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Summit lets Obama, Putin size up the competition
President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin need one another, an uncomfortable truth for the superpower leader waging a tough ...
Iran seeks ' sanctions relief' at nuclear talks
Iran became more adamant Monday that the world must ease the sanctions choking off its oil sales before it will curb activities that could be used to ...
US worried by stall in Camp Ashraf closure efforts
The U.S. is concerned about a six-week stall in residents leaving a camp near Iraq's Iranian border long used as a paramilitary camp by anti-regime ...
US shadow wars rely on drones, computers
After a decade of costly conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, the American way of war is evolving toward less brawn, more guile. Drone aircraft spy on ...
McCain: Lack of US aid to Syrian rebels 'shameful'
Sen. John McCain on Sunday characterized the lack of U.S. aid to Syrian rebels as "shameful" and said helping their cause would deal "the greatest ...
Iran, 6 powers both need success at nuclear talks
Iran and six world powers resume nuclear talks Monday no closer to progress than in previous rounds, and with the clock ticking on international ...
Romney says he'll do 'opposite' on Israel
Standing in front of his campaign tour bus, Mitt Romney on Saturday told religious conservatives he would do "the opposite" of what President Barack ...
Saudi succession decisions come at crucial time
The death of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz on Saturday means that — for the second time in less than a year — the key Western ally ...
Again a power in OPEC, Iraq could shift landscape
Iraq's rapidly expanding oil production is likely to complicate OPEC's efforts to influence world prices as the country re-emerges as a major player ...
OPEC to keep 30 million barrel output target
OPEC oil ministers agreed Thursday to keep their production target steady, in a compromise meant to defuse rivalries between Iran and Saudi Arabia and ...
Afghan neighbors join forces to tackle problems
Afghanistan and regional heavyweights agreed Thursday to work together to fight terrorism and drug-trafficking and pursue economic development — a ...
UN observers enter mountainous enclave in Syria
A team of United Nations observers entered the Syrian town of Haffa Thursday after government troops overran the area near the Mediterranean coast, ...
Iran's dreams for influence stymied in Egypt
Iran once saw the Arab Spring uprisings as a prime opportunity, hoping it would open the door for it to spread its influence in countries whose ...
Nobel winner Grass: Israel a threat to world peace
German Nobel literature laureate Guenter Grass labeled Israel a threat to "already fragile world peace" in a poem published Wednesday that drew sharp ...