North Korea would consider return to nuclear treaty if US threats dropped
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has said that North Korea would consider returning to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty if the US stops threatening the country, a Russian envoy who recently met with Kim said...
Federalism still undecided in Iraqi constitution; US optimistic on renewed negotiations
Iraqi leaders confirmed Tuesday that key unresolved issues in drafting the Iraqi constitution lead to Monday's one-week deadline extension . According to Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, a Shiite, the primary issues of contention are distribution...
New Saudi King Abdullah has pardoned four activists jailed after criticizing the strict religious environment and the slow pace of democratic reform in Saudi Arabia. In June, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had called...
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called for democratic reforms by US allies across the Middle East in a major foreign policy address in Cairo Monday, and publicly called on Saudi Arabia to release...
The US government Thursday publicly expressed support for expanding the UN Security Council by "two or so" permanent members, saying that a larger expansion could hinder the effectiveness of the group. Review the State Department briefing ...
The US will end its lone opposition to Mohamed ElBaradei , Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Wednesday in exchange for concessions involving Iran and the fight against nuclear arms proliferation. ElBaradei is arriving...
Senate Dems report claims Bolton sought to punish dissenter, contrary to testimony
A Senate Foreign Relations Committee minority report released Wednesday says that Bush administration UN ambassador nominee John Bolton planned to ask CIA Director George Tenet to help punish a government intelligence analyst who disagreed with him. The...
Rice calls for more Sunni involvement in Iraq constitutional process
On a visit to Iraq Sunday Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged the Shiite- and Kurd-dominated government to involve the Sunni Arabs - estimated to make up anywhere from 20% to over 50% of...
Nine more killed in Afghan rioting despite US denials of Gitmo Koran desecration
Nine more people were killed in spreading anti-US riots across Afghanistan Friday despite new US assurances that American authorities would not tolerate disrepect for the Koran at Guantanamo Bay or anywhere else and Pentagon insistence that the...
A Russian court Wednesday postponed until May 16 a scheduled verdict in the controversial tax fraud prosecution of oil magnate and former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky . The postponement was announced by a simple notice on a...
