John Kerry

Prominent Uighur scholar in China to appeal life sentence: lawyer

China's most prominent advocate for the rights of Muslim Uighur people will appeal against a life pr...

Sep 24, 2014 06:18 AM EDT

Courting Vietnam, U.S. prepares to ease arms embargo

Nearly 40 years after the United States helicoptered its last soldiers out of Vietnam in an ignomini...

Sep 23, 2014 11:17 PM EDT

Ghani named Afghan president-elect after deal to end election dispute

Former Afghan finance minister Ashraf Ghani was named president-elect on Sunday after he signed a de...

Sep 22, 2014 04:53 AM EDT

World leaders to gather at U.N. in shadow of Islamic State, Ebola crises

World leaders gather in New York this week to tackle a host of crises: the violence Islamic State mi...

Sep 21, 2014 08:07 PM EDT

Iran seeks give and take on militants, nuclear program

Iran is ready to work with the United States and its allies to stop Islamic State militants, but wou...

Sep 21, 2014 04:34 AM EDT

Afghan presidential rivals at last reach unity deal after disputed vote

The rival candidates in Afghanistan's messy election for a new president finally struck a power-shar...

Sep 20, 2014 07:30 PM EDT

North Korea says imprisoned American tried to become 'second Snowden'

An American recently sentenced to six years hard labor by a North Korean court pretended to have sec...

Sep 20, 2014 01:15 AM EDT

Washington wins diplomatic support for campaign in Iraq; Syria trickier

World powers backed military measures on Monday to help defeat Islamic State fighters in Iraq, boost...

Sep 16, 2014 06:33 AM EDT

Former U.S. Afghanistan commander to lead effort against Islamic State

President Barack Obama has chosen retired Marine Corps General John Allen, who served as the top U.S...

Sep 13, 2014 09:23 PM EDT

Kerry opposes Iran role in anti-Islamic State coalition

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday it was "not appropriate" for Iran to join talks on...

Sep 12, 2014 10:26 PM EDT

Foley family says was 'threatened' by U.S. official over ransom: ABC

The family of murdered American journalist James Foley says it was threatened by a U.S. official who...

Sep 12, 2014 08:57 PM EDT

Obama orders U.S. air strikes in Syria against Islamic State

President Barack Obama told Americans on Wednesday he had authorized U.S. air strikes for the first ...

Sep 10, 2014 09:46 PM EDT

U.N.'s Ban urges Assad to seek political solution to Syria crisis

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged President Bashar al-Assad to seek a political solution to S...

Sep 10, 2014 06:51 AM EDT

U.S. courts skeptical Arab allies in Islamic State fight

After threatening to destroy and degrade Islamic State militants, the United States will court skept...

Sep 09, 2014 12:43 AM EDT

Senator John Kerry Confirmed as US Secretary of State to Succeed Hillary Clinton

Senator John Kerry (D-Mass)was overwhelmingly confirmed Tuesday as the 68th secretary of state by hi...

Jan 29, 2013 05:57 PM EST

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