Obama calls Japanese PM on after-quake support

2011-03-30 12:50:47

US President Barack Obama Tuesday spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan to extend the nations' support for Japan's reconstruction efforts after the devastating earthquake.

Carter hopes to help improve US-Cuban ties

2011-03-30 11:05:53

Visiting former US President Jimmy Carter said on Tuesday that he hoped he would be able to help improve troubled relations between Cuba and the United States.

US ending its combat air role in Libya

2011-04-01 13:43:26

The US is about to pull its attack planes out of the international air campaign in Libya, hoping NATO and others can take up the slack.

Clinton meets opposition

2011-03-30 07:45:41

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met a Libyan opposition leader in London on Tuesday while Washington prepared to send an envoy soon to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, officials said.

Army: Photos of soldiers with corpses 'disturbing'

2011-03-29 09:20:32

The US Army on Monday apologized for any distress caused by recently published photos of American soldiers posing with dead Afghans...

Obama defends US military action in Libya

2011-03-29 10:52:21

Defending the first war launched on his watch, President Barack Obama declared Monday night that the United States intervened in Libya to prevent a slaughter of civilians.

US sends warships to join Libya mission

2011-03-23 22:41:27

The US Navy on Wednesday dispatched three warships to the Mediterranean to join the military mission in Libya.

US Air Force exercises over NATO airbase

2011-03-23 11:04:12

A C-17 Globemaster plane drops paratroopers during an exercise over the NATO airbase in Aviano, northern Italy, March 22, 2011.

S. Korea, US to meet for deterrence talks

2011-03-21 16:44:17

South Korea and the United States are set to hold high-level talks early next week to discuss US- supplied deterrence against the DPRK, local media reported Monday.

Gates hopes to expand US-Russian co-op

2011-03-21 14:00:14

Robert Gates has arrived in Russia for what is expected to be his final visit as US Defense Secretary, and he's hoping to ease Moscow's worries over a missile defense shield in Europe and expand a military relationship.

US, Brazil define ties as 'global partners'

2011-03-20 08:24:22

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff and her US counterpart Barack Obama have defined their countries as "global partners", in a joint statement released after their work meeting Saturday in Brasilia.

US starts missile attack against Libya

2011-03-20 09:41:46

The US launched the first Tomahawk missile attacks against the Libyan air defense from warships deployed in the Mediterranean.