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Kerry struggles to get Turkey to mend Israel ties
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry struggled Sunday to convince Turkey's leaders they should promptly restore full diplomatic ties with Israel, two ...
Kerry heads back to Mideast for fresh peace push
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry headed to the Middle East on Saturday, his third trip to the region in two weeks , in a fresh bid to unlock ...
Italy pardons US Air Force officer in CIA case
Italy's president on Friday pardoned a U.S. Air Force colonel convicted in absentia by Italian courts in the CIA-conducted abduction of an Egyptian ...
UN rights chief presses US to shut Guantanamo
The United Nations' top human rights official pressed the U.S. on Friday to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, strongly criticizing the indefinite ...
Obama: Israel visit made Easter extra special
President Barack Obama says he felt the spirit of Jesus Christ on a recent visit to Israel, and it made this Easter particularly special for him.
Dempsey: Decision on post-2014 US force can wait
In order to assess the strength of Afghan government forces, the U.S. should wait until summer or later before deciding how many troops to keep in ...
US helped Czech Republic remove nuclear material
The White House has helped the Czech Republic become the 10th country to remove stocks of highly enriched uranium. It's part of President Barack ...
US to seek ways to continue helping hunt for Kony
The United States is looking for ways to ensure the hunt for wanted warlord Joseph Kony continues in Central African Republic despite a change in ...
Audit says Katrina aid may have been misspent
Federal investigators said Wednesday that as much as $700 million in federal aid intended to help some 24,000 Louisiana families elevate their homes ...
Prospects for arms treaty all but dead in Senate
Senate opponents of a treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar global arms trade said Wednesday they have the votes to block ratification of the ...
Palestinian protester killed by Israeli army fire
Israeli forces shot and killed a teenage Palestinian protester during a clash in the West Bank late Wednesday, raising tensions already heightened by ...
US offers $5 million bounty for Kony
The Obama administration on Wednesday offered up to $5 million in rewards for information leading to the capture of Lord's Resistance Army chief ...
Israeli planes strike Gaza after rocket fire
Israeli warplanes struck targets early Wednesday in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire toward southern Israel, the first air strikes launched ...
NRA study suggests trained, armed school staffers
The Senate gun control debate on the near horizon, a National Rifle Association-sponsored report on Tuesday proposed a program for schools to train ...
Ex-ambassadors urge US, Russia to mend rift
The U.S. and Russia should overcome their cold spell by focusing on their common economic and security challenges, former diplomats to Moscow and ...
US restraint in Syria could aid Iran nuclear talks
President Barack Obama's reluctance to give military aid to Syrian rebels may be explained, in part, in three words: Iranian nuclear weapons. For the ...
AP, ABC win journalism awards
Julie Pace of The Associated Press and Terry Moran of ABC News have won the Merriman Smith Award for presidential coverage under deadline pressure.
Obama hears Easter service with political theme
President Barack Obama attended Easter services at an Episcopal church near the White House and heard a sermon that criticized "captains of the ...
Senators caution immigration deal not final
Even with one of the largest hurdles to an immigration overhaul overcome, optimistic lawmakers on Sunday cautioned they had not finished work on a ...
Palestinian leader clamps down on critics
Mahmoud Abbas' government in the West Bank is getting tougher with critics, interrogating, prosecuting and even jailing several journalists and ...
NKorean propaganda mill serves up soft side of Kim
The outside world focuses on the messages of doom and gloom from North Korea: bombastic threats of nuclear war, fantasy videos of U.S. cities in ...
South Africa: Mandela making progress in hospital
Nelson Mandela is making "steady progress" while being treated for a recurring lung infection and he had a full breakfast on Friday, South African ...