SEOUL/WASHINGTON: Shutting down North Korea’s nuclear test site is trickier than it might seem. A botched tunnel collapse could spread radioactive debris....
WASHINGTON: Talks between North and South Korea ahead of next month’s Winter Olympics have eased fears of war over Pyongyang’s development of nuclear missiles...
WASHINGTON: Frustrated that China has not done more to rein in North Korea, the Trump administration could impose new sanctions on small Chinese banks and...
HANOI: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expressed confidence Friday that an ambitious Pacific trade pact could be completed this year and said a recent...
BEIJING: China's ties with the United States remain stable, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Sunday, as he sought to defuse tension over a territorial...
TOKYO: Al-Qaeda militants have seized the opportunity of the disorder in Yemen to make gains on the ground there, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on...
WASHINGTON: The top U.S. human rights official took to a stage with two young North Korean defectors on Wednesday and warned North Korea the United States...
RAMSTEIN, Germany: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, fearing an escalation of violence in Gaza, called on Turkey and Qatar on Friday to use their influence...
WASHINGTON: The United States is still hopeful of securing the release of an American missionary being held in North Korea, the U.S. human rights envoy for...
WASHINGTON: North Korea has rescinded an invitation for a senior U.S. official to visit Pyongyang to seek the release of imprisoned U.S. missionary Kenneth...
WASHINGTON: A women's group says the military in Myanmar is still using rape as a weapon of war, with more than 100 women and girls raped by the army since a...
BEN-GURION AIRPORT: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry closed another Middle East troubleshooting mission Friday by urging Israel and the Palestinians to...
RAMALLAH, West Bank: The Palestinians rejected ideas raised by visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday for security arrangements under a...
CHISINAU: John Kerry, the first U.S. secretary of state to visit Moldova in more than two decades, pledged on Wednesday to support the former Soviet...
TOKYO/WASHINGTON: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will seek a delicate balance between calming military tensions with China and backing ally Japan against...
UNITED NATIONS: Iran's new government took its diplomatic charm offensive to the United Nations on Monday and agreed to new talks on its nuclear program...
BRUSSELS: Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Pakistan’s army chief and a Foreign Ministry official held “productive” talks Wednesday on easing tensions between...
ISTANBUL: The United States asked Turkey's leader to delay a Gaza Strip visit so as not to upset U.S. efforts to revive Ankara's ties with Israel and...
DUBLIN: Russia and the United States will seek a "creative" solution to drag Syria back from the brink, the international mediator on Syria said on...
BEIRUT/BRUSSELS: Washington fears a "desperate" Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could use chemical weapons as rebels bear down on Damascus,...
BRUSSELS: NATO agreed on Tuesday to send Patriot missiles to Turkey to defend against a possible Syrian missile attack and voiced grave concern about reports...
SINGAPORE: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday that reaching a deal to resolve America's budget crisis is critical to its global...
CHICAGO: NATO leaders gather in Chicago on Sunday for a summit that will chart a path out of Afghanistan, as Western nations seek to fend off fissures in...
BRUSSELS: European Union foreign ministers agreed new sanctions against Syria Monday, targeting its central bank and seven Cabinet ministers to try to curb...
BRUSSELS: EU countries will agree this week to make Serbia a candidate to join the bloc, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Monday, after Serbia last...