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U.S. seeking "productive" relationship with Venezuela

The White House said on Tuesday that the United States continues to seek a "productive" relationship with Venezuela, ...

"Argo" beats "Lincoln" to Best Picture Oscar

Iran hostage thriller "Argo" won the Best Picture Oscar on Sunday, the highest honor in the movie industry, while Ang ...

Clinton says she doesn't see getting back into politics

Outgoing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday cast doubt on speculation she might run for the White House ...

Obama, Hollande hold phone talks on Mali offensive

US President Barack Obama voiced support Friday for France`s military intervention in Mali and vowed to work with ...

Obama sworn in for second term

US President Barack Obama was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts for a second term in office Sunday in a brief, ...

Obama, Karzai meet, Afghan peace effort show flickers of life

President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will discuss matters of war, including future U.S. troop ...

Obama to nominate John Brennan as CIA director

US President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan as CIA director, ...

Hillary Clinton to be back at work Monday

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will return to work on Monday after a month-long absence caused by a series of ...

US draws plans for up to 9,000 troops in Afghanistan

The US Defense Department has prepared plans for a smaller presence in Afghanistan after the White House insisted on ...

New US Congress will take fresh crack at old problems

The new 113th U.S. Congress, which convenes on Thursday, is set to take a fresh crack at a number of old, and highly ...

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 ...

Singapore arrests Indian boy over facebook bomb threat

Singapore police on Tuesday arrested a 13-year-old Indian boy for posting a Facebook message in which he allegedly ...

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, ...

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, ...