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U.S. offers $5 million for missing American, appeals to Iran

WASHINGTON: The United States offered $5 million on Monday for help in finding an American… Read More

White House lockdown after noise is heard

WASHINGTON: The US Secret Service locked down the White House press room Saturday after a… Read More

Men more narcissistic than women: study

WASHINGTON: Men tend to be more narcissistic than women and as a result are more… Read More

Kerry rebukes U.N. Rights Council as 'obsessed' with Israel

GENEVA: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry accused the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday… Read More

Hopes for peaceful Russian transition fade with Nemtsov: Kasparov

WASHINGTON: The murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov has dampened any hope for a peaceful… Read More

Netanyahu brings his Iran nuclear fight to Washington

WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ramps up his mission to foil an emerging White… Read More

Kerry says U.S. deserves 'benefit of the doubt' on getting Iran nuclear deal

WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday the United States deserves "the… Read More

U.S., allies stage 25 air strikes on Islamic State

WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies staged 25 air strikes on Islamic State fighters… Read More

White House denies U.S. scheduled to meet with Taliban on peace deal

WASHINGTON: The White House denied reports from senior Pakistani army officials that U.S. officials planned… Read More

Washington Monument shrinks slightly with new measurement

WASHINGTON: The Washington Monument, one of the landmarks of the U.S. capital, is officially 10… Read More

Potential Republican candidates tread carefully on Islamic State

WASHINGTON: Republicans exploring a 2016 White House run are pounding away at President Barack Obama's… Read More

Obama seeks war authorization from Congress to fight Islamic State

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama sent Congress a proposal on Wednesday for authorization to use… Read More

US envoy calls on Ishaq Dar

ISLAMABAD: United States Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson called on Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in… Read More

Secretary of State Kerry fined for not shoveling by Boston home

BOSTON: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was slapped with a $50 fine for failing… Read More

Obama to request hike in US military budget: officials

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama plans to ask for an increase in military spending in a… Read More

Obama, Modi break nuclear impasse, hail new 'friendship'

NEW DELHI: US President Barack Obama and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke the deadlock… Read More

Sartaj 'optimistic' over Obama's India visit

ISLAMABAD: PM's Adviser on Foreign Affairs and National Security, Sartaj Aziz on Sunday expressed his… Read More

Kerry to visit India ahead of Obama trip

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to India this week to join… Read More

No US embassy in Iran for now, says Obama

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama said Washington was not ready to open an embassy in… Read More

Uruguay accepts six Guantanamo prisoners for resettlement

WASHINGTON: Six men held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison at… Read More