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Kerry 'closer' in Mideast talks push
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that his intense diplomacy in six visits to the Middle East was bearing fruit, narrowing gaps between Israel and the Palestinians.
18 July 2013
US, Cuba in migration talks despite N. Korea weapons
The US and Cuba held migration talks Wednesday, despite news that Panama had impounded a North Korean freighter carrying Cuban missile equipment.
18 July 2013
Hopes fade for revival of joint Korean industrial zone
North and South Korea will hold fresh talks on reopening their joint industrial zone with low hopes of an early agreement following months of friction.
17 July 2013
Kerry heads to Mideast with peace talks on agenda
US Secretary of State John Kerry headed to Jordan Monday on his sixth trip to the region as he tries to push Israelis and Palestinians back to peace talks.
16 July 2013
UN envoy in Syria talks as child toll mounts
The UN's special envoy on children in war was in Syria for talks as concern mounted over the rising child death toll in the bloody two-year conflict.
16 July 2013
Two Koreas start fresh talks on joint industrial park
North and South Korea on Monday started fresh talks on reopening a joint industrial complex whose fate is seen as a touchstone for the future reduction of tension on the Korean peninsula.
15 July 2013
Top US official to visit Cairo after Morsi ouster
A top US official was heading to Cairo on Sunday for talks with interim government leaders, the first high-ranking administration member to visit Egypt since the ouster of Mohamed Morsi.
15 July 2013
US-EU trade talks make headway under tight timeline
US and European Union trade negotiators said Friday they had begun to identify key areas of agreement and difference as they closed the first week of talks to create an ambitious transatlantic free-trade zone.
13 July 2013
US, China clash over Snowden but see trade progress
The United States reprimanded China for not handing over fugitive leaker Edward Snowden, but the two powers saw progress elsewhere in ties including on reaching an investment treaty.
12 July 2013
Two Koreas start fresh talks on joint industrial site
North and South Korea started talks on reopening a jointly run industrial zone, with the complex seen as the last remaining symbol of cross-border reconciliation.
10 July 2013
Egypt Salafists pull out of government talks
Egypt's Salafist Al-Nur party said that it had withdrawn from talks on the formation of a new government in response to the killing of protesters.
08 July 2013
S. Korea proposes new talks with N. Korea on joint zone
South Korea on Thursday proposed fresh talks with North Korea aimed at re-opening a shuttered joint industrial zone at Kaesong.
04 July 2013
US takes up gaps on Syria, sea disputes at Asia forum
Asia-Pacific security talks opened Tuesday with Beijing under pressure over its South China Sea claims.
02 July 2013
Merkel ushers jobless EU youth talks on to campaign trail
Chancellor Angela Merkel hosts EU talks on felling sky-high youth unemployment less than three months before German elections.
01 July 2013
West should have talked to Taliban: British general
The West should have negotiated with the Taliban more than a decade ago, soon after they were toppled.
29 June 2013
Obama, Erdogan discuss Turkish protests
President Barack Obama spoke to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday about the importance of free expression, following days of violence in anti-government demonstrations.
25 June 2013
China, EU start trade talks aiming to resolve disputes
China and the European Union began ministerial-level talks Friday that are expected to try to resolve a dispute over solar panels and other products, as tensions between the two risk escalating into a trade war.
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
US-Taliban talks stumble before they even start
Inept handling of a US bid to open peace talks with the Taliban has left Afghan President Hamid Karzai fuming and fueled fears that America is ready to cut and run at any cost.
20 June 2013
Singapore, Indonesia to hold talks on smog crisis
Singapore and Indonesia were scheduled to hold emergency talks Thursday after thick smog from forest fires on Sumatra island reached unprecedented levels in the city-state.
20 June 2013