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Obama scraps Moscow summit with Putin
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday scrapped a Moscow summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin.
08 August 2013
US, Vietnam leaders build ties but disagree on rights
US President Barack Obama on Thursday called on Vietnam's leader to improve on human rights but the former enemy nations pledged to work together on trade and tensions with China.
26 July 2013
US still up for warming Venezuela ties after fresh row
The United States said Wednesday it is still open to improving ties with Venezuela after Caracas called off the rapprochement.
25 July 2013
Russia-US ties 'more important' than Snowden scandal: Putin
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Moscow's relations with Washington outweighed the "squabbles" over a spying scandal revealed by US fugitive Edward Snowden, who has applied for asylum in Russia.
17 July 2013
Latin America demands answers from US on spying
From its neighbor Mexico down to Argentina, Latin American nations are demanding answers from the United States after a report of vast US spying on close allies and leftist critics alike.
11 July 2013
China-Pakistan friendship 'sweeter than honey': Sharif
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday told his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang their countries' relationship was "sweeter than honey".
05 July 2013
Australia PM says opposition risks Indonesia ties
Australia's new prime minister Kevin Rudd said Friday the conservative opposition's proposal to turn back asylum-seeker boats risked inciting conflict with Indonesia.
28 June 2013
A woman's face drives relationship length: study
Men looking for a quick fling prefer women with more "feminine" facial features, said a study Friday that delved into the evolutionary determinants of the mating game.
21 June 2013
Cuba says talks with US on renewing mail 'fruitful'
Cuba described its dialogue with the United States on resuming postal service "fruitful" but warned there would likely be little progress if the US embargo on Cuba stays in place.
20 June 2013
Obama to confront Xi on cyber spying
President Barack Obama will tell Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that he must deal with cyber spying and hacking of US targets that originate inside his country when they meet for talks this week.
05 June 2013
Hungary moves to ease tensions after Orban Nazi slur
Hungary has sought to ease tensions with Berlin after Prime Minister Viktor Orban asked Germany not to "send in the tanks again" in a recent interview on state radio.
22 May 2013
US summit will help 'reduce suspicion': China media
Chinese state media on Wednesday welcomed news of the first summit between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama, saying the meeting will help "reduce suspicions" in the relationship.
22 May 2013
Bolivia announces expulsion of USAID
President Evo Morales on Wednesday announced the expulsion of USAID from Bolivia, accusing the US development agency of meddling in the country's internal affairs in a new souring of often-tense relations.
02 May 2013
EU foreign policy chief Ashton holds talks in China
European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton held talks Saturday with officials in China in the first visit by a top-ranking EU official to the country under its new leadership.
28 April 2013
Japan woman, 77, got $4 mn from man for sex and love
A 77-year-old woman who received $4 million from a 79-year-old man in exchange for sexual and romantic favours has been ordered to repay the cash by a court in Japan.
18 April 2013
US-Russia reset on 'pause': US general
A "reset" in US-Russia relations is now on pause and Moscow likely will be "the primary actor of regional concern".
13 April 2013
Israel can only rely on self against Iran threat: PM
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel cannot rely on any other country, even an ally, when it comes to facing up to the perceived nuclear threat from Iran.
08 April 2013
China's Xi tells US Treasury chief of 'shared interests'
Beijing and Washington have "enormous shared interests", China's new President Xi Jinping told the US Treasury chief on Tuesday in his first major diplomatic encounter since taking office.
19 March 2013
Castro and Chavez, a father-son bond until death
In the end, the aging mentor outlived his socialist protege.
07 March 2013
Venezuela-US ties unlikely to thaw soon: experts
The US has long hoped that a post-Chavez era could herald a new era in ties with Venezuela, but allegations of a US plot to kill the leftist leader show any rapprochement is still far off.
06 March 2013