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Options narrow for Venezuelan opposition
Venezuela's opposition watched its options dwindle Wednesday after the head of the Supreme Court said there could be no recount of the razor-thin ...
Neb. opposition muted ahead of Keystone XL hearing
A proposed Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline would run just 1,000 feet from Terri Funk's doorstep, but the Nebraska farmer and her husband don't plan to ...
Hagel: US sending Army planners to Jordan
The Pentagon is sending about 200 soldiers from an Army headquarters unit to Jordan to assist efforts to contain violence along the Syrian border and ...
Funeral held for diplomat killed in Afghanistan
A taste for adventure and a belief that good can be done in tough places led young American diplomat Anne Smedinghoff to Afghanistan, where she ...
Months after Benghazi, Kerry says US chasing leads
Seven months after the attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya, the Obama administration on Wednesday insisted that it was making progress in ...
Kerry says window for Mideast peace is 2 years
Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday underlined the difficulty he'll face in trying to chart a path toward Mideast peace, urging patience on the ...
Kerry: US making progress on Benghazi attackers
Secretary of State John Kerry says the Obama administration is making progress in its effort to hold people accountable for the Sept. 11 assault on ...
Kerry won't recognize Maduro yet, urges recount
The Obama administration is refusing to recognize Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro and says a recount of this week's election should occur.
NKorea lashes out anew over protest in Seoul
North Korea said it was open to talks, but not as long as the United States is "brandishing a nuclear stick," while Washington insisted that the ...
NKorea, marking leader's birthday, shows more ire
After a day of festivities to mark the 101st birthday of its first leader, North Korea on Tuesday offered new prickly rhetoric against the United ...
Kerry visits family of slain US diplomat
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stopped in Chicago on Monday to visit the parents of the young U.S. diplomat who was killed while delivering ...
Perry remembered as titan of political spending
Once in a rare interview, the Texas tycoon who gave at least $75 million in political contributions over his lifetime argued that writing big checks ...
UK: Concerned over signs of chemical arms in Syria
The U.K. is increasingly concerned there is evidence that chemical weapons have been used in Syria, Britain's foreign secretary said Monday.
GOP mega-donor Bob Perry of Texas dead at 80
Republican mega-donor Bob Perry, a Houston real estate magnate who shunned the limelight while generously bankrolling GOP candidates and becoming a ...
As US talks up diplomacy, NKorea takes hard line
The United States and Japan opened the door Sunday to new nuclear talks with North Korea if the saber-rattling country lowered tensions and honored ...
Kerry hopes next Palestinian PM can work with US
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday he hoped the Palestinians pick a new prime minister who can work with the United States and "establish ...
US opposes coercive China action in island dispute
The United States says it's committed to defending Japan and opposes any coercive action by China to seize territory under Japanese control in the ...
Analysis: Beijing to US on North Korea _ talk
Embedded within Chinese leaders' convoluted, yet vague statements to Washington about North Korea is a simple message: Talk with Pyongyang. U.S.
Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad resigns
Palestinian Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad resigned on Saturday, leaving the Palestinians without one of their most moderate and well-respected voices ...
A look at the North Korea crisis
As the world waits and watches for an expected North Korean ballistic missile test, the U.S. and its allies are prepared to respond. U.S.
Kerry: US, China pledge to work together on NKorea
U.S. and Chinese leaders said Saturday that their countries are committed to finding a peaceful way to ensure a nuclear-free Korean peninsula. "We are ...
US stresses limits of NKorea's nuclear firepower
On the brink of an expected North Korean missile test, U.S. officials focused on the limits of Pyongyang's nuclear firepower Friday, trying to shift ...
Kerry tamps down anxiety over NKorea missile power
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a stark warning to North Korea on Friday not to test-fire a mid-range missile, while tamping down anxiety ...
New details emerge in deadly Afghan attack
New details emerged Friday about last week's terrorist bombing in Afghanistan that killed a young U.S. diplomat and four other Americans who were ...