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- Hillary Clinton meets with Palestinian and Israeli. Is something cooking?The Israeli-Palestinian peace process seems to be stirring, and the US is calling it 'very much alive.' But analysts doubt anything significant can be achieved before the US elections in November.
Progress WatchUS sees progress and touts 'heroes' in fight against slavery worldwideMore countries are taking modern-day slavery seriously and more people are being prosecuted, says the annual State Department report on Trafficking in Persons.
Iran nuclear talks: New plan barely masks failureA 'tense' and 'tough' round of Iran nuclear talks ends in Moscow without a compromise, but fearing the fallout from a collapse in negotiations, world powers set a new round for July.
Obama will have hands full with prickly Putin at G20 summitPresident Obama will sit down with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit Monday. Putin has already shown that he's in no mood to kowtow to the US.
If Russia is sending attack helicopters to Syria, should US arm rebels?When Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton accused Russia of sending attack helicopters to Syria, she might have ratcheted up the pressure not only on Russia, but on the US, too.聽
US says Russian arms kill Syrians 'hourly' as West turns up pressureUS ratchets up its charges even as Russia says it's supplying only defensive weapons. Britain and France join a chorus that appears to be pressing Moscow to give up on Syria's Assad.
Rock star no more: why global opinion of Obama has deflatedA poll of global opinion finds that Obama's popularity has fallen 鈥� apparently because of disapproval of his drone-strike campaign. The drop in Arab countries is worse than in Europe.聽
Clinton accuses Russia of sending attack helicopters to Syria, escalating warHillary Clinton says the US has information that a delivery of Russian attack helicopters to Syria is imminent, saying 'such weapons will escalate the conflict quite dramatically.'
Grim toll on Syrian children: UN report cites torture, executionThe UN's annual report on children and armed conflict notes that children in war zones are never exempt from violence, but that the plight of Syrian children is especially shocking.
US halts talks with Pakistan on supply routes. Could ties get any worse?A US negotiating team will leave Pakistan without an agreement on the routes, the Pentagon says. Both sides stand to gain from a deal, but 'the over-all crisis in the relationship won out.'
Hubris from Ahmadinejad: prelude to compromise on Iran nuclear program?'If Iran wants to build an atomic weapon ... no one will be able to prevent it,' President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday. Here are some interpretations of what that boast really means, as talks near on the Iran nuclear program.
Ousting Syria's Assad: Can UN get Russia on board?UN envoy on Syria Kofi Annan unveiled a new plan to get all five permanent Security Council members to back the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. Russia has begun to hint that it may consider it.
US calls for broader international sanctions on SyriaStepped up diplomatic activity may further antagonize Russia and China, who issued a statement on Wednesday opposing any outside efforts to promote regime change in Syria.
Drone strikes: Should US capture, and not kill, Al Qaeda leaders?The White House hailed the killing of Abu Yahya al-Libi as bringing Al Qaeda 'closer to its demise than ever.' But some say the drone strike policy is squandering sources of valuable intelligence.
US expels Syrian envoy: a clear message whose impact is dubiousJoining with its Western allies, the US ordered Syria's top diplomat in Washington to leave the country to protest a massacre of civilians that included executions.
Iran nuclear talks: What world powers are offering, Iran isn't buying. Yet.The parties to the Iran nuclear talks agreed only to reconvene, in Moscow next month. For now, any inducement short of easing sanctions is not enough to persuade Iran to relinquish its 20-percent-enriched uranium.
Is State Dept. hacking Al Qaeda? Not quite, but propaganda war is fierce.Despite early reports, a State Department program to shoot down Al Qaeda propaganda online is not a hack. But the efforts are having an impact, Secretary Clinton says.
Myanmar, 'Arab awakening' top US list of progress on human rightsState Department's annual report on human rights around the world also notes the important role that technology, the Internet, and social media play in advancing individual freedoms.
Iran nuclear talks Day 1: Russian calls Congress an obstacle to a dealOn the first day of renewed talks on Iran's nuclear program, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said sanctions should be eased, terming Congress's firm stance toward Iran 'excessive.'
Iran nuclear talks: why optimism could be different this timeThe meeting in Baghdad will discuss Iran鈥檚 nuclear program. The US and some of its partners are speaking more hopefully about prospects for these talks than at almost any point in the past.
