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US backs humanitarian ceasefire in Syria

The United States supports calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Syria to bring relief to civilians caught up in a ...

Netanyahu to visit Obama on March 5: White House

US President Barack Obama has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit the White House for talks on ...

China opposes forced regime change in Syria: envoy

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun said Beijing opposed armed intervention and forced "regime change" in Syria, a ...

Xi backs expanding US-China military ties

China`s leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping and US defense chiefs agreed on the need for expanding military relations between ...

Obama to host Brazil`s Rousseff on April 9

US President Barack Obama will welcome his Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff to the White House on April 9 for ...

White house locked down after smoke bomb tossed

The White House was locked down on Tuesday night as authorities investigated what appeared to be a smoke bomb that was ...

U.S. treasury secretary appeals to China over Iran

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner appealed for Chinese cooperation on nuclear non-proliferation on Wednesday in ...

White House protesters call for Guantanamo closure

Human rights activists, some dressed in orange prison jumpsuits, protested in front of the White House Monday to ...

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 ...

Obama swaps Hawaii for reelection heat

US President Barack Obama lands in Washington Tuesday after his Hawaiian vacation, facing a buzz saw of Republican ...

Biden urges Iraq PM to resolve crisis

US Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday urged Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to work with other parties to resolve a ...

U.S. comitted to defending allies, Obama tells Japan

President Barack Obama told Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Monday that the United States was committed to ...

Al-Maliki sets off for US ahead of pullout

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki headed to Washington on Sunday, for the first time as leader of a country virtually ...

news focus: RI applauded for ratifying nuclear test ban treaty

Fifteen years after the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) was opened for signature, Indonesia has finally ...

Obama hails Indonesia`s ratification of comprehensive test ban treaty

The United States has welcomed Indonesia`s ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), US President ...