast, embassies on high alert

Some US diplomats were leaving the Middle East, while US embassies in the region remained on alert amid continued ...

128 US Embassy personnel leave Tunisia

128 diplomats and members of the U S Embassy in Tunis have left the country for Washington, Shems FM reported on ...

US-Russia ties remain strong

Ties between the United States and Russia, its former Cold War foe, remain strong following a reset of their ...

Clinton urges Egypt, Israel to talk on Sinai

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Egypt`s foreign minister to keep lines of communication open with Israel ...

Egypt`s Moursi to visit US on September 23

Egypt`s President Mohamed Morsi, the country`s first civilian and Islamist head of state, will visit the United States ...