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 Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas (R) welcoming US Senator John Kerry at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 26, 2010. Abbas told reporters that he would hold direct negotiations with Israel if there was progress in US-led indirect talks in the coming months.
Only two years left for Mideast deal, Kerry warns
AFP 17 Apr 2013
US Secretary of State John Kerry again warned Wednesday that time was slipping away to reach a Middle East peace deal,...
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North Korea orders artillery to be combat ready, targeting US bases
Reuters 26 Mar 2013
North Korea said on Tuesday its strategic rocket and long-range artillery units have been ordered to be combat ready,...
US President Barack Obama delivering a speech, WhiHouse, Washington DC, 22 June, 2011.
Obama asks Supreme Court to overturn gay-marriage ban
AFP 23 Feb 2013
The Barack Obama administration took another step toward institutionalizing gay marriage, formally asking the US...
A French soldier stands guard in front of the Djingareyber mosque on February 2, 2013 in Timbuktu. France is working to "very quickly" withdraw its forces from Timbuktu, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said, without making clear if the troops would be sent further into the north of Mali.
US wary of Africa 'terrorist' threat, Senegal detains suspects
Reuters 16 Feb 2013
DAKAR –– Senegal has detained a Mauritanian and a Malian for suspected terrorist links, its government said...
A North Korean soldier stands in front of the country's Unha-3 rocket, slated for liftoff between 12-16 April, at a launching site in Tongchang-ri, North Korea on Sunday, 8 April 2012. North Korean space officials have moved a long-range rocket into position for this week's controversial satellite launch, vowing Sunday to push ahead with their plans in defiance of international warnings against violating a ban on missile activity.(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
US says to take lead to contain North Korea
Reuters 13 Feb 2013
US President Barack Obama said North Korea's third nuclear test, in defiance of UN resolutions, was a threat and a...
Newly elected President Barack Obama arrives at White House with his wife Michelle, and his daughters Sasha and Malia, Washington D.C, 7 November 2012, upon his return from Chicago, one day after his re-election.
White House condemns violence in Egypt
Reuters 28 Jan 2013
The United States condemned on Monday the deadly violence that has swept Egypt in recent days and called on leaders to...
President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai emerge from their meeting before signing a strategic partnership agreement at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Obama, Karzai accelerate end of US combat role in Afghanistan
Reuters 12 Jan 2013
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai agreed on Friday to speed up the handover of...
US urges Egyptians to bridge divisions after constitutional vote
Reuters 26 Dec 2012
The United States on Tuesday urged all sides in Egypt to increase political engagement after Egyptian officials...
Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, holds a copy of the letter requesting Palestinian statehood as he speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, New York, September 23, 2011 .
UN set for implicit recognition of Palestinian state, despite US, Israel threats
Reuters 29 Nov 2012
The UN General Assembly is set to implicitly recognize a sovereign state of Palestine on Thursday despite threats by...
US Senator John McCain (C) gestures as he tours Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square, the epicentre of a nationwide revolt which forced president Hosni Mubarak to step down, during a visit to Egypt, June 25, 2011.
John McCain warns of Islamist or military takeover in Egypt
AFP 25 Nov 2012
Egypt could become an Islamist state or face another military takeover if President Mohamed Morsy's judicial power...