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US envoys say no 'pivot' away from Mideast
American envoys challenged assertions Saturday that Washington seeks to diminish its role in Middle East affairs, insisting U.S. political ties and ...
Karzai: Afghan spy chief bomber came from Pakistan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that the recent assassination attempt on the country's intelligence chief was planned in Pakistan, but ...
Booze, smokes on agenda for quirky gov't group
Deep in a secure laboratory just outside Washington sits the federal government's heaviest smoker. It is a half-ton hulk of a machine, all brushed ...
US: 200 teens have been detained in Afghan war
The U.S. military has detained more than 200 Afghan teenagers who were captured in the war for about a year at a time at a military prison next to ...
Hamas chief's Gaza visit poses challenge to Israel
The image of Hamas' long-exiled chief triumphantly walking around the Gaza Strip, flashing victory signs beside Islamic militant leaders Friday, ...
Clinton, Bush fund helping Haiti businesses ends
A pro-business fund that was created by former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush in the aftermath of Haiti's devastating earthquake ...
Report on Libya attack imminent
Sen. John Kerry says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has agreed to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about an ...
Bahrain: Shiite clerics must 'prohibit' violence
Bahrain's Shiite religious leaders must more forcefully denounce violence as a key step to ease the kingdom's 22-month uprising, the country's crown ...
Russia fumes at US bill as "reset" plan takes hit
What happened to the "reset"? U.S.-Russian ties have again plunged into acrimony amid disputes ranging from disagreement on Syria to Russian President ...
Charter enshrining Shariah at core of Egypt crisis
One of Egypt's most prominent ultraconservative Muslim clerics had high praise for the country's draft constitution. Speaking to fellow clerics, he ...
US works with Russia on Syria, but wants Assad out
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that the United States and Russia are committed to trying again to get President Bashar Assad's ...
On economics, foreign policy, Corker eager to act
Republican Sen. Bob Corker is spending a lot of time lately talking to Democrats. The freshman lawmaker from Tennessee unveiled his own 10-year, $4.
Iran commander claims sanctions are helpful
A senior commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard claimed Friday that Western sanctions are helpful because they promote Iranian ...
Rights group: Israeli strike on Gaza home unlawful
A leading human rights group on Friday accused Israel of violating the laws of war when it killed 12 civilians in an airstrike during its recent ...
Russian trade, human rights bill heads to Obama
A Russian trade and human rights bill cleared Congress and headed for President Barack Obama's signature Thursday, opening new export opportunities ...
With war shifting, US, Russia talk Syria's future
Diplomatic efforts to end Syria's civil war moved forward Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joining Russia's foreign ...
Protestant militants target Northern Ireland party
Northern Ireland leaders appealed for calm Thursday after Protestant militants attacked offices and a home connected to the most compromise-minded ...
NATO moves toward deployment on Syria border
As fears grow in the West that Syrian President Bashar Assad will unleash chemical weapons as an act of desperation, NATO moved forward Thursday with ...
Clinton defends Rice as 'stalwart' UN ambassador
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is defending U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice as a "stalwart colleague." Speaking Thursday ...
Bosnian court: 18 years for US embassy attacker
A Bosnian court on Thursday convicted a man who opened fire on the U.S. embassy of terrorism and sentenced him to 18 years in prison. Mevlid Jasarevic ...
Clooney: Village burnings in Sudan a war crime
Actor George Clooney and a group of U.S. genocide scholars in the United States are warning that war crimes are taking place in an obscure conflict ...
African treaty to aid the displaced takes effect
A treaty that African nations hope will lead to the fair and humane treatment of people displaced in their own countries went into force Thursday, ...
Top EU officials set out program for more unity
Four top European Union officials on Thursday set out a blueprint for a closer financial union in a move that will clash with some member states' ...
Jordan king in West Bank to support Palestinians
Jordan's King Abdullah II paid a rare visit to the West Bank on Thursday in a show of support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' successful bid ...
Congolese protest against their weak army
Dozens of Congolese demonstrated in the provincial capital of Goma on Thursday against what they described as the impotence of the country's armed ...