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US, Iran hold first major meeting since 1979 revolution
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met after the Iranian held wider talks with the ...US signs landmark United Nations weapons trade treaty
U.S. President Barack Obama\'s administration signed a UN treaty Wednesday to track exports of firearms and other conventional weapons, offering a major ...U.S. will host Global Fund replenishment
The Global Fund’s Fourth Replenishment Conference will be hosted by the United States in Washington D.C. in early December 2013, Secretary of ...Obama addresses UN General Assembly, pledges Syria aid
U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States will provide an additional $340 million in humanitarian aid to support those affected by ...Obama urges diplomatic solution to Iran issue
US President Barack Obama has said he is pushing for diplomacy with the new Iranian government over its suspect nuclear program which ...Obama says he quit cigarettes for fear of wife
U.S. President Barack Obama says he hasn\'t had a smoke in years — thanks in no small part to first lady Michelle ...Obama to address Iran, Syria in General Assembly speech
US President Barack Obama is expected to build on diplomatic opportunities and signal his willingness to engage with the new Iranian Government ...Former FBI agent to plead guilty in AP leak case, child porn charges
A former FBI official agreed to plead guilty to leaking classified information about a counter-terrorism operation and to child pornography charges, according ...US sets first curbs on power plant carbon emissions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\'s proposed limits on power-plant emissions blamed for climate change represents a new battleground for an agency that ...Obama touts gains in exports amid slowing growth
President Barack Obama says the United States sells more goods overseas than ever before and will continue to pass that record again ...