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Clinton out, Kerry in as secretary of state
Hillary Rodham Clinton formally resigned Friday as America's secretary of state, capping a four-year tenure that saw her shatter records for the ...
Suicide bomber kills guard at US Embassy in Turkey
In the second deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in five months, a suicide bomber struck the American Embassy in Ankara on Friday, killing a ...
US confirms attack in Turkey, issues warning
The State Department confirmed a terrorist attack Friday just outside the U.S. Embassy in Ankara and told Americans to stay away from U.S.
10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (all times EST): 1. NORTH KOREA CONDUCTS THIRD ...
Myanmar abolishes 25-year ban on public gatherings
Myanmar's nearly 2-year-old reformist government has abolished a ban on public gatherings of more than five people that was ordered in 1988 on the day ...
Dissident end of 'leadership of thieves' in China
Blind dissident Chen Guangcheng on Tuesday urged China's people to end the communist-governed nation's "leadership of thieves" and for Washington not ...
Smog thick enough to cancel flights hits Beijing
Thick, off-the-scale smog shrouded eastern China for the second time in about two weeks Tuesday, forcing airlines to cancel flights because of poor ...
Israel angered over Argentina-Iran bombing probe
Israel summoned the Argentinian ambassador on Tuesday in protest over an agreement between Iran and Argentina to jointly investigate the bombing 19 ...
UK: Reports of threat against Tripoli embassy
Britain's Foreign Office says reports have emerged about a potential threat against the U.K. embassy in Tripoli, the capital of Libya. The agency said ...
Myanmar rejects US criticism over ethnic conflict
Myanmar has rejected the latest U.S. criticism of its conflict with ethnic Kachin rebels, and deplores that Washington still calls the country by its ...
Iraqi insurgents try to harness opposition rage
Iraqi insurgents are trying to capitalize on the rage of anti-government protesters and the instability caused by rising civil unrest, complicating ...
Dutch, Britons, Germans warned to leave Benghazi
Britain, Germany, Canada and the Netherlands urged their citizens to immediately leave the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Thursday, warning of an ...
Defiant Clinton takes on lawmakers on Libya attack
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered fiery rejoinders Wednesday to Republican critics of the Obama administration's handling of the ...
Suicide blast at funeral kills 25 in Iraq
A suicide bomber struck a packed funeral ceremony at a Shiite mosque in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and wounding dozens in ...
Russia starts evacuating nationals from Syria
Key Syrian ally Russia began evacuating its citizens from the country on Tuesday as the civil war gathered momentum in the capital Damascus with ...
APNewsBreak: Embassy: Some Russia orphans US-bound
Some of the Russian children caught in limbo by their country's ban on adoptions by Americans have left for the United States with their new parents, ...
Feud over budget for diplomatic security escalates
A long-running feud over whether Congress provides enough money for protecting U.S. diplomats escalated Tuesday as the chairman of a Senate ...
Chavez reportedly at exclusive Cuba hospital
It's a blocky, blush-colored building surrounded by a lush canopy of trees near the rumored home of Cuban revolutionary icon Fidel Castro.
Judge fines Russia for not returning collections
A federal judge Wednesday fined Russia $50,000 a day until it complies with his earlier order that the country return a Jewish group's historical ...
US confirms Americans taken after Algeria attack
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday the U.S. "will take all necessary and proper steps" to deal with an Islamist attack on a natural gas ...
Cuba acknowledges 51 cholera cases
Cuba's Public Health Ministry on Tuesday acknowledged 51 new cases of cholera in the capital amid growing concerns about the illness' spread and ...
Egyptian lawyer sentenced for drug smuggling
An Egyptian human rights lawyer was convicted Tuesday by a Saudi court for smuggling drugs into the kingdom and sentenced to five years in prison and ...
Lines at Cuba travel agencies on day 1 of new law
Cubans formed long lines outside travel agencies and migration offices in Havana on Monday as a highly anticipated new law took effect ending the ...
Mali rebels make gains, vow to avenge French bombs
Despite a punishing bombardment by French warplanes, al-Qaida-linked insurgents grabbed more territory in Mali on Monday, seizing a strategic military ...
54,000 Mexicans sign petition for US gun control
More than 54,000 Mexicans have signed a petition calling on the United States to take further steps to combat weapons trafficking. Mexico says the ...