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Obama dines with Hillary, Bill Clinton
The White House says President Barack Obama held a private dinner recently with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary ...
Top Tymoshenko lawyer loses parliamentary immunity
The top lawyer for jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was stripped of parliamentary immunity and his seat in the Ukrainian ...
Too much money spent in Iraq for too few results
Ten years and $60 billion in American taxpayer funds later, Iraq is still so unstable and broken that even its leaders question whether U.S.
A diplomatic natural, Kerry hits ground running
With the smile of a seasoned politician, a flair for languages and a vast repertoire of personal anecdotes, Secretary of State John Kerry schmoozed ...
Boehner: No reason to block Keystone XL pipeline
A new State Department report is the latest evidence that the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada should be approved, supporters say.
State Dept: No major objections to Canada pipeline
The State Department on Friday raised no major objections to the Keystone XL oil pipeline and said other options to get the oil from Canada to Gulf ...
GI's WikiLeaks admission energizes his supporters
While it may be a curious legal strategy, an Army private's decision to admit in court that he sent hundreds of thousands of classified documents to ...
US, Europe move to expand role in Syrian conflict
The United States and some European allies are edging closer to direct involvement in Syria's civil war with plans to deliver meals, medical kits and ...
AP INTERVIEW: Iraq PM warns Syria war could spread
Iraq's prime minister warned Wednesday that a victory for rebels in the Syrian civil war would create a new extremist haven and destabilize the wider ...
First lady jokes about hosting 'Tonight Show'
Michelle Obama says she's eyeing another campaign in 2016 and, contrary to speculation, it doesn't involve running for public office. During her first ...
Bolivia leader unable to visit Chavez at hospital
Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday that he was unable to meet with his friend and ally Hugo Chavez when he came to the military hospital ...
Kerry 1st trip to Europe, Mideast; no Israel stop
Secretary of State John Kerry will bypass Israel on his first official trip to the Middle East, U.S. officials said Tuesday as they announced a ...
Russians investigating adoptee's death in Texas
Russian authorities have blamed "inhuman treatment" for the death of a 3-year-old boy adopted by an American family, but Texas officials say they are ...
Budget fight creating diplomatic headaches for US
From Syria to Somalia and across the Mideast down to Mali, looming U.S. budget cuts are creating potentially tough choices for American diplomacy.
Hagel stalled, but confirmation still expected
By delaying a confirmation vote on Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary, Senate Republicans have forced Leon Panetta to remain on the job he is eager ...
Senate GOP blocks Hagel vote for now
Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked the nomination of former GOP senator Chuck Hagel as the nation's next defense secretary over unrelated ...
AP Exclusive: Documents detail Nixon, Clinton ties
In the final months of his life, Richard Nixon quietly advised President Bill Clinton on navigating the post-Cold War world, even offering to serve ...
Kerry seeks to change Assad's thinking on Syria
Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday he has some new ideas on how to change Syrian President Bashar Assad's calculation on remaining in power, ...
Obama pledges swift reaction to NKorea nuke test
President Barack Obama reacted sharply to North Korea's nuclear test Tuesday, promising swift international action to bring the rogue communist regime ...
2 US adoption agencies closing, citing woes abroad
The lone U.S. adoption agency accredited in Kyrgyzstan is shutting down due to financial troubles, a sudden new setback for about 15 American families ...
Kerry eyes Europe, Mideast for 1st trip overseas
Far from the staid chambers of the Senate, Secretary of State John Kerry has been presented with a full plate of global crises as he plots his maiden ...
US condemns attack on refugee camp in Iraq
The State Department is condemning the rocket and mortar attack that killed six people and wounded dozens of others at a refugee camp near Baghdad's ...
Yemen minister says weapons came from Iran
Yemen's interior minister said Saturday that his country was disappointed to find that a large and diverse cache of weapons seized on a ship last ...
Accused witch burned alive in Papua New Guinea
A mob stripped, tortured and bound a woman accused of witchcraft, then burned her alive in front of hundreds of horrified witnesses in a Papua New ...
Kerry: US cannot retreat from world stage
Secretary of State John Kerry vowed Wednesday that the United States will not retreat from the world stage due to budget constraints or the complexity ...