Obama lifts decades-old arms ban in his 1st visit to Vietnam
By FOSTER KLUG U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday lifted a half-century-old ban on selling arms to Vietnam, looking to bolster a government seen as a crucial, though flawed partner…
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Obama administration punches new holes in embargo on Cuba
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN The Obama administration punched a new series of holes in the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba on Tuesday, turning a ban on U.S. tourism to Cuba into…
UN approves toughest sanctions on North Korea in 20 years
The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday unanimously approved the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades, reflecting growing anger at Pyongyang’s latest nuclear test and rocket launch in defiance…
US mulls abstention on Cuba embargo vote at UN
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEE For the first time, the United States may be willing to accept a United Nations condemnation of the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba without…
Raul Castro: US must return Guantanamo for normal relations
By JAVIER CORDOBA and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Cuban President Raul Castro demanded on Wednesday that the United States return the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, lift the half-century trade embargo on…
EU, CANADA REACH LANDMARK FREE TRADE DEAL
By JUERGEN BAETZ European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, right, shakes hands with Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper to conclude a signing ceremony at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels,…
US PUSHES PACIFIC TRADE AGENDA DESPITE SHUTDOWN
By ELAINE KURTENBACH U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a press conference at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bali, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013. Kerry on…