Arriving in Myanmar on Wednesday, Hillary Clinton became the first United States Secretary of State in more than 50 years to visit the country, also known as Burma.
Elisha Maldonado
Nov 30, 2011
“Of course it’s the final word. Pakistan is not attending,” a spokesman for the Pakistani foreign ministry said.
Palash Ghosh
Nov 30, 2011
Only 28 percent of the 1.2 million Americans living with HIV have the infection under control, increasing the risk that they will spread the disease to others, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.
Dave Smith
Nov 30, 2011
Even if you had no clue what Chez Leon, a Brussels culinary institution for more than a century, serves up, it wouldn't be too hard to work out it once you step through the door.
Peggy Truong
Nov 29, 2011
Pakistan ratcheted up pressure on NATO on Monday over a cross-border attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers at the weekend, threatening to drastically reduce cooperation on peace efforts in Afghanistan.
IBT Staff Reporter
Nov 28, 2011
President Barack Obama will press European Union officials Monday to reach a definitive solution to their sovereign debt crisis which is emerging as a major 2012 U.S. election worry, Reuters reports.
Eric Linton
Nov 28, 2011
The already tenuous relationship between Pakistan and the United States has been plunged into another crisis, following NATO strikes on two military outposts in northwest Pakistan, on Saturday. U.S. President Barack Obama has vowed a full investigation into the attack that has allegedly killed 28 Pakistani troops.
Kukil Bora
Nov 27, 2011
A former Chicago fundraiser for President Obama, Antoin Tony Rezko, was sentenced to ten and a half years in prison after a U.S. judge found him guilty of corruption and extortion.
Amrutha Gayathri
Nov 23, 2011
A U.S. official emphasized that diplomatic relations between the U.S. and North Korea will not resume until the Hermit Kingdom agrees to recommit to nuclear disarmament as specified by the 2005 Six-Party-Talks.
Ashley Portero
Nov 22, 2011
Ronan Farrow, the son of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow who works as a State Department special adviser on global youth issues, has been named a Rhodes Scholar.
keep for now
Nov 21, 2011
It was unclear what exact steps the Treasury planned for Iran but it seemed unlikely it would seek to cut off the Iranian financial sector entirely, a move that could disrupt the global energy markets and harm the U.S. economic recovery.
Consella Lee
Nov 21, 2011
Hillary Clinton for President 2012 may be gaining momentum. Two Democratic pollsters, including one who worked for Bill Clinton and another who worked for Jimmy Carter, have stepped out and said suggesting that very thing. They argue that President Barack Obama should give up on another four years in office to roll out the political red carpet for Hillary Clinton.
David Magee
Nov 21, 2011
Iconic New Yorkers and Mia Farrow and Woody Allen's 23-year-old son, Ronan, hit the Rhodes Sunday...won a prestigious Rhodes scholarship, that is.
Tom Dworetzky
Nov 21, 2011
Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will run in a parliamentary by-election expected by the end of the year, a top party official said Monday, giving legitimacy to moves toward democracy after decades of military rule.
Eric Linton
Nov 21, 2011
The United States and China faced off on Saturday over the thorny issue of how to resolve competing claims by Asian countries to sovereignty of the South China Sea, the latest point of friction between the two powers.
J.J. McGrath
Nov 19, 2011
U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Friday that he will send Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Myanmar, a nation that was plagued by one of the longest running civil wars and a repressive military regime, until recently.
Amrutha Gayathri
Nov 18, 2011
A convoy of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Manila, the Philippines, was pelted with eggs and red paint Wednesday. The incident happened after Clinton's meeting with President Benigno Aquino III.
ambrosia sabrina
Nov 17, 2011
President Barack Obama said Thursday the U.S. military will expand its role in the Asia-Pacific region despite budget cuts, declaring America was here to stay as a Pacific power which would help shape the region's future.
Eric Linton
Nov 17, 2011
Given the increasing presence of women in high levels of politics around the world, I am wondering what the “standard protocol” for such greetings should be?
Palash Ghosh
Nov 16, 2011
The daughter of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton will be a special correspondent for NBC, the network announced on Monday.
keep for now
Nov 14, 2011
After the announced drawdown of troops from the Middle East, the Eurozone crisis, and a G-20 summit that lacked spectacular developments, the Obama administration is hoping enhanced economic ties with the Pacific Rim will open a fruitful venue for enduring growth.
Joseph Orovic
Nov 11, 2011
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pressed Europe on Thursday to act more forcefully to quell its debt crisis, setting the stage for an Asia-Pacific summit overshadowed by euro-zone upheaval.
IBT Staff Reporter
Nov 10, 2011