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Russia Defends Slashing US Mission As Hope Fades of Better Ties
Moscow on Monday sought to justify its decision to purge US diplomatic personnel in the country, as the Kremlin...
US Bans Travel To North Korea After Warmbier Death
The United States will bar Americans from travelling to North Korea in the coming weeks, two travel agencies said...
Global Terror Attacks Down, Iran Again Top ‘state Sponsor’
The US State Department said Wednesday that global terror incidents and deaths fell last year, while it maintained its...
China ‘aggressive’ In Border Row, Says India Diplomat
A top Indian diplomat said China is being unusually aggressive in a month-old border dispute with India that shows no...
Surf’s Up! N. Korea Tourism Agency Tries To Woo Foreigners
North Korea's tourism agency has launched a website offering holiday options ranging from surfing to rice planting,...
Has the US Apologised Yet? (2)
When Candidate Trump tweeted that insult on blacks, he was ignorant of the fact that it is a black man, Jan Ernst...
Seized US Journalist In DR Congo Found Safe
A US journalist kidnapped last week by a militia group in DR Congo was found safe early Sunday, officials said, as...
US-China Citizen Given 10 Years For Espionage In Iran
A Chinese American accused of "infiltration" in Iran has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, local media reported on...
US-China Rifts Widen Despite Economic Headway
Three months after US President Donald Trump hosted a lavish welcome for his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at his...
Tillerson Leaves Gulf With No End In Sight To Qatar Crisis
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday wrapped up a four-day mission to the Gulf with little sign of progress...
Tillerson To Meet Arab Ministers Over Qatar Boycott
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, touring the crisis-hit Gulf for a round of intense shuttle diplomacy, arrived in...
US Would ‘welcome’ Ailing Chinese Dissident For Medical Treatment
Washington on Tuesday invited cancer-stricken Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo to come to the United States for medical...
Tillerson In Qatar As Leaks Spark Fresh Gulf Tension
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Qatar Tuesday for talks on the Gulf diplomatic crisis as leaks of secret...
A Crisis Without End? Gulf States Settle In For Long-Haul
More than a month since the start of the diplomatic crisis gripping the Gulf, hopes of a swift resolution seem as...
Venezuela National Assembly Stormed By Maduro Supporters
About 100 government supporters have burst into Venezuela’s opposition-controlled National Assembly, where they beat...
China, US Ties Sour Over N.Korea, Taiwan
Relations between China and the United States soured on Friday as Beijing fumed over US arms sales to Taiwan and US...
Vietnam Blogger ‘Mother Mushroom’ On Trial
A prominent Vietnamese blogger known as 'Mother Mushroom' went on trial Thursday for anti-state propaganda, a court...
US Sanctions Kashmir Militant Leader
The US State Department imposed sanctions Monday on Syed Salahuddin, the senior leader of the Kashmiri militant group...
Trump Nominates NFL Team Owner As Envoy To Britain
US President Donald Trump announced Thursday he will formally nominate Republican fundraiser and American football team...