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Clinton discharged from hospital

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was released from a New York hospital late Wednesday three days after being ...

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 ...

Fiscal cliff deal looks so-so for U.S businesses on taxes

The "fiscal cliff" deal that slowly, painfully took shape in the U.S. Congress in recent days fulfills some of ...

Hillary Clinton has blood clot in head, full recovery expected: Doctors

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has a blood clot between her brain and skull behind the right ear, her doctors ...

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, ...

Japan mp Kishida appointed foreign minister

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appointed lower house lawmaker Fumio Kishida to the key post of foreign minister on ...

SEAL commander`s death an apparent suicide

The US Navy is investigating the death of a top SEAL officer in Afghanistan as an apparent suicide, CNN reported ...

Obama wants concrete gun proposals within a month

President Barack Obama put ending an "epidemic" of gun violence at the top of his second term agenda Wednesday, ...

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 ...

Obama calls incoming Japan PM, close ties stressed

US President Barack Obama called Japan's incoming prime minister Shinzo Abe on Monday following his election win, with ...

"turn that down!" US TV ads ordered to lower volume

In the end it took an act of Congress, but US television advertisers are finally required to do something parents have ...

Obama recognizes Syrian opposition

The United States has decided formally to recognize the Syrian opposition rebel coalition that is fighting to topple ...

South Korea to monitor risks from North Korea's missile launch

South Korea will pay close attention to the impact that North Korea's possible missile launch could have on its ...

Common diabetes drug may treat ovarian cancer

Diabetic patients with ovarian cancer who took the drug metformin for their diabetes had a better survival rate than ...

France summons Israel ambassador over settler plan

France on Monday summoned the Israeli ambassador to Paris to complain about the Jewish state's plans to build new ...