PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, April 6 (UPI) -- A notorious former Khmer Rouge prison commander on trial for war crimes says U.S. backing for Cambodia's right-wing government set the stage for genocide.

NEW YORK, March 16 (UPI) -- Ron Silver, a Tony-winning actor, political activist and free-speech advocate, has died of cancer at his home in New York, his family said. He was 62.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Gen. James L. Jones, the national security adviser in President Barack Obama's administration, sees it as "a dress rehearsal for a Palestinian state." The experiment he engineered in the West Bank city of Jenin is what Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sees as "the place where the Palestinian state will spring up." Hope springs eternal.

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The next U.S. president should send former White House officials Henry Kissinger and William Perry to negotiate with North Korea, a think tank says.

OXFORD, Miss., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama sparred in their debate Friday over former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's view on talks with Iran.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, says she wouldn't negotiate with some world leaders without preconditions.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger says the United States should begin direct negotiations with Iran over its nuclear enrichment program.

NEW YORK, June 21 (UPI) -- China and the United States should strengthen their talks to better encourage understanding and trust, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan said.

MOSCOW, June 17 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met Tuesday with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in Moscow.