It was not clear when the recording was made but references to Russian aggression suggest it was made after Russia, an ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad, launched air raids against opposition groups and Islamic State in Syria on Sept. 30.
Kerry was in Samarkand to meet his five Central Asian counterparts and reassure them of continued U.S. engagement in the strategic region.
The deal came as experts feared tourism in the region would suffer from escalating violence.
Opinion is divided in Washington, D.C., over whether President Obama's military engagement in Syria is smart.
“It has become apparent how important stability is to our nation," President Recep Erdoğan said Sunday as election results rolled in.
At their first joint meeting in over three years Sunday, the three countries pledged to work together on economic ties and trade agreements.
The minute-long spot, which will air in Iowa and New Hampshire, introduces him as a fighter for social justice who rose from humble roots.
Pope Francis joined world leaders in offering his condolences to Russia, following the plane crash that killed 224 people.
The exit of its economy minister may breathe fresh life into Israel's Leviathan gas field, which has been mired in a regulatory stand-off.
Police are now on the hunt for the suspected gunman, identified as Jarrett Jerome Moore. Identities of the victims have not been revealed.
The two held talks in the ancient Uzbek city of Samarkand Sunday
President Abdulla Yameen who rose to power in a bitterly contested presidential election in 2013, escaped unharmed, but his wife and two officials were injured.
The Metrojet passenger plane that crashed in the Sinai Peninsula Saturday, killing all 224 on board, broke apart in the air, according to a senior Russian aviation official.
Islamic State group fighters also advanced on Sadad, a nearby town mostly inhabited by Christians, the Observatory said.
Leaders of Japan, South Korea and China came together at a meeting -- the first such event in over three years -- in Seoul.
The election comes just months after an inconclusive vote in June, when President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party failed to retain its majority in Parliament.
Al Shabaab has frequently launched attacks in Mogadishu in its bid to topple the Western-backed government.
El Faro disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle as 155 mph winds from Hurricane Joaquin churned the sea.
The massive comet hurtled by 302,000 miles from Earth.
Witnesses say the car went airborne before hitting the pedestrians in the front yard of someone's home.
The refugee crises stemming from these wars are expected to have added to the 60 million displaced persons in the world.
Attacks on secular writers and their publishers threaten to stifle free speech in the South Asian nation.
Doctors who use electronic communication to share test results may not be listening to what their patients want.
Guinea's Constitutional Court certified President Alpha Conde's victory Saturday -- giving him a second five-year term.
In August, a similar situation resulted in 71 refugees' freezing to death in a refrigerated truck in Austria.
The New York businessman’s plan includes improving life for veterans once they return from combat.
“Florida has a ‘Stand Your Ground’ law. But where were Corey’s rights on that night?” Sharpton asked.
Rapidly rising water proved more deadly than tornadoes during a rash of severe storms in Texas.
The kingdom is also demanding the withdrawal of Iran, which has been intervening as well on behalf of Syrian President Bashar Assad.