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US and Cuba re-establish direct telephone calls
The United States and Cuba have re-established a direct telephone link, the Cuban state telecommunications company said Wednesday, in the latest step ...Mind your manners, Venezuela tells U.S. official Jacobson
Venezuela\'s top diplomat called a senior U.S. official "petulant" and ill-mannered on Wednesday in response to her contention that sanctions were intended ...Two police officers shot during protests in US
Two police officers were shot early Thursday amid protests in the flashpoint American town of Ferguson over the treatment of blacks by ...US military helicopter crashes off northwest Florida; 11 feared dead
Seven Marines and four soldiers aboard an Army helicopter that crashed over waters off Florida during a routine night training mission were ...U.S. declares Venezuela a national security threat, sanctions top officials
The United States on Monday declared Venezuela a national security threat and ordered sanctions against seven officials from the oil-rich country in ...First round-the-world solar flight takes off from UAE
Two pilots attempting the first flight around the world in a solar-powered plane began the maiden leg of their voyage on Monday, ...U.S. Ambassador to South Korea attacked in Seoul
U.S. ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was slashed in the face by a Korean nationalist but was not seriously hurt during ...U.S., Iran meet as nuclear talks resume in Switzerland
The U.S. and Iranian foreign ministers began a third day of talks over Iran\'s nuclear program on Wednesday, just hours after Israeli ...Protesters demand justice over LA homeless killing
Angry protesters have hit the streets of Los Angeles demanding justice, two days after graphic video footage that went viral showed police ...Snowden ready to go to US if he gets fair trial
Edward Snowden, the fugitive whistleblower who has been given refuge in Russia, is willing to return to the United States if he ...