The U.S. is pushing India to cut its imports of Iranian oil. But even as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Kolkata on Sunday to discuss the issue along with U.S.-India economic ties, a larger Iranian delegation was simultaneously traveling through New Delhi.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday pitched for the opening up of the Indian retail market for foreign direct investment (FDI) and asked the government to do more on Iran oil cuts.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Saturday asked Bangladesh to exploit its strategic geo-location and said that its location between India and China, the two aggressively developing economies, gave it tremendous opportunity for development.
At the end of the high-level strategic talks between the U.S. and China, both countries have vowed to improve relations and to prevent human rights from becoming a major diplomatic stumbling block.
Up until now, India had adamantly opposed sanctions against Iran.
Last campaign season it was Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton who made waves with their style choices; this year, it is Ann Romney. The fashion show that is the run for the 2012 White House bustled into full swing on Wednesday as bloggers quickly zeroed in on Romney's $1000 blouse, The Reed Audubon Silk Shirt made by designer Reed Krakoff.
The Romney campaign is denying that Richard Grenell -- the foreign policy spokesperson who quit Tuesday after just two weeks on the job -- felt pressured to resign because he was openly gay.
Iran indicated Wednesday that it will seek the lifting of sanctions over its nuclear program in upcoming talks with world powers in Baghdad May 23, though it maintained that it has the right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful uses.
A disappointing ADP Employer Services jobs report issued Wednesday, which showed a still-sluggish U.S. job market, drove U.S. and European markets down and signaled that a key report on employment at the end of the week could be grim.
Aung San Suu Kyi, an important long-time pro-democracy leader in Myanmar, was sworn into parliament on Wednesday -- a historic development and positive sign for democracy in the military-led country.
As the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue talks are set to begin, it looks as if one issue has already been taken off the list of disagreements looming over this year's discussions.
'How I Met Your Mother' and 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' star Jason Segel revealed in an interview that he would love to star in a movie with none other than Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Well Clinton responded to Segel's proposal...with a rejection letter.
The United States condemned the alleged mistreatment of jailed politician Yulia Tymoshenko in Ukraine on Tuesday and called for her release.
During their historic first meeting, United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon praised Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as a real leader (who) demonstrates flexibility for the greater cause of the people of a country.
Campaigning for President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton said the Obama administration was beating the clock on the U.S. economic recovery, and he rebuked Mitt Romney for pushing Bush-era policies on steroids.
Jimmy Kimmel had the ballroom at Washington Hilton roaring with laughter at the White House Correspondents dinner, but the comedian had tough competition from another major speaker.
As U.S. and Chinese leaders are set to meet in Beijing on May 3-4, a year of troubles and differences will be prominent in their minds.
Washington will host Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda for three days of bilateral discussions over trade policy and the North Korean and Iranian nuclear threats, in hopes of strengthening the US-Japan alliance.
President Barack Obama turned Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner into a roast of his likely 2012 presidential election campaign and his widely predicted Republican opponent, Mitt Romney, while also taking jabs at his staff, Congress, ongoing scandals within his administration and the event's absurd A-list turnout.
When Hillary Clinton made her first trip abroad as secretary of state, she baldly said the United States could not let human rights disputes get in the way of working with China on global challenges.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner are not planning to postpone their visit to China next week because of the reported American protection of a Chinese civil-rights activist who recently escaped house arrest, a State Department official said Saturday.
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng made his way to the U.S. embassy in Beijing from his home in Linyi village in Shandong province after his escape from house arrest on Sunday, fellow dissident Hu Jia told BBC News.
