US AND IRAN EYE DIPLOMATIC DEFROSTING AT UN
By JULIE PACE and LARA JAKES In this Sept. 10, 2013 photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, Iranian President Hasan Rouhani speaks during…
Sanctions and embargoes
US-RUSSIA REACH AGREEMENT ON SYRIA WEAPONS
By MATTHEW LEE and JOHN HEILPRIN U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, during a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday Sept.…
US, EU SEE NEW HOPE FOR IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS
By JUERGEN BAETZ and RAF CASERT European foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton talks with journalists as she arrives for a Informal Meeting of EU Ministers for Foreign Affairs at the…
WESTERN LEADERS MULL MILITARY RESPONSE IN SYRIA
By LORI HINNANT French President Francois Hollande, left, arrives with Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault at a government seminar held at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday Aug. 19, 2013.(AP Photo/Remy…
SANCTIONS BITING BUT IRAN NOT BUDGING
By MARJORIE OLSTER FILE – In this Aug. 15, 2013, file photo, Iranian President Hasan Rouhani speaks during the debate on the proposed Cabinet at the parliament, in Tehran, Iran.…
FRANCE: FORCE AN OPTION IN SYRIA
By ELAINE GANLEY This citizen journalism image provided by the Local Committee of Arbeen which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian citizens trying…
DIPLOMAT: EU DROPS SANCTIONS AGAINST MYANMAR
By JUERGEN BAETZ Germany’s foreign minister Guido Westerwelle, left, talks with Sweden’s foreign minister Carl Bildt, center, and European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva…
NORTH KOREA SETS PRECONDITIONS FOR TALKS’ RESTART
A banner with picture of North Korean leaders Kim Jong-Un is displayed by South Korean protesters during an anti-North Korea protest rally in downtown Seoul, South Korea Thursday, April 18,…