The United States has authorized the release of a $450 million installment in Iranian assets that were frozen as punishment for Tehran’s disputed nuclear program, the State Department said Thursday. It came after a new report by the UN’s nuclear watchdog…
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US college freshman stars Jabari Parker and James Young said Thursday they will skip their final three seasons of collegiate play and declared themselves eligible for June’s NBA Draft. Parker, a forward, led Duke University to a 26-9 season, averaging…
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators were to hold a meeting Thursday with US envoy Martin Indyk, in a bid to find a way to extend their faltering peace talks. The meeting had been put off by a day, with Israel implying the delay was due to the killing…
US Secretary of State John Kerry left Wednesday for Geneva for high-stakes talks on Ukraine, armed with the threat of more sanctions against Moscow if diplomacy fails, as tensions on the ground escalated sharply. The US and the European Union will hold…
Boston paid solemn tribute Tuesday to the victims and survivors of the marathon bombings, observing a moment of silence and raising the US flag exactly one year after the attacks that stunned the nation. Vice President Joe Biden led an emotional and…
The United States is coordinating “additional steps” with its European allies to slap more sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, a US official said Tuesday. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke by phone with his French, German and British counterparts…
The management of the Nigerian Jiquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) has expressed commitment to supporting Federal Government’s efforts to get…
Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin confronted one another in telephone talks Monday as a standoff over Ukraine escalated after the CIA chief visited Kiev and a Russian war plane “buzzed” a US destroyer. Washington said it was consulting European…
The United States on Monday denounced as “unconscionable” threats made against the Libyan prime minister and cabinet members, saying the country needed to move forward. “At a time when Libya most needs political consensus to move forward its democratic…
The United States on Monday condemned a bomb attack on a packed bus station in Nigeria which killed 71 people, and called for a full investigation. “We are outraged by this senseless act of violence against innocent civilians,” State Department spokeswoman…