WASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Washington Wednesday, saying she was trying to advance peace talks.
WASHINGTON, July 21 (UPI) -- A two-week clock began ticking down the minutes Sunday after the Western powers' negotiating team, led by EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, failed to reach an agreement with their Iranian counterparts over the nuclear issue.
WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- Iran's missile testing reinforces the need for a missile defense system in Europe, the White House and U.S. Cabinet officials said Wednesday.
HARARE, Zimbabwe, July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Embassy workers in Harare, Zimbabwe, Thursday were trying to move to safe houses more than 200 Zimbabweans seeking refuge from election-related violence.
BOGOTA, June 10 (UPI) -- Colombian defense officials Monday praised the call by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for Colombian rebels to end their fight against the government.
SANA'A, Yemen, June 9 (UPI) -- A prominent Yemeni newspaper and online editor was sentenced to six years in prison Monday for distributing publications sympathetic to insurrectionist rebels.
WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has not altered his position for engaging in talks with Hamas, the U.S. State Department said Thursday.
HARARE, Zimbabwe, June 5 (UPI) -- U.S. diplomats held near Harare Thursday by a crowd of 40 Zimbabweans have been released, the U.S. State Department said, calling the incident "outrageous."
WASHINGTON, May 27 (UPI) -- Complaints about China harassing human rights groups ahead of a U.S.-China human rights dialogue are taken seriously, a U.S. State Department spokesman said.
WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- U.S. officials say North Korea's delivery of documents from its nuclear weapons program clears the way for it to be removed from the list of terrorism sponsors.