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Israel has extended the 12-hour truce by four hours after international powers called on it and Palestinian militants to extend the ceasefire.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has held out the possibility of Iran playing a constructive role at talks in Geneva.
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe says the death of Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi was as tragic as that of US ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens.
Obama’s decision meets a pledge he made on a visit to Afghanistan to upgrade Kabul to a security status given to only a limited number of US partners.
Israel and the United States oppose full UN membership for Palestine, saying the only way to create a state is through negotiations.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stepped up Western calls on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to quit, brushing off his threat to attack Europeans.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi vowed to attack "homes, offices and families" in Europe in revenge for Nato airstrikes.
Richard Holbrooke, the US diplomat who brokered the accord that ended the war in Bosnia died on Monday after emergency heart surgery.
Richard Holbrooke, the US diplomat who brokered the accord that ended the war in Bosnia died on Monday after emergency heart surgery.
Japanese, South Korean and United States foreign ministers meet on Monday to plot strategy towards an increasingly provocative North Korea.
The US government said on Monday it deeply regretted the release of any classified information and would tighten security.
The US believes Israel and the Palestinians are making progress towards resolving a dispute over settlement building that threatens peace talks.
Israeli and Palestinian leaders failed in talks on Tuesday to resolve a dispute over settlement building but remain convinced they can reach a deal.
The Wits Business School (WBS) Centre for Entrepreneurship ensures that their students do not learn in a theoretical vacuum.
South Korea on Monday announced steps to tighten the vice on the North’s already stumbling economy in punishment for sinking one of its navy ships.
Defence Secretary Robert Gates blamed the Taliban’s revival on a failure to deploy enough troops to Afghanistan and said US forces would not withdraw.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday offered North Korea a peace treaty, normal ties and aid if it eliminates its nuclear arms programme.
The United States escalated a major diplomatic crisis with Venezuela on Friday, imposing sanctions on aides to President Hugo Chávez.
The United States will defend its allies against Iranian aggression, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday.
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, on a flying viisit to Beirut, said on Monday she wanted to back Lebanon’s democratic institutions.
