WASHINGTON, June 23 (UPI) -- The United States welcomes the European Union's imposition Monday of further sanctions against Iran, a State Department spokesman said.

WASHINGTON, June 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to South Korea and China, in part to discuss North Korea's nuclear program, a department spokesman said.

WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department said Thursday it had not yet decided what action, if any, it would take in response to the Belarusian expulsion of U.S. diplomats this week.

WASHINGTON, April 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department sidestepped questions about whether the Iraqi government invested in U.S. treasuries rather than its own reconstruction.

WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) -- U.S. State Department officials disputed comments made by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter about Hamas' views about Israel and peace.

SEOUL, April 7 (UPI) -- North Korean and U.S. negotiators said they will conduct talks about the denuclearization of North Korea.

WASHINGTON, April 4 (UPI) -- The United States, criticizing China's imposition of a 3 ½-year jail sentence on a noted human rights activist, has demanded his immediate release.

WASHINGTON, March 19 (UPI) -- U.S. State Department deputy spokesman Tom Casey said the "habits of democracy" were taking root in Iraqi politics in their political reform.

WASHINGOTN, D.C., March 4 (UPI) -- The United States did not secretly try to eject Hamas from power after the radical Palestinian group won 2006 elections, the Bush administration said Tuesday.