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Syria peace talks in peril before they even start

GENEVA (AFP) — The future of the biggest push to date to end Syria’s tangled civil war looked highly uncertain Sunday with the main opposition …

[Graphic News] Per capita rice consumption hits all-time low in 2015
[Graphic News] Per capita rice consumption hits all-time low in 2015

Per capita rice consumption in South Korea hit a record low in 2015 as people added other types of grain products to their diet, government data showed Friday. …

Colombia’s Santos wants rebels off terror list

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – President Juan Manuel Santos would like the United States to remove the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia from its list of …

U.S. State Department expresses support for five-party talks

The U.S. State Department expressed support Wednesday for South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s proposal to hold five-party nuclear talks excluding …

U.S. Pacific commander voices support for Aegis Ashore in Hawaii

The U.S. Pacific commander said Wednesday he supports the consideration of establishing an Aegis Ashore missile defense facility in Hawaii to help counter …

China firm against sanctions-only approach toward N. Korea

The United States and China failed Wednesday to narrow differences over the level of punishment against North Korea for its recent nuclear test. After talks …

US, China spar over North Korea, South China Sea
US, China spar over North Korea, South China Sea

BEIJING (AP) –The United States and China sparred Wednesday on how to deal with North Korea’s latest nuclear weapons test and ease rising tensions …

Russian FM: Five-party nuclear talks ‘not a good idea’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavorv on Tuesday reacted negatively to South Korea’s proposal to hold five-party nuclear talks excluding North Korea, …

Trump maintains solid lead, one week ahead of Iowa caucus

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is maintaining a solid lead in the race to become the party’s standard-bearer, one week ahead of the …

US Democratic race highlights differing views of gov’t role

For months, the tumultuous Republican presidential primary in the U.S. has masked a brewing debate among Democrats about their own party’s future. Now, …

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